High paying jobs in Monroe, MI that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Monroe, MI 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 Monroe, MI run 6.5% below the national average (2024), so a Monroe, MI salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Monroe, MI · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$86,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,970 – $140,46080
2Millwrights$83,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,450 – $85,96060
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,250 – $134,550160
4First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$81,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,220 – $98,10030
5Respiratory Therapists$81,290
Associate's degree
$57,780 – $94,91030
6Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,610 – $102,160250
7Electricians$80,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $110,390150
8Dental Hygienists$78,660
Associate's degree
$77,060 – $93,58060
9Insurance Sales Agents$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,580 – $175,20080
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,940
Associate's degree
$56,330 – $92,61040
11First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,570 – $115,180200
12First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710 – $138,960350
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,830 – $122,160310
14Construction and Building Inspectors$69,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,890 – $99,81040
15Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780 – $104,290220
16Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$65,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,330 – $66,53060
17Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$65,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,750 – $80,140190
18First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,300 – $98,540230
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,770 – $75,250150
20Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,990 – $85,02050
21Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$62,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,450 – $97,77040
22Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,050 – $75,13040
23Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $120,890150
24Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $114,35080
25Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $85,880140
26Tool and Die Makers$60,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,940 – $72,97080
27Machinists$60,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $77,010210
28Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740130
29Carpenters$59,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,910 – $70,92090
30Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,450 – $95,290130
31Computer User Support Specialists$58,980
Some college, no degree
$39,140 – $77,550170
32First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,540 – $90,260190
33Food Service Managers$58,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,920 – $89,94090
34Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $75,580160
35Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,710
No formal educational credential
$37,090 – $75,070130
36Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,780 – $77,670270
37Highway Maintenance Workers$54,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $60,20050
38Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,480 – $69,0801,090
39Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $71,54040
40Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $106,22050
41Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$51,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,560 – $61,67070
42Construction Laborers$51,200
No formal educational credential
$37,100 – $71,580330
43Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,480 – $62,94040
44Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,810 – $77,45090
45Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$49,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,720 – $70,460240
46Crane and Tower Operators$49,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,920 – $76,70060
47Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,160
Associate's degree
$34,930 – $59,86040
48Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,210
Some college, no degree
$36,330 – $63,120290
49Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $60,58050
50Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,160
No formal educational credential
$35,920 – $62,710200

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

#	Occupation	MedianMonroe, MI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,780	$60,970 – $140,460	80
2	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,970	$52,450 – $85,960	60
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,340	$50,250 – $134,550	160
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,650	$60,220 – $98,100	30
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,290	$57,780 – $94,910	30
6	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,700	$45,610 – $102,160	250
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,620	$46,800 – $110,390	150
8	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$78,660	$77,060 – $93,580	60
9	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$36,580 – $175,200	80
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,940	$56,330 – $92,610	40
11	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,880	$55,570 – $115,180	200
12	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,230	$46,710 – $138,960	350
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,320	$37,830 – $122,160	310
14	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,570	$51,890 – $99,810	40
15	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,720	$46,780 – $104,290	220
16	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,360	$49,330 – $66,530	60
17	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,300	$42,750 – $80,140	190
18	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,690	$42,300 – $98,540	230
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,240	$53,770 – $75,250	150
20	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,650	$43,990 – $85,020	50
21	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,450	$62,450 – $97,770	40
22	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,340	$44,050 – $75,130	40
23	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,280	$37,620 – $120,890	150
24	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,310	$43,710 – $114,350	80
25	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,910	$36,510 – $85,880	140
26	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,840	$44,940 – $72,970	80
27	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,210	$45,140 – $77,010	210
28	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $83,740	130
29	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,750	$39,910 – $70,920	90
30	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,340	$37,450 – $95,290	130
31	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,980	$39,140 – $77,550	170
32	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,840	$41,540 – $90,260	190
33	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,450	$41,920 – $89,940	90
34	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,240	$40,670 – $75,580	160
35	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$57,710	$37,090 – $75,070	130
36	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,400	$35,780 – $77,670	270
37	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,580	$36,910 – $60,200	50
38	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,510	$40,480 – $69,080	1,090
39	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,190	$37,240 – $71,540	40
40	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,160	$36,240 – $106,220	50
41	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,400	$36,560 – $61,670	70
42	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$51,200	$37,100 – $71,580	330
43	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,020	$43,480 – $62,940	40
44	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,730	$29,810 – $77,450	90
45	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,570	$34,720 – $70,460	240
46	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,480	$43,920 – $76,700	60
47	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,160	$34,930 – $59,860	40
48	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,210	$36,330 – $63,120	290
49	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,210	$36,340 – $60,580	50
50	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$48,160	$35,920 – $62,710	200

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