High paying jobs in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL, 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL run 5.3% below the national average (2024), so a Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL salary is worth about 1.06× 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, Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $102,710190
2Commercial Pilots$95,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,180 – $151,53050
3Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,190 – $112,26060
4Respiratory Therapists$74,650
Associate's degree
$63,060 – $75,15080
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$68,830
Associate's degree
$50,910 – $82,420100
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$66,270
Associate's degree
$39,810 – $77,23060
7Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$65,660
Associate's degree
$32,070 – $77,34040
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $78,200160
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,000 – $160,030840
10Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,510 – $93,030170
11Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$61,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520 – $83,84080
12Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
13Dental Hygienists$61,000
Associate's degree
$48,130 – $70,910160
14Machinists$60,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,910 – $81,160140
15Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040190
16Massage Therapists$60,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,290 – $90,97030
17Physical Therapist Assistants$59,640
Associate's degree
$49,810 – $75,54090
18Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,290 – $91,160130
19Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,870 – $78,390560
20Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$58,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,070 – $67,350350
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,220 – $78,040260
22Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,230 – $76,060330
23Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$56,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $76,70070
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$55,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $104,570490
25Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,300 – $89,90060
26Architectural and Civil Drafters$52,260
Associate's degree
$36,240 – $72,80050
27Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$51,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $77,670150
28Electricians$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,160 – $71,150410
29Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,270 – $57,76060
30Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $74,700150
31Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$50,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,970 – $61,05090
32Meter Readers, Utilities$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,860 – $71,82030
33Surgical Technologists$49,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,810 – $60,79080
34Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,010 – $63,73060
35Brickmasons and Blockmasons$48,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $59,39070
36Sheet Metal Workers$48,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,840 – $75,79060
37Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $70,500120
38Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,870 – $60,270100
39Dental Laboratory Technicians$48,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,670 – $58,37060
40Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$48,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,450 – $71,810100
41Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$47,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,210 – $74,450210
42Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,810 – $74,350990
43Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,050 – $63,100140
44Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,190 – $76,050350
45Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,280
Associate's degree
$37,240 – $82,18040
46Computer User Support Specialists$47,210
Some college, no degree
$37,300 – $64,170220
47Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$47,150
No formal educational credential
$36,740 – $60,940140
48Carpenters$46,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,410 – $59,980270
49Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$46,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,900 – $61,580540
50Firefighters$46,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,800 – $69,190290

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

#	Occupation	MedianDaphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,510	$47,100 – $102,710	190
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,870	$63,180 – $151,530	50
3	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,560	$47,190 – $112,260	60
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$74,650	$63,060 – $75,150	80
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,830	$50,910 – $82,420	100
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$66,270	$39,810 – $77,230	60
7	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,660	$32,070 – $77,340	40
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,200	$47,820 – $78,200	160
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,290	$37,000 – $160,030	840
10	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,590	$46,510 – $93,030	170
11	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,570	$42,520 – $83,840	80
12	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	60
13	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$61,000	$48,130 – $70,910	160
14	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,590	$38,910 – $81,160	140
15	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $81,040	190
16	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,160	$26,290 – $90,970	30
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,640	$49,810 – $75,540	90
18	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,120	$36,290 – $91,160	130
19	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,860	$44,870 – $78,390	560
20	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,280	$41,070 – $67,350	350
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,540	$40,220 – $78,040	260
22	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,080	$36,230 – $76,060	330
23	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,400	$45,760 – $76,700	70
24	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,190	$36,720 – $104,570	490
25	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,430	$35,300 – $89,900	60
26	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$52,260	$36,240 – $72,800	50
27	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,570	$38,620 – $77,670	150
28	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$38,160 – $71,150	410
29	Structural Metal Fabricators and FittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,740	$37,270 – $57,760	60
30	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,530	$37,460 – $74,700	150
31	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,260	$34,970 – $61,050	90
32	Meter Readers, UtilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$35,860 – $71,820	30
33	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,600	$38,810 – $60,790	80
34	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,360	$36,010 – $63,730	60
35	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,840	$38,050 – $59,390	70
36	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,720	$33,840 – $75,790	60
37	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,500	$36,250 – $70,500	120
38	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$33,870 – $60,270	100
39	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,050	$33,670 – $58,370	60
40	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,000	$31,450 – $71,810	100
41	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,860	$36,210 – $74,450	210
42	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,560	$36,810 – $74,350	990
43	Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$40,050 – $63,100	140
44	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,450	$37,190 – $76,050	350
45	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,280	$37,240 – $82,180	40
46	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$47,210	$37,300 – $64,170	220
47	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$47,150	$36,740 – $60,940	140
48	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,990	$34,410 – $59,980	270
49	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,870	$35,900 – $61,580	540
50	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,260	$20,800 – $69,190	290

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL. 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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