High paying jobs in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX, requires no bachelor's degree, and requires no prior experience in a related job. That second filter is what separates this from the no-degree list, which is topped by supervisor roles asking five years in the trade before they will look at you. Several of these do involve months of training — but the employer provides it, and pays you during it, which is a feature rather than a barrier. Entry requirements come from the BLS Employment Projections program and describe what is typical, not mandatory.

Cost of living: prices in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX run 10.0% below the national average (2024), so a Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX salary is worth about 1.11× 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, Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX · Employed

1Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$121,320
Associate's degree
$58,700 – $148,77070
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$105,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,930 – $107,040400
3Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$100,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,510 – $115,8801,480
4Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$100,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,150 – $116,05070
5Calibration Technologists and Technicians$99,400
Associate's degree
$57,460 – $118,920260
6Dental Hygienists$97,350
Associate's degree
$81,980 – $100,760150
7Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$97,300
Associate's degree
$50,500 – $120,42060
8Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$96,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $111,1001,540
9Maintenance Workers, Machinery$91,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $113,100320
10Mechanical Drafters$87,220
Associate's degree
$52,660 – $159,390120
11Occupational Therapy Assistants$82,610
Associate's degree
$57,700 – $94,61070
12Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$82,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $105,74090
13Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,850 – $100,940320
14Chemical Technicians$79,290
Associate's degree
$47,940 – $111,970350
15Computer Network Support Specialists$78,860
Associate's degree
$49,380 – $116,22050
16Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,550 – $95,370830
17Physical Therapist Assistants$77,830
Associate's degree
$55,010 – $97,640150
18Respiratory Therapists$76,660
Associate's degree
$63,990 – $95,170130
19Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$76,080
Associate's degree
$63,630 – $101,25080
20Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$75,970
Associate's degree
$50,380 – $101,200170
21Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$74,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $107,90070
22Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050 – $109,30080
23Transportation Inspectors$73,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,250 – $87,58050
24Boilermakers$73,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080 – $103,600230
25Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$72,580
Associate's degree
$41,840 – $107,66090
26Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,730
Associate's degree
$45,150 – $95,830150
27Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$66,700
Associate's degree
$43,060 – $88,940270
28Pile Driver Operators$66,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,960 – $66,19090
29Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$65,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760 – $101,88090
30Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$64,830
Associate's degree
$38,760 – $96,14060
31Firefighters$64,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,640 – $74,740380
32Millwrights$64,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $97,840100
33Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,230 – $94,53050
34Riggers$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,960 – $75,850210
35Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,36070
36Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $126,910980
37Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $85,3801,250
38Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,360 – $78,530360
39Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $106,4801,430
40Surgical Technologists$61,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,280 – $73,310120
41Electricians$61,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $75,0902,000
42Cargo and Freight Agents$60,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,590 – $81,33050
43Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $60,470200
44Machinists$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,450 – $103,260520
45Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $83,6801,980
46Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$59,000
Associate's degree
$40,210 – $93,81090
47Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,020 – $73,370950
48Carpenters$58,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740 – $72,0901,000
49Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,170
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040470
50Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,800
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $76,36050

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

#	Occupation	MedianBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$121,320	$58,700 – $148,770	70
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,520	$63,930 – $107,040	400
3	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,660	$79,510 – $115,880	1,480
4	Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,350	$54,150 – $116,050	70
5	Calibration Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$99,400	$57,460 – $118,920	260
6	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$97,350	$81,980 – $100,760	150
7	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$97,300	$50,500 – $120,420	60
8	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,790	$40,030 – $111,100	1,540
9	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,440	$47,080 – $113,100	320
10	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$87,220	$52,660 – $159,390	120
11	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$82,610	$57,700 – $94,610	70
12	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,090	$46,770 – $105,740	90
13	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,500	$51,850 – $100,940	320
14	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,290	$47,940 – $111,970	350
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$78,860	$49,380 – $116,220	50
16	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,450	$56,550 – $95,370	830
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$77,830	$55,010 – $97,640	150
18	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,660	$63,990 – $95,170	130
19	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$76,080	$63,630 – $101,250	80
20	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$75,970	$50,380 – $101,200	170
21	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,620	$37,860 – $107,900	70
22	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$48,050 – $109,300	80
23	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,480	$44,250 – $87,580	50
24	BoilermakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,060	$54,080 – $103,600	230
25	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$72,580	$41,840 – $107,660	90
26	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,730	$45,150 – $95,830	150
27	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$66,700	$43,060 – $88,940	270
28	Pile Driver OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,140	$62,960 – $66,190	90
29	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,440	$44,760 – $101,880	90
30	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,830	$38,760 – $96,140	60
31	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,540	$37,640 – $74,740	380
32	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,070	$47,750 – $97,840	100
33	Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,960	$47,230 – $94,530	50
34	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$41,960 – $75,850	210
35	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$54,330 – $76,360	70
36	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$36,070 – $126,910	980
37	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,220	$45,640 – $85,380	1,250
38	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,100	$46,360 – $78,530	360
39	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,950	$36,210 – $106,480	1,430
40	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,650	$47,280 – $73,310	120
41	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,380	$45,240 – $75,090	2,000
42	Cargo and Freight AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,330	$35,590 – $81,330	50
43	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$42,210 – $60,470	200
44	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$44,450 – $103,260	520
45	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,190	$40,080 – $83,680	1,980
46	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$59,000	$40,210 – $93,810	90
47	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,590	$44,020 – $73,370	950
48	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,290	$44,740 – $72,090	1,000
49	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,170	$42,390 – $81,040	470
50	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,800	$45,530 – $76,360	50

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX. 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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