High paying jobs in Spartanburg, SC that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Spartanburg, SC 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 Spartanburg, SC run 8.9% below the national average (2024), so a Spartanburg, SC salary is worth about 1.10× 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, Spartanburg, SC · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$111,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,740 – $169,030320
2First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$92,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,340 – $97,6702,380
3Physical Therapist Assistants$88,070
Associate's degree
$56,620 – $88,420160
4Occupational Therapy Assistants$86,040
Associate's degree
$55,580 – $89,51080
5First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$83,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,870 – $160,920140
6Dental Hygienists$83,780
Associate's degree
$64,850 – $96,430170
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,400
Associate's degree
$70,060 – $95,37090
8First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,470 – $121,920810
9Computer Network Support Specialists$77,540
Associate's degree
$50,820 – $109,650150
10Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$77,310
Associate's degree
$51,590 – $100,75090
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110 – $115,210100
12Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,570 – $108,790150
13Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,220
Associate's degree
$58,480 – $105,340160
14Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,260 – $95,92070
15First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,880 – $110,640780
16Chefs and Head Cooks$72,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680 – $83,370140
17First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$71,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190 – $93,810110
18Chemical Plant and System Operators$68,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,170 – $72,000100
19Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $145,1401,500
20Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,860
Associate's degree
$43,430 – $100,790250
21Respiratory Therapists$67,700
Associate's degree
$66,620 – $81,930220
22Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,040
Associate's degree
$54,680 – $80,540230
23Postal Service Clerks$66,750
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03070
24Maintenance Workers, Machinery$65,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $84,81080
25First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$65,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,500 – $88,940120
26Surgical Technologists$63,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,130 – $78,220270
27Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,230 – $75,960430
28Construction and Building Inspectors$63,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,690 – $102,73090
29Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$63,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $78,38060
30Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,200
Associate's degree
$46,630 – $98,18070
31Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$62,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840 – $100,290170
32Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,340 – $147,020230
33First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,480 – $101,6501,420
34First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $85,230760
35Electricians$62,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,870 – $78,280600
36Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690 – $74,27090
37Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,670
Associate's degree
$50,840 – $96,840120
38Tool and Die Makers$61,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,580 – $80,990180
39Millwrights$61,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220 – $84,97080
40Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,500 – $77,340250
41Food Service Managers$61,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $101,110280
42Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,430 – $81,8401,070
43Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $76,630370
44First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$60,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $80,360100
45Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $91,490140
46Massage Therapists$60,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,840 – $91,110270
47Machinists$60,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640 – $74,700420
48Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,300 – $131,100940
49Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$59,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $74,28011,790
50Sheet Metal Workers$59,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,750 – $80,08080

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpartanburg, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,660	$75,740 – $169,030	320
2	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,070	$53,340 – $97,670	2,380
3	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$88,070	$56,620 – $88,420	160
4	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$86,040	$55,580 – $89,510	80
5	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,980	$47,870 – $160,920	140
6	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,780	$64,850 – $96,430	170
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,400	$70,060 – $95,370	90
8	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,390	$52,470 – $121,920	810
9	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,540	$50,820 – $109,650	150
10	Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,310	$51,590 – $100,750	90
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,880	$61,110 – $115,210	100
12	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,660	$60,570 – $108,790	150
13	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,220	$58,480 – $105,340	160
14	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,050	$48,260 – $95,920	70
15	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,770	$51,880 – $110,640	780
16	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,670	$49,680 – $83,370	140
17	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,140	$49,190 – $93,810	110
18	Chemical Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,810	$48,170 – $72,000	100
19	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,450	$37,540 – $145,140	1,500
20	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,860	$43,430 – $100,790	250
21	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,700	$66,620 – $81,930	220
22	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,040	$54,680 – $80,540	230
23	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,750	$42,600 – $75,030	70
24	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,740	$47,350 – $84,810	80
25	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,040	$44,500 – $88,940	120
26	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,570	$58,130 – $78,220	270
27	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,390	$51,230 – $75,960	430
28	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,340	$44,690 – $102,730	90
29	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,340	$36,250 – $78,380	60
30	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,200	$46,630 – $98,180	70
31	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,640	$47,840 – $100,290	170
32	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$46,340 – $147,020	230
33	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,380	$43,480 – $101,650	1,420
34	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,240	$45,880 – $85,230	760
35	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,050	$46,870 – $78,280	600
36	Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,940	$47,690 – $74,270	90
37	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,670	$50,840 – $96,840	120
38	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,420	$35,580 – $80,990	180
39	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,340	$40,220 – $84,970	80
40	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$40,500 – $77,340	250
41	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,120	$47,960 – $101,110	280
42	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,100	$45,430 – $81,840	1,070
43	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$45,070 – $76,630	370
44	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,740	$38,420 – $80,360	100
45	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,110	$37,610 – $91,490	140
46	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,100	$39,840 – $91,110	270
47	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,060	$42,640 – $74,700	420
48	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$31,300 – $131,100	940
49	Miscellaneous Assemblers and FabricatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,300	$37,860 – $74,280	11,790
50	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,220	$48,750 – $80,080	80

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