High paying jobs in Glens Falls, NY that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Glens Falls, NY, 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 Glens Falls, NY run 5.1% below the national average (2024), so a Glens Falls, NY salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Glens Falls, NY · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$107,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $107,21030
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$99,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $99,89040
3Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,890
Associate's degree
$80,800 – $111,32040
4Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$91,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $109,72050
5Dental Hygienists$85,220
Associate's degree
$76,070 – $102,67090
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,040
Associate's degree
$65,020 – $95,42070
7Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860 – $124,990110
8Sheet Metal Workers$78,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,400 – $96,66040
9Electricians$77,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320 – $113,920230
10Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$73,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,560 – $100,270230
11Bailiffs$71,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,860 – $91,48030
12Millwrights$71,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,280 – $79,81070
13Correctional Officers and Jailers$69,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,210 – $85,070370
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$67,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210 – $125,610410
15Computer Network Support Specialists$65,570
Associate's degree
$59,290 – $85,76030
16Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100 – $107,90040
17Power Plant Operators$64,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,030 – $88,36040
18Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $130,280220
19Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $82,00080
20Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $99,00030
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,410 – $71,03050
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,940 – $72,210360
23Opticians, Dispensing$61,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $81,24040
24Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,610 – $68,570340
25Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,780
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040140
26Physical Therapist Assistants$61,740
Associate's degree
$52,260 – $74,15030
27Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03060
28Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$61,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $77,66040
29Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,940 – $82,050160
30Roofers$60,700
No formal educational credential
$48,010 – $70,72030
31Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$60,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,550 – $64,090150
32Mechanical Drafters$60,130
Associate's degree
$54,090 – $77,78040
33Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,200 – $114,440170
34Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$59,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,630 – $83,620100
35Machinists$59,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $78,480140
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,170
Associate's degree
$47,310 – $82,260100
37Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$59,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,290 – $74,050110
38Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,690 – $76,55060
39Carpenters$58,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $77,740300
40Computer User Support Specialists$58,550
Some college, no degree
$38,140 – $82,450120
41Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,490
No formal educational credential
$44,210 – $73,53040
42Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$58,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,440 – $78,12050
43Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,560 – $62,06040
44Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,140 – $75,390390
45Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,540 – $76,68060
46Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$55,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,670 – $79,11050
47Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$55,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,600 – $72,54050
48Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$54,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $86,230180
49Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$54,060
No formal educational credential
$39,180 – $57,200230
50Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$52,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,670 – $70,42070

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

#	Occupation	MedianGlens Falls, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$107,210	$40,670 – $107,210	30
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,820	$43,710 – $99,890	40
3	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$96,890	$80,800 – $111,320	40
4	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,520	$32,240 – $109,720	50
5	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$85,220	$76,070 – $102,670	90
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,040	$65,020 – $95,420	70
7	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,820	$43,860 – $124,990	110
8	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,220	$49,400 – $96,660	40
9	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,660	$44,320 – $113,920	230
10	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,800	$47,560 – $100,270	230
11	BailiffsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,670	$55,860 – $91,480	30
12	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,520	$60,280 – $79,810	70
13	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,840	$59,210 – $85,070	370
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,100	$47,210 – $125,610	410
15	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$65,570	$59,290 – $85,760	30
16	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,670	$40,100 – $107,900	40
17	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,580	$50,030 – $88,360	40
18	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,450	$38,650 – $130,280	220
19	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,110	$47,310 – $82,000	80
20	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,000	$52,000 – $99,000	30
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,720	$54,410 – $71,030	50
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,120	$53,940 – $72,210	360
23	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,850	$41,600 – $81,240	40
24	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$51,610 – $68,570	340
25	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,780	$42,390 – $81,040	140
26	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,740	$52,260 – $74,150	30
27	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $75,030	60
28	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,050	$40,000 – $77,660	40
29	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,780	$43,940 – $82,050	160
30	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$60,700	$48,010 – $70,720	30
31	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,150	$49,550 – $64,090	150
32	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$60,130	$54,090 – $77,780	40
33	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,030	$47,200 – $114,440	170
34	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,750	$50,630 – $83,620	100
35	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,570	$45,240 – $78,480	140
36	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,170	$47,310 – $82,260	100
37	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,140	$48,290 – $74,050	110
38	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,760	$46,690 – $76,550	60
39	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,560	$43,870 – $77,740	300
40	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,550	$38,140 – $82,450	120
41	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$58,490	$44,210 – $73,530	40
42	Insurance Claims and Policy Processing ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,400	$40,440 – $78,120	50
43	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,000	$41,560 – $62,060	40
44	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,870	$46,140 – $75,390	390
45	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,430	$44,540 – $76,680	60
46	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,990	$37,670 – $79,110	50
47	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,370	$38,600 – $72,540	50
48	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,960	$38,690 – $86,230	180
49	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$54,060	$39,180 – $57,200	230
50	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,410	$48,670 – $70,420	70

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