High paying jobs in Laredo, TX that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Laredo, TX 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 Laredo, TX run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Laredo, TX salary is worth about 1.15× 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, Laredo, TX · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$111,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,420 – $194,02090
2Detectives and Criminal Investigators$98,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,800 – $116,5801,410
3Dental Hygienists$82,440
Associate's degree
$73,710 – $93,88090
4Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$81,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $92,120780
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$80,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170 – $167,500610
6First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$75,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,070 – $104,850100
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,340
Associate's degree
$45,600 – $94,090100
8Transportation Inspectors$69,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,380 – $82,51040
9Physical Therapist Assistants$64,500
Associate's degree
$26,660 – $90,360110
10Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,090
Associate's degree
$46,890 – $82,64050
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$63,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,430 – $98,910250
12First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$62,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,910 – $111,450500
13First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$59,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,110 – $84,350170
14Firefighters$59,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,910 – $59,700430
15Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$58,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,450 – $80,000120
16Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,820
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040210
17Computer Network Support Specialists$57,810
Associate's degree
$35,360 – $77,97040
18Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,590 – $70,650490
19Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,620 – $74,05050
20First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$56,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $85,7901,660
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $77,400150
22Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$56,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,000 – $121,920450
23Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$53,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $76,88070
24First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$53,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,860 – $93,700150
25Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$52,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,060 – $96,05080
26First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$50,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,230 – $72,9501,050
27Food Service Managers$49,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $79,910230
28Chefs and Head Cooks$49,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $72,82060
29Computer User Support Specialists$49,280
Some college, no degree
$33,880 – $76,460300
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,080 – $74,6405,460
31Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,260 – $69,740180
32Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$48,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,450 – $65,190760
33Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,860 – $96,490980
34Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,950
Associate's degree
$38,310 – $67,09040
35Construction and Building Inspectors$47,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,050 – $76,93090
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$47,060
Associate's degree
$34,210 – $95,120140
37Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$46,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,090 – $102,400200
38Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $69,750120
39Paramedics$46,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,490 – $61,72050
40Electricians$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $63,910340
41Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $51,170280
42Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$45,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,040 – $81,87040
43Driver/Sales Workers$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,330 – $67,510320
44Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $52,380190
45Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$45,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,210 – $70,880100
46Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350 – $47,89070
47Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$45,080
No formal educational credential
$31,990 – $72,28070
48Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,670 – $61,88050
49Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $57,190210
50Community Health Workers$43,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $46,490100

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

#	Occupation	MedianLaredo, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,870	$59,420 – $194,020	90
2	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,180	$58,800 – $116,580	1,410
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,440	$73,710 – $93,880	90
4	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,690	$43,850 – $92,120	780
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,170	$51,170 – $167,500	610
6	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,380	$44,070 – $104,850	100
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,340	$45,600 – $94,090	100
8	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,800	$28,380 – $82,510	40
9	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,500	$26,660 – $90,360	110
10	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,090	$46,890 – $82,640	50
11	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,260	$45,430 – $98,910	250
12	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,640	$39,910 – $111,450	500
13	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,650	$44,110 – $84,350	170
14	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,100	$39,910 – $59,700	430
15	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,550	$40,450 – $80,000	120
16	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,820	$42,390 – $81,040	210
17	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$57,810	$35,360 – $77,970	40
18	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,850	$43,590 – $70,650	490
19	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,350	$40,620 – $74,050	50
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,210	$37,140 – $85,790	1,660
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,050	$34,650 – $77,400	150
22	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,000	$28,000 – $121,920	450
23	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,150	$36,680 – $76,880	70
24	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,030	$35,860 – $93,700	150
25	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,980	$32,060 – $96,050	80
26	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,110	$33,230 – $72,950	1,050
27	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,860	$37,370 – $79,910	230
28	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,670	$29,140 – $72,820	60
29	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$49,280	$33,880 – $76,460	300
30	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,010	$32,080 – $74,640	5,460
31	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,450	$36,260 – $69,740	180
32	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,270	$38,450 – $65,190	760
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,020	$27,860 – $96,490	980
34	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,950	$38,310 – $67,090	40
35	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,340	$39,050 – $76,930	90
36	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$47,060	$34,210 – $95,120	140
37	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,530	$27,090 – $102,400	200
38	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$32,600 – $69,750	120
39	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,180	$36,490 – $61,720	50
40	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$28,390 – $63,910	340
41	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$37,140 – $51,170	280
42	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,810	$27,040 – $81,870	40
43	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$20,330 – $67,510	320
44	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,620	$36,890 – $52,380	190
45	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,370	$33,210 – $70,880	100
46	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$37,350 – $47,890	70
47	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$45,080	$31,990 – $72,280	70
48	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,740	$31,670 – $61,880	50
49	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$30,850 – $57,190	210
50	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,940	$29,720 – $46,490	100

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