High paying jobs in Kokomo, IN that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Kokomo, IN and typically require less than a bachelor's degree to enter — a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, or an associate's degree. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Kokomo, IN run 10.4% below the national average (2024), so a Kokomo, IN salary is worth about 1.12× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Kokomo, IN · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$97,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,480 – $106,390230
2First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,820 – $120,580150
3Dental Hygienists$94,230
Associate's degree
$78,990 – $124,02080
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$91,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,430 – $96,660400
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$91,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,150 – $91,470240
6Electricians$91,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,450 – $98,720730
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$90,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $90,04040
8First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$83,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,420 – $94,700260
9Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$82,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $105,380100
10First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$79,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,560 – $101,50040
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,330
Associate's degree
$58,910 – $100,78070
12Computer Network Support Specialists$78,690
Associate's degree
$48,210 – $103,73040
13Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,650
Associate's degree
$63,750 – $85,04040
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,310 – $86,490140
15Food Service Managers$72,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,440 – $99,68050
16Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$70,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,830 – $152,790210
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$67,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,320 – $76,040140
18Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$66,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090 – $90,51040
19Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,460 – $97,830170
20Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,900 – $109,30030
21First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $101,060160
22Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $80,62070
23First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,350 – $97,350120
24Carpenters$61,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,150 – $95,000120
25Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040100
26Insurance Sales Agents$59,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,630 – $125,41070
27Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,120 – $74,990390
28Paralegals and Legal Assistants$57,960
Associate's degree
$43,650 – $82,16050
29Massage Therapists$57,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,370 – $72,99040
30Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$56,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $78,84030
31Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,740 – $79,89060
32Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$53,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $102,780170
33Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $81,65040
34Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $79,44030
35First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$51,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $77,29040
36Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,410 – $66,56040
37Light Truck Drivers$50,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,370 – $97,260280
38Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $82,440110
39Medical Records Specialists$49,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,610 – $81,16050
40Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,450 – $77,490200
41Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,370 – $73,150280
42Dental Assistants$48,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,050 – $60,290140
43Construction Laborers$48,210
No formal educational credential
$34,420 – $68,060210
44First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,340 – $72,620300
45Computer User Support Specialists$47,600
Some college, no degree
$37,920 – $64,29070
46Loan Interviewers and Clerks$46,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,850 – $59,27040
47First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,740 – $67,550320
48Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$46,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,810 – $48,70030
49Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,990
Some college, no degree
$34,830 – $64,580280
50Billing and Posting Clerks$45,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $59,490110

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianKokomo, IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,500	$56,480 – $106,390	230
2	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,680	$60,820 – $120,580	150
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,230	$78,990 – $124,020	80
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,470	$50,430 – $96,660	400
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,470	$54,150 – $91,470	240
6	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,290	$54,450 – $98,720	730
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,040	$50,350 – $90,040	40
8	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,500	$53,420 – $94,700	260
9	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,270	$47,480 – $105,380	100
10	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,500	$65,560 – $101,500	40
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,330	$58,910 – $100,780	70
12	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$78,690	$48,210 – $103,730	40
13	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,650	$63,750 – $85,040	40
14	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,300	$51,310 – $86,490	140
15	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,250	$44,440 – $99,680	50
16	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,620	$38,830 – $152,790	210
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,240	$56,320 – $76,040	140
18	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,230	$46,090 – $90,510	40
19	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,800	$44,460 – $97,830	170
20	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,160	$40,900 – $109,300	30
21	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,010	$41,500 – $101,060	160
22	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,500	$38,420 – $80,620	70
23	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,120	$44,350 – $97,350	120
24	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,000	$43,150 – $95,000	120
25	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	100
26	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,500	$36,630 – $125,410	70
27	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,370	$40,120 – $74,990	390
28	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,960	$43,650 – $82,160	50
29	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,060	$39,370 – $72,990	40
30	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,870	$35,090 – $78,840	30
31	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,690	$42,740 – $79,890	60
32	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,660	$36,470 – $102,780	170
33	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,140	$40,190 – $81,650	40
34	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,970	$43,680 – $79,440	30
35	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,560	$40,630 – $77,290	40
36	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,200	$38,410 – $66,560	40
37	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,790	$30,370 – $97,260	280
38	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,860	$36,360 – $82,440	110
39	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,160	$39,610 – $81,160	50
40	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,580	$35,450 – $77,490	200
41	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,400	$34,370 – $73,150	280
42	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,360	$37,050 – $60,290	140
43	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$48,210	$34,420 – $68,060	210
44	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$32,340 – $72,620	300
45	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$47,600	$37,920 – $64,290	70
46	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,560	$38,850 – $59,270	40
47	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,550	$31,740 – $67,550	320
48	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,380	$36,810 – $48,700	30
49	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,990	$34,830 – $64,580	280
50	Billing and Posting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,890	$36,500 – $59,490	110

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kokomo, IN. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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