High paying jobs in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA · Employed

1Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$120,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,590 – $202,070580
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$93,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,760 – $156,270120
3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$90,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,310 – $94,270220
4Dental Hygienists$85,920
Associate's degree
$61,680 – $97,890230
5Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,600
Associate's degree
$65,480 – $102,48080
6Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$81,220
Associate's degree
$50,830 – $95,53040
7Crane and Tower Operators$80,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,560 – $83,14040
8First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,060 – $139,590140
9Respiratory Therapists$76,680
Associate's degree
$62,990 – $80,130230
10Computer Network Support Specialists$75,420
Associate's degree
$50,100 – $94,36070
11First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$75,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,830 – $100,560200
12Detectives and Criminal Investigators$74,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $136,99040
13First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $122,620380
14Construction and Building Inspectors$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,430 – $132,60050
15Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$71,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,800 – $104,290200
16First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$71,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000 – $117,370450
17Physical Therapist Assistants$68,520
Associate's degree
$26,090 – $80,860110
18Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$66,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $131,3701,060
19Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,980
Associate's degree
$50,100 – $80,110230
20Production Workers, All Other$63,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $72,090420
21First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,710 – $103,500220
22Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $75,740240
23Machinists$61,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,680 – $79,830110
24Postal Service Clerks$61,640
No formal educational credential
$53,290 – $75,03050
25Drafters, All Other$61,260
Associate's degree
$46,670 – $95,320100
26Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,960 – $75,390330
27Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $93,750100
28Real Estate Sales Agents$59,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,390 – $93,860140
29Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,540 – $70,310960
30Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,920 – $79,24090
31First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $81,800390
32Surgical Technologists$59,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,880 – $69,980170
33Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$58,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $112,260140
34Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,030 – $82,170340
35Paramedics$58,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,720 – $60,28080
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$58,070
Associate's degree
$36,470 – $76,500200
37Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040310
38First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$57,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,030 – $83,9901,050
39Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,990 – $78,650270
40Legal Support Workers, All Other$57,310
Associate's degree
$37,340 – $146,52030
41Electricians$56,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,470 – $75,670310
42Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$55,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,630 – $82,990420
43Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$53,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,130 – $101,07080
44Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$51,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,880 – $72,080100
45Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,290 – $97,500250
46Insurance Sales Agents$50,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,340 – $103,630400
47Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$50,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,670 – $82,520160
48Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$50,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,430 – $83,89030
49Procurement Clerks$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,440 – $64,22030
50Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,780 – $76,110120

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

#	Occupation	MedianSlidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$120,810	$65,590 – $202,070	580
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,070	$52,760 – $156,270	120
3	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,690	$60,310 – $94,270	220
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,920	$61,680 – $97,890	230
5	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,600	$65,480 – $102,480	80
6	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$81,220	$50,830 – $95,530	40
7	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,700	$52,560 – $83,140	40
8	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$48,060 – $139,590	140
9	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,680	$62,990 – $80,130	230
10	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$75,420	$50,100 – $94,360	70
11	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,340	$50,830 – $100,560	200
12	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,990	$38,920 – $136,990	40
13	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,150	$45,060 – $122,620	380
14	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$50,430 – $132,600	50
15	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,850	$40,800 – $104,290	200
16	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,600	$48,000 – $117,370	450
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$68,520	$26,090 – $80,860	110
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,970	$37,140 – $131,370	1,060
19	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,980	$50,100 – $80,110	230
20	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,070	$34,730 – $72,090	420
21	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,060	$40,710 – $103,500	220
22	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,730	$37,710 – $75,740	240
23	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,700	$41,680 – $79,830	110
24	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,640	$53,290 – $75,030	50
25	Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$61,260	$46,670 – $95,320	100
26	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,810	$30,960 – $75,390	330
27	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$37,790 – $93,750	100
28	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,700	$19,390 – $93,860	140
29	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,500	$47,540 – $70,310	960
30	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,130	$44,920 – $79,240	90
31	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,110	$37,690 – $81,800	390
32	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,100	$45,880 – $69,980	170
33	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,890	$42,830 – $112,260	140
34	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,750	$32,030 – $82,170	340
35	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,520	$36,720 – $60,280	80
36	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$58,070	$36,470 – $76,500	200
37	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$42,390 – $81,040	310
38	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,580	$38,030 – $83,990	1,050
39	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,320	$35,990 – $78,650	270
40	Legal Support Workers, All OtherAssociate's degree	$57,310	$37,340 – $146,520	30
41	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,670	$38,470 – $75,670	310
42	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,570	$40,630 – $82,990	420
43	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,370	$37,130 – $101,070	80
44	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,160	$28,880 – $72,080	100
45	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,580	$39,290 – $97,500	250
46	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,320	$36,340 – $103,630	400
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,240	$30,670 – $82,520	160
48	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,180	$29,430 – $83,890	30
49	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$28,440 – $64,220	30
50	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$35,780 – $76,110	120

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