High paying jobs in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ 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 Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,420
Associate's degree
$77,510 – $106,01030
2Dental Hygienists$102,790
Associate's degree
$93,010 – $102,790250
3First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$100,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,050 – $125,610100
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$94,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,720 – $120,43070
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$85,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,100 – $136,87030
6Respiratory Therapists$82,200
Associate's degree
$66,000 – $83,05060
7Real Estate Sales Agents$76,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,910 – $101,990140
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$75,410
Associate's degree
$39,810 – $98,320120
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420 – $91,600380
10First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$67,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,010 – $94,270390
11Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$55,960 – $88,360160
12First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$66,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,000 – $109,670210
13First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$64,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,620 – $102,540290
14Food Service Managers$64,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,130 – $96,96050
15Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,730 – $94,89090
16Paramedics$63,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,760 – $82,420160
17Physical Therapist Assistants$62,670
Associate's degree
$34,510 – $76,09060
18Construction and Building Inspectors$62,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,510 – $89,11070
19Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $115,750360
20Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610 – $90,70090
21Surgical Technologists$60,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,700 – $104,46050
22Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$60,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,050 – $97,67060
23Insurance Sales Agents$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $76,480170
24Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,540 – $80,01060
25Postal Service Clerks$58,880
No formal educational credential
$47,940 – $75,03050
26Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,450 – $90,940210
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,720 – $98,260230
28Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$57,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,030 – $120,290300
29Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,090 – $78,520270
30Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $86,550200
31Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $60,45060
32First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$55,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $77,190510
33Firefighters$54,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,970 – $82,420500
34Postal Service Mail Carriers$54,430
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040150
35Electricians$54,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,840 – $77,770390
36Public Safety Telecommunicators$52,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $67,47080
37Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$52,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,650 – $65,500200
38Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$51,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,300 – $92,50040
39Computer User Support Specialists$51,750
Some college, no degree
$37,550 – $77,320190
40Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$51,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $66,12040
41Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,670 – $83,200220
42Highway Maintenance Workers$50,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,230 – $51,810120
43Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$50,810
No formal educational credential
$43,470 – $59,570160
44Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,320 – $74,990110
45Machinists$49,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $74,72070
46Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$49,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,470 – $95,510110
47Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,780
No formal educational credential
$38,400 – $59,71060
48Opticians, Dispensing$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,500 – $73,90050
49Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$48,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $75,350110
50Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $101,77050

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

#	Occupation	MedianLake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,420	$77,510 – $106,010	30
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$102,790	$93,010 – $102,790	250
3	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,770	$83,050 – $125,610	100
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,480	$48,720 – $120,430	70
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,420	$57,100 – $136,870	30
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$82,200	$66,000 – $83,050	60
7	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,430	$31,910 – $101,990	140
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,410	$39,810 – $98,320	120
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,500	$56,420 – $91,600	380
10	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,350	$50,010 – $94,270	390
11	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,900	$55,960 – $88,360	160
12	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,670	$47,000 – $109,670	210
13	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,440	$41,620 – $102,540	290
14	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,000	$53,130 – $96,960	50
15	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,820	$47,730 – $94,890	90
16	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,660	$46,760 – $82,420	160
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,670	$34,510 – $76,090	60
18	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,360	$52,510 – $89,110	70
19	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,440	$36,120 – $115,750	360
20	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,360	$43,610 – $90,700	90
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,620	$34,700 – $104,460	50
22	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,420	$40,050 – $97,670	60
23	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$38,180 – $76,480	170
24	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,270	$38,540 – $80,010	60
25	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$58,880	$47,940 – $75,030	50
26	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,520	$40,450 – $90,940	210
27	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,320	$38,720 – $98,260	230
28	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,290	$33,030 – $120,290	300
29	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,810	$38,090 – $78,520	270
30	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,200	$41,630 – $86,550	200
31	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,910	$34,640 – $60,450	60
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,130	$40,630 – $77,190	510
33	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,810	$34,970 – $82,420	500
34	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$54,430	$42,390 – $81,040	150
35	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,220	$43,840 – $77,770	390
36	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,840	$46,850 – $67,470	80
37	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,570	$41,650 – $65,500	200
38	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,850	$34,300 – $92,500	40
39	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$51,750	$37,550 – $77,320	190
40	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,640	$36,960 – $66,120	40
41	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,550	$42,670 – $83,200	220
42	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,850	$41,230 – $51,810	120
43	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$50,810	$43,470 – $59,570	160
44	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,030	$39,320 – $74,990	110
45	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,930	$37,590 – $74,720	70
46	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,770	$34,470 – $95,510	110
47	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$48,780	$38,400 – $59,710	60
48	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$36,500 – $73,900	50
49	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,420	$37,360 – $75,350	110
50	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,370	$30,580 – $101,770	50

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