High paying jobs in Springfield, OH that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Springfield, OH 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 Springfield, OH run 9.5% below the national average (2024), so a Springfield, OH salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Springfield, OH · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$98,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,230 – $110,03050
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,750 – $158,27070
3Dental Hygienists$80,600
Associate's degree
$76,900 – $97,45080
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,500 – $104,470100
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,130
Associate's degree
$50,050 – $83,24060
6First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,490 – $101,480200
7Occupational Therapy Assistants$74,950
Associate's degree
$57,820 – $78,00030
8First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$72,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500 – $131,75040
9First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$69,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,920 – $87,560350
10Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,620
Associate's degree
$44,240 – $67,62040
11Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$67,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,710 – $67,070110
12Computer Network Support Specialists$65,940
Associate's degree
$48,380 – $127,78060
13Physical Therapist Assistants$64,860
Associate's degree
$57,910 – $77,59060
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710 – $124,530380
15Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$63,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,210 – $81,320170
16Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,480 – $86,430240
17Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,940 – $93,28080
18Insurance Sales Agents$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $124,19070
19Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,530
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040150
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,060 – $71,630550
21Tool and Die Makers$60,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,870 – $81,16090
22Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $71,360170
23Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,910 – $77,58080
24First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$59,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,810 – $87,690400
25Food Service Managers$58,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320 – $76,74060
26Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,510 – $74,9601,380
27Electricians$58,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,330 – $82,520130
28Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $78,66090
29Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$57,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $76,35050
30Public Safety Telecommunicators$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,560 – $62,69070
31Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $92,860100
32Painters, Construction and Maintenance$56,860
No formal educational credential
$37,730 – $64,99080
33Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$56,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $66,780320
34First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$56,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $78,220260
35Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$53,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,720 – $118,930190
36First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$52,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,540 – $82,07030
37Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620 – $72,010220
38Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,940 – $71,310630
39Computer User Support Specialists$50,680
Some college, no degree
$37,220 – $83,540130
40Tutors$50,600
Some college, no degree
$35,140 – $58,09060
41Maintenance Workers, Machinery$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,120 – $57,51040
42Construction Laborers$50,070
No formal educational credential
$36,960 – $77,920160
43Community Health Workers$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,120 – $60,52030
44Carpenters$48,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,430 – $74,18060
45Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,180 – $81,13050
46Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$48,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $67,44060
47Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$48,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,520 – $64,200160
48Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110 – $66,470220
49Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $60,13070
50Paralegals and Legal Assistants$47,680
Associate's degree
$36,660 – $74,21040

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpringfield, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,920	$60,230 – $110,030	50
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,900	$62,750 – $158,270	70
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$80,600	$76,900 – $97,450	80
4	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,560	$55,500 – $104,470	100
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,130	$50,050 – $83,240	60
6	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,960	$47,490 – $101,480	200
7	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,950	$57,820 – $78,000	30
8	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,160	$48,500 – $131,750	40
9	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,760	$46,920 – $87,560	350
10	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,620	$44,240 – $67,620	40
11	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,070	$35,710 – $67,070	110
12	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$65,940	$48,380 – $127,780	60
13	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,860	$57,910 – $77,590	60
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,810	$38,710 – $124,530	380
15	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,120	$49,210 – $81,320	170
16	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,060	$46,480 – $86,430	240
17	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,670	$34,940 – $93,280	80
18	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$40,990 – $124,190	70
19	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,530	$43,120 – $81,040	150
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,350	$50,060 – $71,630	550
21	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,220	$41,870 – $81,160	90
22	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,040	$44,860 – $71,360	170
23	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,270	$47,910 – $77,580	80
24	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,050	$41,810 – $87,690	400
25	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,890	$44,320 – $76,740	60
26	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,810	$40,510 – $74,960	1,380
27	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,370	$42,330 – $82,520	130
28	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,060	$45,410 – $78,660	90
29	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,970	$33,280 – $76,350	50
30	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$43,560 – $62,690	70
31	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,230	$42,210 – $92,860	100
32	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$56,860	$37,730 – $64,990	80
33	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,310	$35,040 – $66,780	320
34	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,040	$36,010 – $78,220	260
35	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,450	$26,720 – $118,930	190
36	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,310	$38,540 – $82,070	30
37	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,120	$44,620 – $72,010	220
38	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,930	$31,940 – $71,310	630
39	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$50,680	$37,220 – $83,540	130
40	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,600	$35,140 – $58,090	60
41	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$43,120 – $57,510	40
42	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,070	$36,960 – $77,920	160
43	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$34,120 – $60,520	30
44	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,380	$34,430 – $74,180	60
45	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,040	$38,180 – $81,130	50
46	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,030	$36,950 – $67,440	60
47	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,010	$37,520 – $64,200	160
48	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,780	$39,110 – $66,470	220
49	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,740	$37,590 – $60,130	70
50	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$47,680	$36,660 – $74,210	40

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