High paying jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Eugene-Springfield, OR, 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR run 1.6% above the national average (2024), so a Eugene-Springfield, OR salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Eugene-Springfield, OR · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$140,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$97,530 – $151,780120
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$110,120
Associate's degree
$64,640 – $133,62090
3Dental Hygienists$106,600
Associate's degree
$105,640 – $124,070340
4Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$96,660
Associate's degree
$66,540 – $117,410260
5Electricians$94,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420 – $122,700750
6Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$92,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,510 – $104,460360
7Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,220 – $123,65060
8Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$86,180
Associate's degree
$41,740 – $137,25050
9Respiratory Therapists$85,930
Associate's degree
$73,710 – $108,480120
10Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$85,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $115,17070
11Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$84,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $102,500210
12Massage Therapists$83,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,580 – $96,750180
13Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,790
Associate's degree
$65,150 – $99,79050
14Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$81,260
Associate's degree
$51,260 – $103,23060
15Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,300 – $79,630120
16Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$79,530
Associate's degree
$54,590 – $120,30050
17Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$79,440
Associate's degree
$53,050 – $97,81080
18Surgical Technologists$79,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,150 – $104,450110
19Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,180 – $94,530590
20Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$76,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,660 – $103,66070
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$75,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,240 – $82,59090
22Tool Grinders, Filers, and Sharpeners$75,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,350 – $81,37050
23Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$74,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,440 – $85,220120
24Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$72,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,050 – $93,110330
25Firefighters$72,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $81,880300
26Computer Network Support Specialists$71,870
Associate's degree
$50,040 – $100,13080
27Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,510 – $91,460560
28Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$70,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,320 – $107,90080
29Tree Trimmers and Pruners$68,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,520 – $101,20050
30Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$67,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,470 – $98,770190
31Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $65,510290
32Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$65,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,360 – $97,900330
33Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$64,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,780 – $102,77050
34Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$64,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $110,3801,230
35Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $89,99080
36Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $71,28070
37Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,960
Associate's degree
$57,070 – $75,920100
38Insurance Sales Agents$62,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $116,770430
39Sheet Metal Workers$62,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $100,730240
40Carpenters$62,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,650 – $98,840710
41Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$62,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $100,38090
42Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,580 – $83,370360
43Highway Maintenance Workers$61,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840 – $70,320100
44Tax Preparers$61,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,430 – $82,890140
45Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,270
No formal educational credential
$47,370 – $84,520210
46Physical Therapist Assistants$60,930
Associate's degree
$57,240 – $82,17090
47Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,970 – $107,730740
48Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,760 – $82,590370
49Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$59,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,900 – $74,330140
50Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,830
No formal educational credential
$49,780 – $62,470170

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

#	Occupation	MedianEugene-Springfield, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$140,270	$97,530 – $151,780	120
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$110,120	$64,640 – $133,620	90
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$106,600	$105,640 – $124,070	340
4	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$96,660	$66,540 – $117,410	260
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,680	$56,420 – $122,700	750
6	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,780	$74,510 – $104,460	360
7	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,380	$59,220 – $123,650	60
8	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,180	$41,740 – $137,250	50
9	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$85,930	$73,710 – $108,480	120
10	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,530	$45,910 – $115,170	70
11	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,910	$47,520 – $102,500	210
12	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,880	$40,580 – $96,750	180
13	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,790	$65,150 – $99,790	50
14	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,260	$51,260 – $103,230	60
15	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,630	$68,300 – $79,630	120
16	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$79,530	$54,590 – $120,300	50
17	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$79,440	$53,050 – $97,810	80
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,210	$61,150 – $104,450	110
19	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,790	$63,180 – $94,530	590
20	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,580	$62,660 – $103,660	70
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,740	$60,240 – $82,590	90
22	Tool Grinders, Filers, and SharpenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,630	$50,350 – $81,370	50
23	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,700	$48,440 – $85,220	120
24	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,630	$55,050 – $93,110	330
25	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,280	$38,800 – $81,880	300
26	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$71,870	$50,040 – $100,130	80
27	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,350	$50,510 – $91,460	560
28	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,250	$56,320 – $107,900	80
29	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,290	$46,520 – $101,200	50
30	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,200	$57,470 – $98,770	190
31	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,510	$47,100 – $65,510	290
32	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,390	$52,360 – $97,900	330
33	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,670	$47,780 – $102,770	50
34	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,310	$43,770 – $110,380	1,230
35	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,300	$37,930 – $89,990	80
36	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$43,870 – $71,280	70
37	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,960	$57,070 – $75,920	100
38	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,880	$37,790 – $116,770	430
39	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,660	$37,710 – $100,730	240
40	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,590	$44,650 – $98,840	710
41	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,390	$43,930 – $100,380	90
42	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,930	$45,580 – $83,370	360
43	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,360	$49,840 – $70,320	100
44	Tax PreparersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,300	$38,430 – $82,890	140
45	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,270	$47,370 – $84,520	210
46	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,930	$57,240 – $82,170	90
47	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$37,970 – $107,730	740
48	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,050	$44,760 – $82,590	370
49	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,930	$51,900 – $74,330	140
50	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$59,830	$49,780 – $62,470	170

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