High paying jobs in Gainesville, GA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Gainesville, GA, 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 Gainesville, GA run 3.2% below the national average (2024), so a Gainesville, GA salary is worth about 1.03× 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, Gainesville, GA · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$92,840
Associate's degree
$73,230 – $97,080160
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$86,940
Associate's degree
$69,450 – $105,350110
3Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$84,480
Associate's degree
$48,160 – $107,96030
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$82,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,860 – $102,14080
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,630 – $108,680110
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,870 – $95,730100
7Architectural and Civil Drafters$71,930
Associate's degree
$44,850 – $171,03040
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$71,270
Associate's degree
$57,430 – $102,320170
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,610 – $136,250940
10Computer Network Support Specialists$67,910
Associate's degree
$49,380 – $85,50040
11Postal Service Clerks$66,460
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,36030
12Physical Therapist Assistants$65,040
Associate's degree
$49,050 – $82,25060
13Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,630 – $82,590430
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,070 – $77,760390
15Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,550 – $77,99080
16Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,440 – $156,000110
17Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,160
Associate's degree
$48,420 – $82,59050
18Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$61,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,970 – $76,080420
19Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$61,150
Associate's degree
$48,040 – $101,80070
20Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $85,860180
21Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,810 – $77,920350
22Computer User Support Specialists$58,500
Some college, no degree
$37,210 – $88,350280
23Electricians$58,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400 – $77,170310
24Tool and Die Makers$57,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,120 – $80,55050
25Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$57,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,610 – $112,380590
26Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960 – $78,420250
27Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,670 – $87,6702,170
28Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,340 – $74,840110
29Paralegals and Legal Assistants$56,200
Associate's degree
$38,980 – $79,500200
30Machinists$55,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,160 – $77,020210
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$55,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,230 – $80,080440
32Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$53,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,540 – $73,610330
33Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$52,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,080 – $77,300180
34Insurance Sales Agents$51,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,700 – $123,210400
35Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$51,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,090 – $76,190160
36Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$51,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $76,430210
37Bill and Account Collectors$50,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $60,44050
38Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $75,24060
39Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $76,07080
40Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,580
No formal educational credential
$36,400 – $58,550100
41Tutors$49,550
Some college, no degree
$40,970 – $74,870100
42Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,980 – $70,8501,220
43Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$49,110
Associate's degree
$34,510 – $55,88040
44Correctional Officers and Jailers$48,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,840 – $58,010210
45Surgical Assistants$48,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,750 – $66,84060
46Glaziers$48,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,130 – $65,08040
47Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$48,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,740 – $58,230890
48Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,430
Some college, no degree
$35,530 – $67,190810
49Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,180 – $61,430300
50Dental Laboratory Technicians$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $76,230160

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

#	Occupation	MedianGainesville, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,840	$73,230 – $97,080	160
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$86,940	$69,450 – $105,350	110
3	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,480	$48,160 – $107,960	30
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,190	$49,860 – $102,140	80
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,610	$57,630 – $108,680	110
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,750	$38,870 – $95,730	100
7	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$71,930	$44,850 – $171,030	40
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,270	$57,430 – $102,320	170
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,520	$38,610 – $136,250	940
10	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$67,910	$49,380 – $85,500	40
11	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,460	$54,330 – $76,360	30
12	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$65,040	$49,050 – $82,250	60
13	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,150	$46,630 – $82,590	430
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,080	$50,070 – $77,760	390
15	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,820	$44,550 – $77,990	80
16	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$37,440 – $156,000	110
17	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,160	$48,420 – $82,590	50
18	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,400	$50,970 – $76,080	420
19	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$61,150	$48,040 – $101,800	70
20	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,550	$42,390 – $85,860	180
21	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,710	$39,810 – $77,920	350
22	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,500	$37,210 – $88,350	280
23	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,330	$40,400 – $77,170	310
24	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,560	$49,120 – $80,550	50
25	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,270	$35,610 – $112,380	590
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,100	$45,960 – $78,420	250
27	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,770	$39,670 – $87,670	2,170
28	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,430	$41,340 – $74,840	110
29	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$56,200	$38,980 – $79,500	200
30	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,620	$38,160 – $77,020	210
31	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,330	$35,230 – $80,080	440
32	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,310	$37,540 – $73,610	330
33	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,070	$35,080 – $77,300	180
34	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,820	$34,700 – $123,210	400
35	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,660	$38,090 – $76,190	160
36	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,170	$36,400 – $76,430	210
37	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,820	$37,330 – $60,440	50
38	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$37,590 – $75,240	60
39	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,850	$38,420 – $76,070	80
40	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,580	$36,400 – $58,550	100
41	TutorsSome college, no degree	$49,550	$40,970 – $74,870	100
42	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,350	$36,980 – $70,850	1,220
43	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$49,110	$34,510 – $55,880	40
44	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,730	$43,840 – $58,010	210
45	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,540	$33,750 – $66,840	60
46	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,450	$38,130 – $65,080	40
47	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,430	$41,740 – $58,230	890
48	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,430	$35,530 – $67,190	810
49	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,350	$38,180 – $61,430	300
50	Dental Laboratory TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$36,470 – $76,230	160

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