High paying jobs in Valdosta, GA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Valdosta, GA 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 Valdosta, GA run 11.7% below the national average (2024), so a Valdosta, GA salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Valdosta, GA · Employed

1Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$98,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,760 – $161,70050
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$81,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,740 – $119,40050
3Dental Hygienists$79,360
Associate's degree
$57,790 – $89,960100
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,060 – $115,250310
5Physical Therapist Assistants$68,470
Associate's degree
$28,380 – $76,89030
6Respiratory Therapists$67,600
Associate's degree
$59,890 – $80,890100
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$67,100
Associate's degree
$59,170 – $79,13040
8Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$66,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,580 – $109,110130
9First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$64,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,290 – $90,280320
10First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$64,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,290 – $100,52090
11First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,540 – $86,62090
12First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$63,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,020 – $92,910380
13First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $79,240260
14Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,300 – $102,120100
15Construction and Building Inspectors$59,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,440 – $92,56040
16Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$59,440
Associate's degree
$36,400 – $72,350120
17Food Service Managers$59,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,410 – $84,270120
18First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$58,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,950 – $70,83060
19Industrial Machinery Mechanics$58,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,980 – $81,280160
20Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $75,67060
21Architectural and Civil Drafters$57,540
Associate's degree
$38,880 – $77,15040
22Self-Enrichment Teachers$56,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,450 – $97,320140
23Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040160
24Detectives and Criminal Investigators$55,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,500 – $66,63050
25Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $73,78090
26First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$53,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,580 – $85,090430
27Computer User Support Specialists$53,160
Some college, no degree
$34,400 – $83,740170
28Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,960 – $117,060430
29Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $59,96060
30Insurance Sales Agents$51,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,520 – $126,290100
31Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$51,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,380 – $105,400250
32Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $56,75050
33Electricians$50,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,150 – $72,610450
34Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $63,95050
35Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$49,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $93,23060
36Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$49,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,330 – $65,480400
37Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$49,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $74,86060
38First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$49,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,250 – $78,99040
39Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$49,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,080 – $78,520130
40Machinists$48,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $67,65050
41Correctional Officers and Jailers$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $55,650210
42Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,360
No formal educational credential
$37,010 – $48,360620
43Paralegals and Legal Assistants$48,150
Associate's degree
$38,690 – $69,230140
44Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,570 – $76,2701,110
45Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,200 – $69,17030
46Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,450 – $61,200180
47Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,510 – $66,130100
48Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$46,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,900 – $63,680270
49Medical Records Specialists$46,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,390 – $68,49070
50Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,070 – $75,640310

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

#	Occupation	MedianValdosta, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,130	$58,760 – $161,700	50
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,390	$56,740 – $119,400	50
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$79,360	$57,790 – $89,960	100
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,670	$42,060 – $115,250	310
5	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$68,470	$28,380 – $76,890	30
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$67,600	$59,890 – $80,890	100
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$67,100	$59,170 – $79,130	40
8	Property, Real Estate, and Community Association ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,790	$44,580 – $109,110	130
9	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,570	$47,290 – $90,280	320
10	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,040	$45,290 – $100,520	90
11	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$55,540 – $86,620	90
12	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,510	$42,020 – $92,910	380
13	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,390	$37,260 – $79,240	260
14	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$47,300 – $102,120	100
15	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,820	$46,440 – $92,560	40
16	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$59,440	$36,400 – $72,350	120
17	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,260	$37,410 – $84,270	120
18	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,810	$52,950 – $70,830	60
19	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,160	$40,980 – $81,280	160
20	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,770	$40,020 – $75,670	60
21	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$57,540	$38,880 – $77,150	40
22	Self-Enrichment TeachersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,430	$25,450 – $97,320	140
23	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$55,930	$42,390 – $81,040	160
24	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,520	$44,500 – $66,630	50
25	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,330	$35,930 – $73,780	90
26	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,630	$35,580 – $85,090	430
27	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$53,160	$34,400 – $83,740	170
28	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$26,960 – $117,060	430
29	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,630	$38,880 – $59,960	60
30	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,530	$34,520 – $126,290	100
31	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,440	$29,380 – $105,400	250
32	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$37,420 – $56,750	50
33	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,560	$31,150 – $72,610	450
34	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,000	$38,420 – $63,950	50
35	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,870	$34,110 – $93,230	60
36	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,860	$38,330 – $65,480	400
37	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,750	$37,260 – $74,860	60
38	First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,610	$25,250 – $78,990	40
39	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,470	$33,080 – $78,520	130
40	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,710	$35,420 – $67,650	50
41	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$35,970 – $55,650	210
42	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,360	$37,010 – $48,360	620
43	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$48,150	$38,690 – $69,230	140
44	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,880	$36,570 – $76,270	1,110
45	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$38,200 – $69,170	30
46	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,240	$38,450 – $61,200	180
47	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,020	$34,510 – $66,130	100
48	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,960	$40,900 – $63,680	270
49	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,770	$30,390 – $68,490	70
50	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,730	$30,070 – $75,640	310

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