High paying jobs in Colorado Springs, CO that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Colorado Springs, CO, 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 Colorado Springs, CO run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado Springs, CO salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Colorado Springs, CO · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$118,410
Associate's degree
$101,540 – $129,460500
2Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$118,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,980 – $143,350230
3Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$110,850
Associate's degree
$89,580 – $121,380160
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370 – $131,360180
5Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$91,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,000 – $97,6201,240
6Respiratory Therapists$87,890
Associate's degree
$70,710 – $110,690330
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$86,470
Associate's degree
$63,450 – $109,120520
8Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$83,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,630 – $92,110150
9Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,010 – $131,750400
10Industrial Machinery Mechanics$78,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,020 – $99,400550
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,370 – $81,300380
12Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$75,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,150 – $155,6203,060
13Computer Network Support Specialists$75,740
Associate's degree
$45,120 – $127,500280
14Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,980 – $108,940240
15Occupational Therapy Assistants$74,700
Associate's degree
$61,780 – $104,890140
16Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600 – $134,1701,920
17Surgical Technologists$71,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,940 – $84,190240
18Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$71,630
Associate's degree
$49,700 – $98,630160
19Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$71,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,530 – $116,5001,450
20Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,860
Associate's degree
$43,190 – $102,200170
21Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,610
Associate's degree
$43,710 – $101,350180
22Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$68,560
Associate's degree
$51,200 – $121,230130
23Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$68,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,280 – $79,870710
24Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$65,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500 – $92,450230
25Physical Therapist Assistants$65,620
Associate's degree
$38,080 – $79,440230
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$64,830
Associate's degree
$49,830 – $111,160560
27Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,790 – $99,740370
28Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,080
Associate's degree
$49,080 – $97,100210
29Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $86,900310
30Firefighters$63,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,240 – $72,440760
31Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$63,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,450 – $63,010380
32Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,850
Associate's degree
$48,080 – $101,050360
33Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,390 – $77,7401,030
34Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,550 – $94,990950
35Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$61,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,110 – $81,540210
36Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$60,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,980 – $88,500820
37Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,280 – $96,050230
38Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,060 – $89,8401,600
39Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $87,7301,060
40Surveying and Mapping Technicians$60,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,340 – $77,850250
41Glaziers$60,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,020 – $75,010180
42Massage Therapists$60,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,510 – $101,650630
43Computer User Support Specialists$59,930
Some college, no degree
$46,760 – $101,9002,350
44Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040730
45Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$59,860
No formal educational credential
$44,380 – $73,790640
46Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,150 – $77,7901,860
47Postal Service Clerks$59,490
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030140
48Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$59,440
No formal educational credential
$39,870 – $76,280140
49Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,270 – $92,310160
50Electricians$59,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $81,6301,290

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado Springs, CO	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,410	$101,540 – $129,460	500
2	Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$118,250	$79,980 – $143,350	230
3	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$110,850	$89,580 – $121,380	160
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,860	$48,370 – $131,360	180
5	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,580	$63,000 – $97,620	1,240
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$87,890	$70,710 – $110,690	330
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,470	$63,450 – $109,120	520
8	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,300	$44,630 – $92,110	150
9	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,810	$62,010 – $131,750	400
10	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,640	$50,020 – $99,400	550
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,990	$58,370 – $81,300	380
12	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,830	$40,150 – $155,620	3,060
13	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$75,740	$45,120 – $127,500	280
14	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,510	$48,980 – $108,940	240
15	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,700	$61,780 – $104,890	140
16	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,780	$46,600 – $134,170	1,920
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,790	$53,940 – $84,190	240
18	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$71,630	$49,700 – $98,630	160
19	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,580	$53,530 – $116,500	1,450
20	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,860	$43,190 – $102,200	170
21	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,610	$43,710 – $101,350	180
22	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$68,560	$51,200 – $121,230	130
23	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,360	$42,280 – $79,870	710
24	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,970	$48,500 – $92,450	230
25	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,620	$38,080 – $79,440	230
26	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,830	$49,830 – $111,160	560
27	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$51,790 – $99,740	370
28	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,080	$49,080 – $97,100	210
29	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,910	$41,600 – $86,900	310
30	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,110	$44,240 – $72,440	760
31	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,010	$50,450 – $63,010	380
32	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,850	$48,080 – $101,050	360
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,660	$49,390 – $77,740	1,030
34	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,460	$47,550 – $94,990	950
35	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,260	$43,110 – $81,540	210
36	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,860	$44,980 – $88,500	820
37	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$45,280 – $96,050	230
38	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,710	$38,060 – $89,840	1,600
39	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,510	$46,070 – $87,730	1,060
40	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,480	$38,340 – $77,850	250
41	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,130	$48,020 – $75,010	180
42	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,030	$37,510 – $101,650	630
43	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,930	$46,760 – $101,900	2,350
44	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,880	$42,390 – $81,040	730
45	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$59,860	$44,380 – $73,790	640
46	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,790	$45,150 – $77,790	1,860
47	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$42,600 – $75,030	140
48	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$59,440	$39,870 – $76,280	140
49	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$44,270 – $92,310	160
50	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,210	$40,410 – $81,630	1,290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Colorado Springs, CO. 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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