High paying jobs in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA run 8.9% below the national average (2024), so a Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA 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, Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$100,350
Associate's degree
$86,730 – $123,79060
2Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$95,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,420 – $163,58070
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$89,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,190 – $97,53050
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690 – $103,89060
5Physical Therapist Assistants$79,590
Associate's degree
$60,310 – $88,28050
6First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$79,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,480 – $105,490380
7First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$79,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,330 – $125,48080
8First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$77,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240 – $107,25040
9First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $114,820260
10Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,590 – $89,850270
11Construction and Building Inspectors$72,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590 – $98,42040
12Tool and Die Makers$67,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,650 – $73,72040
13First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$66,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,560 – $96,770220
14Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,060 – $80,35080
15Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$65,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,050 – $65,79070
16Postal Service Clerks$65,370
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $78,35040
17Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,540 – $79,170270
18Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$64,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $85,360390
19Food Service Managers$64,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,330 – $93,51050
20Computer Network Support Specialists$63,980
Associate's degree
$48,630 – $116,53040
21First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,310 – $95,870310
22Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120 – $80,740230
23Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $72,320160
24Electricians$62,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $78,700200
25First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$61,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,360 – $96,120380
26Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,460 – $123,550340
27Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$61,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,260 – $134,82060
28First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$61,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,600 – $74,19050
29Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$60,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,850 – $75,47040
30Insurance Sales Agents$60,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290 – $154,98080
31Machinists$60,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270 – $79,980130
32Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,490 – $76,930160
33Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,260 – $89,04080
34Printing Press Operators$58,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $76,57070
35Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,710
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740110
36Computer User Support Specialists$58,340
Some college, no degree
$38,320 – $92,230110
37Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,580 – $78,68060
38First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$57,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,850 – $76,38060
39Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,060 – $73,4001,140
40Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,010
No formal educational credential
$47,830 – $72,80040
41Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,030 – $78,830190
42Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$56,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,080 – $104,710240
43Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,140 – $61,510130
44Self-Enrichment Teachers$53,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,920 – $91,510310
45Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$52,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $79,180190
46Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,850 – $66,40090
47Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$51,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,720 – $72,460110
48Paralegals and Legal Assistants$50,890
Associate's degree
$41,130 – $78,86050
49Surveying and Mapping Technicians$49,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $80,75040
50Highway Maintenance Workers$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,990 – $57,63070

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

#	Occupation	MedianStaunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,350	$86,730 – $123,790	60
2	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,700	$81,420 – $163,580	70
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,120	$67,190 – $97,530	50
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,780	$47,690 – $103,890	60
5	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,590	$60,310 – $88,280	50
6	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,460	$41,480 – $105,490	380
7	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,320	$51,330 – $125,480	80
8	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,930	$48,240 – $107,250	40
9	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,320	$46,490 – $114,820	260
10	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,210	$51,590 – $89,850	270
11	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,070	$47,590 – $98,420	40
12	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,130	$49,650 – $73,720	40
13	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,910	$48,560 – $96,770	220
14	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,800	$47,060 – $80,350	80
15	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,790	$39,050 – $65,790	70
16	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$65,370	$42,600 – $78,350	40
17	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,680	$51,540 – $79,170	270
18	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,470	$44,860 – $85,360	390
19	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,230	$52,330 – $93,510	50
20	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$63,980	$48,630 – $116,530	40
21	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,340	$46,310 – $95,870	310
22	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,350	$39,120 – $80,740	230
23	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,190	$45,760 – $72,320	160
24	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,150	$37,720 – $78,700	200
25	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,850	$44,360 – $96,120	380
26	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,290	$43,460 – $123,550	340
27	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,190	$42,260 – $134,820	60
28	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,050	$54,600 – $74,190	50
29	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,600	$42,850 – $75,470	40
30	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,500	$45,290 – $154,980	80
31	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,410	$47,270 – $79,980	130
32	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,840	$44,490 – $76,930	160
33	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$47,260 – $89,040	80
34	Printing Press OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,850	$39,140 – $76,570	70
35	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,710	$42,390 – $83,740	110
36	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,340	$38,320 – $92,230	110
37	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,720	$46,580 – $78,680	60
38	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,340	$44,850 – $76,380	60
39	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,200	$39,060 – $73,400	1,140
40	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$57,010	$47,830 – $72,800	40
41	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,640	$49,030 – $78,830	190
42	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,480	$35,080 – $104,710	240
43	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,790	$41,140 – $61,510	130
44	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,640	$50,920 – $91,510	310
45	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,690	$38,080 – $79,180	190
46	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,370	$39,850 – $66,400	90
47	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,250	$39,720 – $72,460	110
48	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$50,890	$41,130 – $78,860	50
49	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,760	$37,790 – $80,750	40
50	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$45,990 – $57,630	70

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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