High paying jobs in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA run 10.5% above the national average (2024), so a Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA salary is worth about 0.90× 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, Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$149,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$125,240 – $198,510270
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$131,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$82,610 – $166,610200
3Dental Hygienists$126,530
Associate's degree
$107,880 – $128,290500
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$125,750
Associate's degree
$52,510 – $166,290140
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$119,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,940 – $191,860400
6Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$119,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,360 – $128,5801,330
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$107,650
Associate's degree
$62,160 – $135,080390
8Commercial Pilots$102,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,920 – $268,750150
9Respiratory Therapists$102,250
Associate's degree
$75,240 – $130,710310
10Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,680
Associate's degree
$50,340 – $151,510690
11First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$97,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$85,440 – $135,200240
12Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$94,810
Associate's degree
$51,020 – $134,310330
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660 – $106,230270
14Real Estate Sales Agents$91,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,240 – $206,160530
15First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$89,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,390 – $139,7701,260
16First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$88,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $158,960920
17Construction and Building Inspectors$84,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,160 – $126,770220
18Public Safety Telecommunicators$83,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,000 – $105,800150
19Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$83,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,740 – $131,870780
20Computer Network Support Specialists$82,540
Associate's degree
$54,320 – $163,310210
21Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$82,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,510 – $124,710740
22Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,990
Associate's degree
$52,630 – $103,420160
23Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,230 – $104,190120
24Surgical Technologists$80,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,710 – $121,510200
25Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,100 – $109,580210
26Physical Therapist Assistants$79,480
Associate's degree
$61,100 – $98,720210
27Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,090 – $119,300400
28Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,530 – $95,2701,230
29Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,890
Associate's degree
$50,000 – $96,820100
30Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$78,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,590 – $104,530320
31Insurance Sales Agents$77,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $167,940840
32Firefighters$77,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,760 – $97,150660
33Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$77,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860 – $144,9902,630
34Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$76,980
No formal educational credential
$48,210 – $108,550280
35Food Service Managers$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $143,710590
36First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,670 – $106,1801,110
37First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$75,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,020 – $135,180310
38Paralegals and Legal Assistants$74,780
Associate's degree
$47,050 – $102,880520
39Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,440 – $97,160350
40Carpenters$74,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $108,3202,050
41Architectural and Civil Drafters$73,700
Associate's degree
$46,550 – $101,110200
42Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,230 – $100,680290
43First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640 – $107,3102,870
44Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,490 – $97,670350
45Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$71,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,880 – $79,720590
46Computer User Support Specialists$71,620
Some college, no degree
$48,920 – $98,230860
47Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$70,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $136,910640
48Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$69,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,910 – $100,220750
49Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,240 – $98,220480
50Postal Service Mail Carriers$66,440
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040670

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

#	Occupation	MedianOxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$149,460	$125,240 – $198,510	270
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,050	$82,610 – $166,610	200
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$126,530	$107,880 – $128,290	500
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$125,750	$52,510 – $166,290	140
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,850	$66,940 – $191,860	400
6	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,640	$78,360 – $128,580	1,330
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$107,650	$62,160 – $135,080	390
8	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$102,300	$58,920 – $268,750	150
9	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$102,250	$75,240 – $130,710	310
10	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,680	$50,340 – $151,510	690
11	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$97,640	$85,440 – $135,200	240
12	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$94,810	$51,020 – $134,310	330
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,200	$62,660 – $106,230	270
14	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,690	$42,240 – $206,160	530
15	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,810	$59,390 – $139,770	1,260
16	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,840	$48,980 – $158,960	920
17	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,240	$46,160 – $126,770	220
18	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,840	$64,000 – $105,800	150
19	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,290	$53,740 – $131,870	780
20	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$82,540	$54,320 – $163,310	210
21	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,250	$56,510 – $124,710	740
22	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,990	$52,630 – $103,420	160
23	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,290	$45,230 – $104,190	120
24	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,060	$53,710 – $121,510	200
25	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,590	$50,100 – $109,580	210
26	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,480	$61,100 – $98,720	210
27	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,160	$59,090 – $119,300	400
28	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,020	$64,530 – $95,270	1,230
29	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,890	$50,000 – $96,820	100
30	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,350	$50,590 – $104,530	320
31	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,780	$45,410 – $167,940	840
32	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,400	$49,760 – $97,150	660
33	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,300	$45,860 – $144,990	2,630
34	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$76,980	$48,210 – $108,550	280
35	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$46,180 – $143,710	590
36	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,310	$47,670 – $106,180	1,110
37	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,290	$52,020 – $135,180	310
38	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,780	$47,050 – $102,880	520
39	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,730	$51,440 – $97,160	350
40	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,060	$49,130 – $108,320	2,050
41	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$73,700	$46,550 – $101,110	200
42	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,480	$50,230 – $100,680	290
43	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$49,640 – $107,310	2,870
44	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,180	$44,490 – $97,670	350
45	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,670	$42,880 – $79,720	590
46	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$71,620	$48,920 – $98,230	860
47	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,000	$42,990 – $136,910	640
48	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,710	$45,910 – $100,220	750
49	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,200	$44,240 – $98,220	480
50	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$66,440	$43,120 – $81,040	670

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. 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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