High paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX that need no degree

These occupations pay well in San Antonio-New Braunfels, 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX salary is worth about 1.06× 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, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$105,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,120 – $168,480360
2Dental Hygienists$98,480
Associate's degree
$83,140 – $105,300920
3Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,590 – $177,3401,670
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,340
Associate's degree
$62,320 – $102,270480
5Detectives and Criminal Investigators$83,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,440 – $138,1101,670
6Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,470 – $116,9004,860
7First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$79,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,930 – $101,440790
8Occupational Therapy Assistants$79,240
Associate's degree
$63,580 – $93,870420
9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$78,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,570 – $84,9002,180
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$78,070
Associate's degree
$49,000 – $99,1301,630
11Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380 – $107,5901,310
12Respiratory Therapists$77,900
Associate's degree
$61,650 – $94,660950
13Physical Therapist Assistants$76,830
Associate's degree
$47,520 – $98,890960
14First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630 – $110,5606,230
15Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,740 – $99,600910
16Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,410 – $94,7205,130
17Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,120 – $99,1501,910
18First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$73,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,850 – $104,1106,170
19First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$70,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,780 – $108,7901,470
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$70,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $100,5203,780
21Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$70,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,240 – $98,600830
22Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,270
Associate's degree
$47,480 – $99,120940
23Computer Network Support Specialists$67,490
Associate's degree
$46,520 – $121,510600
24First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$63,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,970 – $98,48012,300
25Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,560
Associate's degree
$42,810 – $87,710410
26Firefighters$63,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,560 – $71,0702,910
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,320 – $77,3605,970
28Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,820 – $126,5805,570
29Construction and Building Inspectors$62,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,550 – $101,9501,450
30Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $82,4701,400
31Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,720 – $97,260660
32Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,830 – $95,7702,950
33First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,670 – $96,0604,670
34Medical Equipment Repairers$60,250
Associate's degree
$38,100 – $84,240380
35Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0402,030
36Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,750
Associate's degree
$45,660 – $91,010760
37Maintenance Workers, Machinery$58,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $82,200760
38Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,360 – $80,4302,160
39Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,960 – $82,4003,160
40Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470
No formal educational credential
$47,440 – $75,280660
41Food Service Managers$58,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,950 – $95,8502,880
42Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $78,5303,190
43Computer User Support Specialists$57,400
Some college, no degree
$39,650 – $88,6404,710
44Sheet Metal Workers$57,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,640 – $76,460680
45Electricians$57,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $75,6706,660
46Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$57,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,990 – $117,5403,230
47Massage Therapists$56,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,670 – $108,960790
48Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$56,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,350 – $80,2601,350
49Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$56,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670 – $74,150820
50Brickmasons and Blockmasons$56,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,590 – $58,710400

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

#	Occupation	MedianSan Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,110	$71,120 – $168,480	360
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$98,480	$83,140 – $105,300	920
3	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,500	$57,590 – $177,340	1,670
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$84,340	$62,320 – $102,270	480
5	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,830	$52,440 – $138,110	1,670
6	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,830	$47,470 – $116,900	4,860
7	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,450	$59,930 – $101,440	790
8	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,240	$63,580 – $93,870	420
9	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,240	$58,570 – $84,900	2,180
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,070	$49,000 – $99,130	1,630
11	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,030	$48,380 – $107,590	1,310
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,900	$61,650 – $94,660	950
13	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,830	$47,520 – $98,890	960
14	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,790	$45,630 – $110,560	6,230
15	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,260	$47,740 – $99,600	910
16	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,860	$57,410 – $94,720	5,130
17	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,700	$50,120 – $99,150	1,910
18	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,520	$47,850 – $104,110	6,170
19	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,740	$39,780 – $108,790	1,470
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,500	$42,990 – $100,520	3,780
21	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,470	$46,240 – $98,600	830
22	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,270	$47,480 – $99,120	940
23	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$67,490	$46,520 – $121,510	600
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,850	$42,970 – $98,480	12,300
25	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,560	$42,810 – $87,710	410
26	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,360	$45,560 – $71,070	2,910
27	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,280	$50,320 – $77,360	5,970
28	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,110	$34,820 – $126,580	5,570
29	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,110	$47,550 – $101,950	1,450
30	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$47,310 – $82,470	1,400
31	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$43,720 – $97,260	660
32	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,760	$43,830 – $95,770	2,950
33	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,390	$38,670 – $96,060	4,670
34	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,250	$38,100 – $84,240	380
35	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $81,040	2,030
36	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$58,750	$45,660 – $91,010	760
37	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,650	$36,350 – $82,200	760
38	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,620	$43,360 – $80,430	2,160
39	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,590	$37,960 – $82,400	3,160
40	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,470	$47,440 – $75,280	660
41	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,410	$42,950 – $95,850	2,880
42	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,180	$37,240 – $78,530	3,190
43	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$57,400	$39,650 – $88,640	4,710
44	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,380	$38,640 – $76,460	680
45	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,010	$37,460 – $75,670	6,660
46	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,010	$23,990 – $117,540	3,230
47	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,870	$35,670 – $108,960	790
48	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,610	$38,350 – $80,260	1,350
49	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,600	$37,670 – $74,150	820
50	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,580	$42,590 – $58,710	400

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