High paying jobs in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA run 1.3% below the national average (2024), so a Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA · Employed

1Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$84,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,480 – $110,2701,480
2Dental Hygienists$84,100
Associate's degree
$76,820 – $96,270390
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$82,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,370 – $101,820120
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$79,330
Associate's degree
$72,570 – $98,110230
5Respiratory Therapists$78,750
Associate's degree
$63,760 – $94,590410
6Computer Network Support Specialists$77,160
Associate's degree
$53,760 – $104,960240
7Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,860 – $105,480770
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,740
Associate's degree
$61,760 – $97,250470
9Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$73,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $104,630950
10Electricians$71,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,860 – $129,5101,050
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,850 – $108,820210
12Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$68,600
Associate's degree
$48,780 – $93,990170
13Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$65,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $135,3701,880
14Insurance Sales Agents$65,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,390 – $132,640880
15Tool and Die Makers$64,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,730 – $77,320130
16Architectural and Civil Drafters$64,900
Associate's degree
$46,260 – $95,410260
17Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$64,590
Associate's degree
$45,230 – $100,770220
18Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370 – $83,680320
19Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,950 – $82,1301,120
20Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$63,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,970 – $76,710280
21Sheet Metal Workers$63,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,570 – $105,460180
22Correctional Officers and Jailers$63,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000 – $88,590760
23Postal Service Clerks$63,130
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,030150
24Firefighters$62,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,660 – $71,110140
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,010 – $74,9802,180
26Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,040 – $86,910910
27Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,790 – $79,2101,100
28Physical Therapist Assistants$62,330
Associate's degree
$48,780 – $77,890190
29Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$62,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $128,3102,450
30Surgical Technologists$61,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,830 – $75,990330
31Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,360 – $82,2806,800
32Occupational Therapy Assistants$61,230
Associate's degree
$52,560 – $78,610130
33Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,750
Associate's degree
$47,070 – $85,510180
34Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,590
No formal educational credential
$45,570 – $85,070120
35Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,360
Associate's degree
$49,550 – $81,0401,000
36Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$58,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $64,970200
37Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $78,540590
38Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$58,680
No formal educational credential
$37,610 – $65,700140
39Computer User Support Specialists$58,670
Some college, no degree
$39,260 – $82,5701,390
40Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780 – $90,500670
41Advertising Sales Agents$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $99,220230
42Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,700
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040680
43Carpenters$57,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,940 – $84,4101,320
44Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$57,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350 – $76,020220
45Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$57,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,460 – $74,670280
46Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$56,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,120 – $63,190150
47Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$56,430
No formal educational credential
$45,530 – $75,280890
48Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$56,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,720 – $80,520130
49Machinists$56,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,020 – $74,900360
50Procurement Clerks$56,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $82,220300

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

#	Occupation	MedianHarrisburg-Carlisle, PA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,470	$45,480 – $110,270	1,480
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$84,100	$76,820 – $96,270	390
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,340	$47,370 – $101,820	120
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$79,330	$72,570 – $98,110	230
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,750	$63,760 – $94,590	410
6	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,160	$53,760 – $104,960	240
7	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,100	$46,860 – $105,480	770
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,740	$61,760 – $97,250	470
9	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,560	$48,080 – $104,630	950
10	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,820	$38,860 – $129,510	1,050
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,220	$43,850 – $108,820	210
12	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,600	$48,780 – $93,990	170
13	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,650	$35,320 – $135,370	1,880
14	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,370	$42,390 – $132,640	880
15	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,920	$45,730 – $77,320	130
16	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$64,900	$46,260 – $95,410	260
17	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$64,590	$45,230 – $100,770	220
18	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,040	$48,370 – $83,680	320
19	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,010	$48,950 – $82,130	1,120
20	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,680	$46,970 – $76,710	280
21	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,580	$47,570 – $105,460	180
22	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,460	$49,000 – $88,590	760
23	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,130	$42,600 – $75,030	150
24	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,760	$50,660 – $71,110	140
25	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,680	$52,010 – $74,980	2,180
26	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,570	$48,040 – $86,910	910
27	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,470	$47,790 – $79,210	1,100
28	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,330	$48,780 – $77,890	190
29	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,310	$37,440 – $128,310	2,450
30	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,730	$44,830 – $75,990	330
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,520	$47,360 – $82,280	6,800
32	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,230	$52,560 – $78,610	130
33	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,750	$47,070 – $85,510	180
34	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$60,590	$45,570 – $85,070	120
35	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,360	$49,550 – $81,040	1,000
36	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,870	$38,770 – $64,970	200
37	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,710	$37,950 – $78,540	590
38	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$58,680	$37,610 – $65,700	140
39	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$58,670	$39,260 – $82,570	1,390
40	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,420	$46,780 – $90,500	670
41	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$38,570 – $99,220	230
42	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,700	$42,390 – $81,040	680
43	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,690	$40,940 – $84,410	1,320
44	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,490	$41,350 – $76,020	220
45	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,200	$44,460 – $74,670	280
46	Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, RecordkeepingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,560	$40,120 – $63,190	150
47	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$56,430	$45,530 – $75,280	890
48	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,410	$39,720 – $80,520	130
49	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,070	$42,020 – $74,900	360
50	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,060	$46,080 – $82,220	300

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