High paying jobs in Boise City, ID that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Boise City, ID, 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 Boise City, ID run 1.6% below the national average (2024), so a Boise City, ID 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, Boise City, ID · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$72,020 – $141,490340
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,210
Associate's degree
$80,600 – $118,050240
3Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$100,100
Associate's degree
$46,460 – $122,360140
4Dental Hygienists$94,650
Associate's degree
$86,350 – $114,4001,020
5Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$84,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,990 – $102,950950
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$81,640
Associate's degree
$60,840 – $99,510610
7Respiratory Therapists$78,460
Associate's degree
$63,970 – $93,810430
8Structural Iron and Steel Workers$77,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,540 – $102,690200
9Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,830
Associate's degree
$50,240 – $98,190390
10Surgical Technologists$76,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,500 – $94,990460
11Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,270 – $119,430870
12Firefighters$76,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,810 – $82,030740
13Medical Equipment Repairers$74,490
Associate's degree
$60,190 – $103,330220
14Computer Network Support Specialists$71,910
Associate's degree
$46,380 – $130,630390
15Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$67,460
Associate's degree
$43,880 – $103,610320
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,670 – $79,030760
17Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,180 – $89,040430
18Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,120 – $121,9503,470
19Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,110 – $78,660250
20Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,410 – $98,140570
21Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,770
Associate's degree
$40,730 – $109,300140
22Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,560 – $79,4701,130
23Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,160
Associate's degree
$48,080 – $95,100560
24Brickmasons and Blockmasons$62,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,950 – $78,780150
25Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$62,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,010 – $92,890270
26Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,820 – $100,660350
27Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$61,820
Associate's degree
$36,770 – $77,390160
28Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $169,8202,970
29Electricians$61,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,100 – $91,7802,510
30Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,720 – $71,330130
31Physical Therapist Assistants$61,350
Associate's degree
$52,310 – $78,690200
32Transportation Security Screeners$61,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $67,200150
33Glaziers$60,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,940 – $81,490300
34Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,510 – $78,6601,730
35Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,570 – $90,960500
36Machinists$60,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,140 – $88,890440
37Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,850 – $79,370730
38Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,780 – $92,9306,380
39Roofers$60,100
No formal educational credential
$37,790 – $71,800650
40Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,620 – $79,390200
41Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,990
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $82,160740
42Insurance Sales Agents$59,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $126,5801,490
43Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$58,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,880 – $105,230140
44Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$58,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,290 – $80,440370
45Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $63,270140
46Computer User Support Specialists$58,340
Some college, no degree
$41,170 – $92,2301,960
47Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,440 – $72,350300
48Tapers$57,690
No formal educational credential
$39,610 – $93,130170
49Forest and Conservation Technicians$57,660
Associate's degree
$43,660 – $93,720440
50Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$57,430
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030220

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

#	Occupation	MedianBoise City, ID	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$126,840	$72,020 – $141,490	340
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,210	$80,600 – $118,050	240
3	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$100,100	$46,460 – $122,360	140
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,650	$86,350 – $114,400	1,020
5	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,940	$58,990 – $102,950	950
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,640	$60,840 – $99,510	610
7	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,460	$63,970 – $93,810	430
8	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,940	$48,540 – $102,690	200
9	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,830	$50,240 – $98,190	390
10	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,650	$49,500 – $94,990	460
11	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,400	$51,270 – $119,430	870
12	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,280	$32,810 – $82,030	740
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$74,490	$60,190 – $103,330	220
14	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,910	$46,380 – $130,630	390
15	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$67,460	$43,880 – $103,610	320
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,950	$52,670 – $79,030	760
17	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,560	$43,180 – $89,040	430
18	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,760	$37,120 – $121,950	3,470
19	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,410	$49,110 – $78,660	250
20	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,290	$48,410 – $98,140	570
21	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,770	$40,730 – $109,300	140
22	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,620	$47,560 – $79,470	1,130
23	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,160	$48,080 – $95,100	560
24	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,510	$47,950 – $78,780	150
25	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,250	$47,010 – $92,890	270
26	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,190	$46,820 – $100,660	350
27	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,820	$36,770 – $77,390	160
28	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$34,320 – $169,820	2,970
29	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,610	$39,100 – $91,780	2,510
30	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$41,720 – $71,330	130
31	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,350	$52,310 – $78,690	200
32	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,110	$45,640 – $67,200	150
33	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,960	$40,940 – $81,490	300
34	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,930	$49,510 – $78,660	1,730
35	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,670	$42,570 – $90,960	500
36	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,430	$39,140 – $88,890	440
37	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,340	$46,850 – $79,370	730
38	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,330	$46,780 – $92,930	6,380
39	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$60,100	$37,790 – $71,800	650
40	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,000	$47,620 – $79,390	200
41	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,990	$42,390 – $82,160	740
42	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,470	$37,370 – $126,580	1,490
43	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,920	$49,880 – $105,230	140
44	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,640	$46,290 – $80,440	370
45	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,420	$43,850 – $63,270	140
46	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,340	$41,170 – $92,230	1,960
47	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,100	$45,440 – $72,350	300
48	TapersNo formal educational credential	$57,690	$39,610 – $93,130	170
49	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$57,660	$43,660 – $93,720	440
50	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$57,430	$42,600 – $75,030	220

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