High paying jobs in Tulsa, OK that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Tulsa, OK 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 Tulsa, OK run 10.8% below the national average (2024), so a Tulsa, OK salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Tulsa, OK · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$137,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,880 – $225,860150
2Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$107,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,880 – $117,990570
3Dental Hygienists$100,350
Associate's degree
$76,580 – $122,410820
4First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$97,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,200 – $122,520430
5Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$96,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,310 – $170,310470
6Advertising Sales Agents$89,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,010 – $174,260260
7Computer Network Support Specialists$88,540
Associate's degree
$52,460 – $147,940580
8Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,820
Associate's degree
$67,450 – $103,930260
9Detectives and Criminal Investigators$82,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,500 – $149,280230
10Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,020 – $118,490740
11Respiratory Therapists$80,250
Associate's degree
$64,020 – $95,230540
12First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,310 – $130,6003,170
13Gas Plant Operators$78,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,410 – $97,650270
14First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$76,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,620 – $96,890390
15Crane and Tower Operators$76,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,590 – $82,500200
16First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$75,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,170 – $149,490820
17Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$75,970
Associate's degree
$46,220 – $105,910250
18Occupational Therapy Assistants$75,360
Associate's degree
$59,300 – $81,280260
19First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$75,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640 – $121,7202,950
20First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$71,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $118,2403,280
21Food Service Managers$68,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $109,900490
22Mechanical Drafters$68,640
Associate's degree
$45,650 – $93,080280
23Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$67,330
Associate's degree
$54,680 – $94,390970
24Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$66,560
Associate's degree
$47,540 – $112,460290
25Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$65,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $98,620880
26Chemical Technicians$64,780
Associate's degree
$38,080 – $95,200150
27Architectural and Civil Drafters$64,610
Associate's degree
$46,620 – $98,850440
28Wellhead Pumpers$64,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,890 – $75,990220
29Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$64,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,190 – $90,3702,310
30First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$62,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $103,4005,410
31Electricians$62,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $94,8902,750
32Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$62,110
No formal educational credential
$44,620 – $129,850350
33Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,090
34Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,210 – $90,2801,960
35Construction and Building Inspectors$61,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $95,410650
36Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,500 – $122,5904,420
37Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,480
Associate's degree
$48,740 – $81,310260
38Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$61,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,230 – $91,990790
39Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $79,870690
40First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440 – $92,8802,130
41Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$60,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800 – $142,080730
42Physical Therapist Assistants$59,910
Associate's degree
$26,430 – $81,270680
43Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,980 – $71,9602,370
44Surgical Technologists$59,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,420 – $72,510560
45Postal Service Clerks$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030200
46Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $80,4201,950
47First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$58,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,590 – $72,400220
48Insurance Sales Agents$58,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $120,2101,750
49Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,530 – $75,1607,220
50Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,170 – $78,3901,620

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

#	Occupation	MedianTulsa, OK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$137,490	$75,880 – $225,860	150
2	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,170	$74,880 – $117,990	570
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,350	$76,580 – $122,410	820
4	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,220	$48,200 – $122,520	430
5	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,740	$56,310 – $170,310	470
6	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,820	$35,010 – $174,260	260
7	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$88,540	$52,460 – $147,940	580
8	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,820	$67,450 – $103,930	260
9	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,420	$50,500 – $149,280	230
10	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,880	$49,020 – $118,490	740
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,250	$64,020 – $95,230	540
12	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,720	$46,310 – $130,600	3,170
13	Gas Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,550	$53,410 – $97,650	270
14	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,740	$57,620 – $96,890	390
15	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,400	$47,590 – $82,500	200
16	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,970	$36,170 – $149,490	820
17	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$75,970	$46,220 – $105,910	250
18	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,360	$59,300 – $81,280	260
19	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,000	$48,640 – $121,720	2,950
20	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,260	$47,350 – $118,240	3,280
21	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,670	$38,420 – $109,900	490
22	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$68,640	$45,650 – $93,080	280
23	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$67,330	$54,680 – $94,390	970
24	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,560	$47,540 – $112,460	290
25	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,950	$38,270 – $98,620	880
26	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,780	$38,080 – $95,200	150
27	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$64,610	$46,620 – $98,850	440
28	Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,500	$50,890 – $75,990	220
29	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,190	$42,190 – $90,370	2,310
30	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,390	$42,830 – $103,400	5,410
31	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,280	$38,820 – $94,890	2,750
32	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$62,110	$44,620 – $129,850	350
33	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	1,090
34	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,010	$46,210 – $90,280	1,960
35	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,890	$45,780 – $95,410	650
36	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,840	$29,500 – $122,590	4,420
37	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,480	$48,740 – $81,310	260
38	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,030	$44,230 – $91,990	790
39	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,120	$40,670 – $79,870	690
40	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,100	$38,440 – $92,880	2,130
41	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,060	$40,800 – $142,080	730
42	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,910	$26,430 – $81,270	680
43	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,820	$48,980 – $71,960	2,370
44	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,570	$50,420 – $72,510	560
45	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,030	200
46	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,440	$37,990 – $80,420	1,950
47	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,900	$34,590 – $72,400	220
48	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,830	$37,450 – $120,210	1,750
49	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,790	$37,530 – $75,160	7,220
50	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,750	$37,170 – $78,390	1,620

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