High paying jobs in Omaha, NE-IA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Omaha, NE-IA 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 Omaha, NE-IA run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Omaha, NE-IA salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Omaha, NE-IA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$106,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,180 – $127,240380
2Detectives and Criminal Investigators$105,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,900 – $159,640160
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,390 – $118,230370
4Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,560 – $137,900690
5Dental Hygienists$94,170
Associate's degree
$75,490 – $98,080580
6Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$91,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,020 – $102,570280
7First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$90,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,790 – $105,290160
8First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$89,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,570 – $162,530900
9Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,920
Associate's degree
$69,070 – $104,470530
10Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$82,710
Associate's degree
$68,560 – $101,070170
11Respiratory Therapists$81,270
Associate's degree
$64,100 – $99,090460
12Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,240 – $95,2101,640
13First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,400 – $105,5202,900
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,600
Associate's degree
$57,960 – $100,710830
15First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,630 – $107,2001,970
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$75,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $101,4401,630
17Sheet Metal Workers$75,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,340 – $98,650300
18Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$74,600
Associate's degree
$49,270 – $114,340160
19Structural Iron and Steel Workers$74,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $79,230380
20Mechanical Drafters$73,790
Associate's degree
$49,020 – $105,520160
21First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$73,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,540 – $99,490230
22Computer Network Support Specialists$72,660
Associate's degree
$49,010 – $125,530710
23Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$71,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,750 – $71,570180
24First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,310 – $99,8202,160
25Lodging Managers$69,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,260 – $104,890170
26Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,280 – $92,250990
27Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,450
Associate's degree
$50,560 – $105,430210
28Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $95,200790
29Construction and Building Inspectors$65,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,310 – $95,470320
30Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$65,790
Associate's degree
$53,340 – $91,520260
31Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,030 – $120,8403,930
32Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,850 – $83,3601,190
33Surgical Technologists$65,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,170 – $83,790380
34Public Safety Telecommunicators$64,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100 – $81,250220
35Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,640 – $85,850390
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,230
Associate's degree
$45,330 – $92,4801,010
37Brickmasons and Blockmasons$63,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,440 – $72,600220
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $92,8105,030
39Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,800 – $78,8301,840
40Insurance Sales Agents$63,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $122,3402,770
41Physical Therapist Assistants$63,470
Associate's degree
$44,980 – $80,680440
42Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710 – $98,5402,430
43Correctional Officers and Jailers$63,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,010 – $78,2701,180
44Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,200
Associate's degree
$48,120 – $84,880500
45Millwrights$62,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,500 – $78,850230
46Food Service Managers$62,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340 – $98,510910
47Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $80,350260
48Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,990 – $125,2701,050
49Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,370 – $77,800240
50Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,610 – $83,6401,600

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

#	Occupation	MedianOmaha, NE-IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,100	$82,180 – $127,240	380
2	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,310	$68,900 – $159,640	160
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,960	$60,390 – $118,230	370
4	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,180	$65,560 – $137,900	690
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,170	$75,490 – $98,080	580
6	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,660	$67,020 – $102,570	280
7	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,850	$67,790 – $105,290	160
8	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,690	$49,570 – $162,530	900
9	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,920	$69,070 – $104,470	530
10	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$82,710	$68,560 – $101,070	170
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,270	$64,100 – $99,090	460
12	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,280	$63,240 – $95,210	1,640
13	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,860	$52,400 – $105,520	2,900
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,600	$57,960 – $100,710	830
15	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,080	$54,630 – $107,200	1,970
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,570	$49,130 – $101,440	1,630
17	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,440	$40,340 – $98,650	300
18	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$74,600	$49,270 – $114,340	160
19	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,430	$52,620 – $79,230	380
20	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$73,790	$49,020 – $105,520	160
21	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,540	$73,540 – $99,490	230
22	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$72,660	$49,010 – $125,530	710
23	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,570	$42,750 – $71,570	180
24	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,110	$46,310 – $99,820	2,160
25	Lodging ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,930	$46,260 – $104,890	170
26	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,240	$49,280 – $92,250	990
27	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,450	$50,560 – $105,430	210
28	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,600	$46,440 – $95,200	790
29	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,830	$45,310 – $95,470	320
30	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,790	$53,340 – $91,520	260
31	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,320	$43,030 – $120,840	3,930
32	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,320	$51,850 – $83,360	1,190
33	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,050	$51,170 – $83,790	380
34	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,940	$49,100 – $81,250	220
35	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,850	$44,640 – $85,850	390
36	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,230	$45,330 – $92,480	1,010
37	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,870	$45,440 – $72,600	220
38	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,700	$45,760 – $92,810	5,030
39	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,540	$49,800 – $78,830	1,840
40	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,520	$40,330 – $122,340	2,770
41	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,470	$44,980 – $80,680	440
42	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,400	$46,710 – $98,540	2,430
43	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,380	$50,010 – $78,270	1,180
44	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,200	$48,120 – $84,880	500
45	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,960	$47,500 – $78,850	230
46	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,940	$46,340 – $98,510	910
47	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,710	$49,020 – $80,350	260
48	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,670	$43,990 – $125,270	1,050
49	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,660	$47,370 – $77,800	240
50	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,570	$45,610 – $83,640	1,600

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