High paying jobs in Reno, NV that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Reno, NV 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Reno, NV · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$132,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,600 – $182,310280
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$122,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,970 – $139,820130
3Dental Hygienists$117,850
Associate's degree
$100,850 – $124,390390
4First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$113,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,140 – $156,510340
5Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,980
Associate's degree
$70,680 – $133,250140
6Real Estate Sales Agents$106,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $106,190380
7Respiratory Therapists$105,140
Associate's degree
$73,420 – $108,670180
8Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$102,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,620 – $171,210650
9Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$94,740
Associate's degree
$70,120 – $121,700330
10Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,660 – $125,4001,030
11First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,430 – $126,4501,030
12Firefighters$81,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,520 – $121,090780
13Construction and Building Inspectors$80,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,900 – $124,740310
14First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,990 – $124,6002,020
15Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$79,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,930 – $110,920160
16Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,610 – $130,060270
17Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,750 – $98,160600
18Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,870
Associate's degree
$65,810 – $98,910170
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,800 – $90,970510
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,700 – $100,8201,230
21Carpet Installers$78,080
No formal educational credential
$45,440 – $85,340180
22Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160 – $96,1501,090
23Computer Network Support Specialists$77,460
Associate's degree
$48,630 – $113,670310
24Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $111,5401,170
25Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$76,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,870 – $98,370110
26Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,650 – $98,400180
27Surgical Technologists$75,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,570 – $94,220180
28Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,860 – $105,680470
29Surveying and Mapping Technicians$73,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,230 – $106,500140
30Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,810 – $108,1401,290
31Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,220
Associate's degree
$35,030 – $105,950180
32Electricians$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $102,2501,490
33First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,930 – $138,120230
34Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,310 – $85,510190
35Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580 – $110,4402,110
36Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$70,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,710 – $116,090130
37Architectural and Civil Drafters$69,650
Associate's degree
$47,770 – $105,490190
38Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$68,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $99,600450
39Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,950
Associate's degree
$42,470 – $100,340200
40First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$66,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $99,5202,170
41Maintenance Workers, Machinery$66,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,120 – $98,080120
42Food Service Managers$66,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $97,410490
43Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$64,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,720 – $84,120700
44Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$63,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,100 – $94,8604,170
45Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $125,2602,060
46Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030100
47Protective Service Workers, All Other$63,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,630 – $98,350150
48First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,500 – $92,2201,500
49Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$62,800
No formal educational credential
$39,840 – $80,440150
50Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,920 – $81,060150

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

#	Occupation	MedianReno, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$132,790	$79,600 – $182,310	280
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$122,890	$66,970 – $139,820	130
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$117,850	$100,850 – $124,390	390
4	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$113,340	$61,140 – $156,510	340
5	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,980	$70,680 – $133,250	140
6	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,190	$46,770 – $106,190	380
7	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$105,140	$73,420 – $108,670	180
8	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,560	$68,620 – $171,210	650
9	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,740	$70,120 – $121,700	330
10	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,130	$59,660 – $125,400	1,030
11	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,800	$55,430 – $126,450	1,030
12	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,360	$47,520 – $121,090	780
13	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,810	$60,900 – $124,740	310
14	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,610	$56,990 – $124,600	2,020
15	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,770	$52,930 – $110,920	160
16	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,480	$54,610 – $130,060	270
17	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,970	$59,750 – $98,160	600
18	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$78,870	$65,810 – $98,910	170
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,600	$62,800 – $90,970	510
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,240	$48,700 – $100,820	1,230
21	Carpet InstallersNo formal educational credential	$78,080	$45,440 – $85,340	180
22	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,810	$62,160 – $96,150	1,090
23	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,460	$48,630 – $113,670	310
24	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$44,200 – $111,540	1,170
25	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,690	$50,870 – $98,370	110
26	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,070	$49,650 – $98,400	180
27	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,830	$61,570 – $94,220	180
28	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,110	$52,860 – $105,680	470
29	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,320	$48,230 – $106,500	140
30	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$54,810 – $108,140	1,290
31	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,220	$35,030 – $105,950	180
32	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$47,420 – $102,250	1,490
33	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,420	$50,930 – $138,120	230
34	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,300	$47,310 – $85,510	190
35	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,180	$39,580 – $110,440	2,110
36	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,790	$51,710 – $116,090	130
37	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$69,650	$47,770 – $105,490	190
38	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,090	$47,150 – $99,600	450
39	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,950	$42,470 – $100,340	200
40	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,660	$45,140 – $99,520	2,170
41	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,320	$50,120 – $98,080	120
42	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,270	$45,760 – $97,410	490
43	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,300	$32,720 – $84,120	700
44	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,790	$47,100 – $94,860	4,170
45	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,670	$36,920 – $125,260	2,060
46	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$42,600 – $75,030	100
47	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,250	$36,630 – $98,350	150
48	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,970	$47,500 – $92,220	1,500
49	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$62,800	$39,840 – $80,440	150
50	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,760	$46,920 – $81,060	150

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