High paying jobs in Yakima, WA that need no degree

These occupations pay well in Yakima, 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 Yakima, WA run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Yakima, WA salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Yakima, WA · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$128,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$99,640 – $158,300110
2Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$126,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$83,180 – $166,78040
3Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$123,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$87,340 – $173,25050
4Dental Hygienists$120,690
Associate's degree
$100,250 – $134,650160
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$119,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,860 – $134,67030
6Detectives and Criminal Investigators$108,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,400 – $158,06030
7Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,300
Associate's degree
$84,600 – $127,20050
8Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$104,390
Associate's degree
$84,310 – $122,83040
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$98,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$73,030 – $103,160370
10First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$95,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,830 – $138,490140
11Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$87,830
No formal educational credential
$48,580 – $117,710130
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$87,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,120 – $136,100300
13First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$84,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,570 – $101,92050
14Massage Therapists$84,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,570 – $105,45060
15Computer Network Support Specialists$84,080
Associate's degree
$67,300 – $111,59040
16First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,930 – $122,060420
17Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$82,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $100,53050
18First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$80,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,520 – $125,490100
19Electricians$78,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,360 – $124,700390
20Construction and Building Inspectors$78,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240 – $124,63080
21Sheet Metal Workers$77,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860 – $102,17090
22Food Service Managers$77,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,130 – $123,92040
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,900 – $96,970220
24Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,960 – $139,260800
25Correctional Officers and Jailers$76,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,010 – $77,110220
26Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,960 – $97,20050
27Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$75,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,090 – $88,47090
28First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $98,970580
29Physical Therapist Assistants$74,100
Associate's degree
$35,360 – $80,96050
30Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,600
Associate's degree
$46,220 – $118,110110
31Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$73,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,690 – $95,010180
32First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$73,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,740 – $101,570880
33First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$72,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,780 – $93,17030
34Real Estate Sales Agents$72,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $98,04040
35Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$71,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,230 – $104,800190
36Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,380
Associate's degree
$45,450 – $80,45080
37Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$68,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,610 – $98,03040
38Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$67,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,330 – $74,690210
39Postal Service Clerks$66,750
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36050
40Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,550 – $81,180100
41Computer User Support Specialists$66,250
Some college, no degree
$45,360 – $102,070260
42Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,050 – $94,080160
43Surgical Technologists$64,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,270 – $77,02090
44Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,570 – $79,410110
45Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $85,370260
46Carpenters$63,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,370 – $122,910480
47Library Technicians$63,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,480 – $63,27040
48Public Safety Telecommunicators$63,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $75,61080
49Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$63,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,330 – $93,66030
50Paralegals and Legal Assistants$63,140
Associate's degree
$48,920 – $86,960180

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

#	Occupation	MedianYakima, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,770	$99,640 – $158,300	110
2	Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$126,170	$83,180 – $166,780	40
3	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$123,120	$87,340 – $173,250	50
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$120,690	$100,250 – $134,650	160
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$119,850	$50,860 – $134,670	30
6	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,890	$64,400 – $158,060	30
7	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,300	$84,600 – $127,200	50
8	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$104,390	$84,310 – $122,830	40
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,340	$73,030 – $103,160	370
10	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,590	$41,830 – $138,490	140
11	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$87,830	$48,580 – $117,710	130
12	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,260	$65,120 – $136,100	300
13	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,640	$75,570 – $101,920	50
14	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,100	$69,570 – $105,450	60
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$84,080	$67,300 – $111,590	40
16	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,610	$59,930 – $122,060	420
17	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,380	$45,760 – $100,530	50
18	First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,580	$49,520 – $125,490	100
19	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,630	$49,360 – $124,700	390
20	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,000	$58,240 – $124,630	80
21	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,850	$43,860 – $102,170	90
22	Food Service ManagersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,250	$47,130 – $123,920	40
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,290	$58,900 – $96,970	220
24	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,140	$47,960 – $139,260	800
25	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,070	$58,010 – $77,110	220
26	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,580	$51,960 – $97,200	50
27	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,290	$56,090 – $88,470	90
28	First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,930	$49,440 – $98,970	580
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,100	$35,360 – $80,960	50
30	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,600	$46,220 – $118,110	110
31	Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,190	$53,690 – $95,010	180
32	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,050	$54,740 – $101,570	880
33	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,660	$45,780 – $93,170	30
34	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,520	$45,930 – $98,040	40
35	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,810	$52,230 – $104,800	190
36	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,380	$45,450 – $80,450	80
37	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,970	$61,610 – $98,030	40
38	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,710	$55,330 – $74,690	210
39	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,750	$42,600 – $76,360	50
40	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,280	$49,550 – $81,180	100
41	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$66,250	$45,360 – $102,070	260
42	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,900	$42,050 – $94,080	160
43	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,740	$53,270 – $77,020	90
44	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,050	$39,570 – $79,410	110
45	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,990	$46,290 – $85,370	260
46	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,300	$45,370 – $122,910	480
47	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,270	$43,480 – $63,270	40
48	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,240	$47,350 – $75,610	80
49	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,160	$47,330 – $93,660	30
50	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$63,140	$48,920 – $86,960	180

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