High paying jobs in Walla Walla, WA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Walla Walla, WA 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 Walla Walla, WA run 1.5% below the national average (2024), so a Walla Walla, WA salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Walla Walla, WA · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$106,680
Associate's degree
$97,960 – $125,22050
2Real Estate Sales Agents$97,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,190 – $136,99050
3Construction and Building Inspectors$96,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,600 – $115,21040
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$69,090 – $116,500120
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$93,750
Associate's degree
$62,370 – $117,27040
6First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$89,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,040 – $128,20070
7Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,850 – $101,46090
8Electricians$82,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790 – $122,400100
9Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,950 – $92,16060
10First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$77,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,560 – $91,710210
11Industrial Machinery Mechanics$76,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780 – $96,270100
12First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$75,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,790 – $93,650100
13First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$75,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,370 – $101,280230
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $122,500170
15Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$70,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,730 – $122,99080
16Chefs and Head Cooks$68,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,820 – $75,31040
17Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$67,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080 – $83,36050
18Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,520 – $90,37050
19Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$67,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,330 – $81,11030
20Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,510 – $121,44050
21Computer User Support Specialists$63,010
Some college, no degree
$42,470 – $83,19070
22Highway Maintenance Workers$62,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $65,14040
23Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,180 – $79,85080
24Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$62,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,790 – $74,71040
25Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,160
No formal educational credential
$48,010 – $93,040100
26Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$61,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,680 – $84,08060
27Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,330
No formal educational credential
$37,560 – $73,60050
28Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,060 – $72,490270
29Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,120
Associate's degree
$39,370 – $109,29050
30Carpenters$59,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $81,460120
31First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$59,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,600 – $97,58060
32First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$59,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,840 – $68,45030
33Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $71,49080
34Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,04060
35First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$57,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $76,920140
36Insurance Sales Agents$57,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,580 – $108,82050
37Pharmacy Technicians$57,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970 – $70,55060
38Waiters and Waitresses$56,730
No formal educational credential
$38,590 – $79,340340
39Medical Records Specialists$56,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,510 – $81,41030
40Medical Assistants$56,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,390 – $59,690140
41Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$55,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,310 – $59,070150
42Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$55,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,980 – $69,43060
43Bartenders$54,030
No formal educational credential
$44,790 – $76,030120
44Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,250 – $78,790310
45Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,690 – $71,93040
46Social and Human Service Assistants$52,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $63,46090
47Information and Record Clerks, All Other$52,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $64,94080
48Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$51,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,180 – $59,17050
49Bus Drivers, School$51,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,060 – $57,26070
50Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$51,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,040 – $63,560290

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

#	Occupation	MedianWalla Walla, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$106,680	$97,960 – $125,220	50
2	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,470	$66,190 – $136,990	50
3	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,100	$55,600 – $115,210	40
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,420	$69,090 – $116,500	120
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$93,750	$62,370 – $117,270	40
6	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,250	$66,040 – $128,200	70
7	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,620	$76,850 – $101,460	90
8	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,910	$47,790 – $122,400	100
9	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,690	$63,950 – $92,160	60
10	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,220	$51,560 – $91,710	210
11	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,540	$46,780 – $96,270	100
12	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,800	$44,790 – $93,650	100
13	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,770	$52,370 – $101,280	230
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,720	$46,900 – $122,500	170
15	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,390	$44,730 – $122,990	80
16	Chefs and Head CooksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,120	$45,820 – $75,310	40
17	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,750	$54,080 – $83,360	50
18	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,310	$52,520 – $90,370	50
19	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,000	$47,330 – $81,110	30
20	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,500	$39,510 – $121,440	50
21	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$63,010	$42,470 – $83,190	70
22	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,880	$48,250 – $65,140	40
23	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,530	$46,180 – $79,850	80
24	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,170	$51,790 – $74,710	40
25	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,160	$48,010 – $93,040	100
26	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,380	$39,680 – $84,080	60
27	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$60,330	$37,560 – $73,600	50
28	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,300	$47,060 – $72,490	270
29	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,120	$39,370 – $109,290	50
30	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,660	$47,960 – $81,460	120
31	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,630	$47,600 – $97,580	60
32	First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,620	$39,840 – $68,450	30
33	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,380	$46,290 – $71,490	80
34	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$42,390 – $81,040	60
35	First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,470	$39,090 – $76,920	140
36	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,250	$43,580 – $108,820	50
37	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,190	$44,970 – $70,550	60
38	Waiters and WaitressesNo formal educational credential	$56,730	$38,590 – $79,340	340
39	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,620	$46,510 – $81,410	30
40	Medical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,020	$38,390 – $59,690	140
41	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,960	$39,310 – $59,070	150
42	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,050	$43,980 – $69,430	60
43	BartendersNo formal educational credential	$54,030	$44,790 – $76,030	120
44	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,960	$39,250 – $78,790	310
45	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$46,690 – $71,930	40
46	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,990	$36,520 – $63,460	90
47	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,420	$37,760 – $64,940	80
48	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,910	$40,180 – $59,170	50
49	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,840	$51,060 – $57,260	70
50	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and ExecutiveHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,640	$42,040 – $63,560	290

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