High paying jobs in Billings, MT that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Billings, MT, 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 Billings, MT run 6.5% below the national average (2024), so a Billings, MT salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Billings, MT · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,270 – $121,51070
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,340
Associate's degree
$80,450 – $115,97050
3Commercial Pilots$105,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$74,430 – $155,44050
4Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$103,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,890 – $108,160380
5Dental Hygienists$99,410
Associate's degree
$79,640 – $104,350160
6Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$94,150
Associate's degree
$74,760 – $114,62050
7Plant and System Operators, All Other$83,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,420 – $83,53050
8Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$83,390
No formal educational credential
$76,860 – $108,19050
9Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,870 – $106,550360
10Electricians$80,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,940 – $92,080510
11Respiratory Therapists$79,820
Associate's degree
$64,100 – $91,370100
12Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,050
Associate's degree
$40,690 – $101,89060
13Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$77,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,960 – $97,98060
14Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,070
Associate's degree
$50,530 – $95,890180
15Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$77,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,590 – $97,440350
16Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$72,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,850 – $82,760320
17Structural Iron and Steel Workers$69,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880 – $75,69060
18Firefighters$68,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,990 – $71,880130
19Tax Preparers$65,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810 – $92,89080
20Architectural and Civil Drafters$65,820
Associate's degree
$52,120 – $92,250130
21Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$65,000
Associate's degree
$44,890 – $91,17060
22Drafters, All Other$64,490
Associate's degree
$45,600 – $83,20040
23Machinists$64,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $116,970140
24Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$63,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,520 – $107,85050
25Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,290 – $82,62050
26Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$63,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $100,550150
27Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $81,83060
28Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,870
Associate's degree
$48,670 – $80,92060
29Physical Therapist Assistants$62,870
Associate's degree
$48,750 – $82,62060
30Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,650
No formal educational credential
$47,860 – $94,970140
31Sheet Metal Workers$62,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800 – $80,28080
32Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $108,560970
33Highway Maintenance Workers$62,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,360 – $63,790180
34Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,620 – $99,550180
35Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,890 – $78,800300
36Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,870 – $79,340540
37Insurance Sales Agents$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $123,690420
38Computer Network Support Specialists$61,810
Associate's degree
$50,780 – $101,330150
39Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600 – $78,520380
40Transportation Security Screeners$61,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $67,20080
41Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$36,360 – $75,03060
42Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,470 – $77,6301,990
43Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$60,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,720 – $76,88080
44Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,580 – $72,660370
45Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,670 – $77,960650
46Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$59,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,630 – $108,410330
47Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$59,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,840 – $109,760120
48Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $99,64060
49Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,700 – $59,18090
50Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $122,970130

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

#	Occupation	MedianBillings, MT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,200	$77,270 – $121,510	70
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,340	$80,450 – $115,970	50
3	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,830	$74,430 – $155,440	50
4	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,110	$78,890 – $108,160	380
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$99,410	$79,640 – $104,350	160
6	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$94,150	$74,760 – $114,620	50
7	Plant and System Operators, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,530	$61,420 – $83,530	50
8	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersNo formal educational credential	$83,390	$76,860 – $108,190	50
9	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,690	$51,870 – $106,550	360
10	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,980	$49,940 – $92,080	510
11	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,820	$64,100 – $91,370	100
12	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,050	$40,690 – $101,890	60
13	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,820	$48,960 – $97,980	60
14	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,070	$50,530 – $95,890	180
15	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,000	$60,590 – $97,440	350
16	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,070	$59,850 – $82,760	320
17	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,030	$47,880 – $75,690	60
18	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,100	$51,990 – $71,880	130
19	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,930	$46,810 – $92,890	80
20	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$65,820	$52,120 – $92,250	130
21	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$65,000	$44,890 – $91,170	60
22	Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$64,490	$45,600 – $83,200	40
23	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,420	$45,760 – $116,970	140
24	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,890	$47,520 – $107,850	50
25	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,570	$50,290 – $82,620	50
26	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,010	$46,080 – $100,550	150
27	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,890	$45,640 – $81,830	60
28	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,870	$48,670 – $80,920	60
29	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,870	$48,750 – $82,620	60
30	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,650	$47,860 – $94,970	140
31	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,480	$44,800 – $80,280	80
32	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$38,880 – $108,560	970
33	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,380	$53,360 – $63,790	180
34	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,370	$51,620 – $99,550	180
35	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,240	$41,890 – $78,800	300
36	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,990	$49,870 – $79,340	540
37	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$37,920 – $123,690	420
38	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$61,810	$50,780 – $101,330	150
39	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,210	$48,600 – $78,520	380
40	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,110	$40,670 – $67,200	80
41	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$36,360 – $75,030	60
42	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$47,470 – $77,630	1,990
43	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,530	$56,720 – $76,880	80
44	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,500	$39,580 – $72,660	370
45	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,150	$40,670 – $77,960	650
46	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,930	$36,630 – $108,410	330
47	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,680	$34,840 – $109,760	120
48	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,560	$49,410 – $99,640	60
49	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$43,700 – $59,180	90
50	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,960	$36,270 – $122,970	130

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Billings, MT. 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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