High paying jobs in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC, 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 Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC run 2.0% below the national average (2024), so a Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC salary is worth about 1.02× 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, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$90,660
Associate's degree
$66,770 – $97,810160
2Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$79,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,670 – $123,83040
3Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$78,500
Associate's degree
$71,780 – $110,55030
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,610 – $98,48080
5Real Estate Sales Agents$76,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,560 – $195,880420
6Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,790 – $84,01060
7Computer Network Support Specialists$74,180
Associate's degree
$38,850 – $112,99080
8Postal Service Clerks$68,670
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36050
9Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$64,620
Associate's degree
$52,000 – $82,470130
10Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$64,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,830 – $78,340250
11Surgical Technologists$62,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,820 – $80,06040
12Massage Therapists$62,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$17,100 – $102,800140
13Computer User Support Specialists$61,930
Some college, no degree
$36,470 – $135,940200
14Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $149,990530
15Medical Records Specialists$61,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,710 – $77,360100
16Insurance Sales Agents$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $117,490240
17Brokerage Clerks$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,440 – $141,75040
18Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,880
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $83,740180
19Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,480 – $76,94070
20Architectural and Civil Drafters$60,880
Associate's degree
$47,470 – $97,29050
21Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,300 – $81,15070
22Advertising Sales Agents$59,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $119,15050
23Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,790 – $97,62090
24Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$59,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $81,000540
25Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$58,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $63,500130
26Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,090 – $74,620420
27Physical Therapist Assistants$58,190
Associate's degree
$37,820 – $80,63070
28Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $76,18030
29Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$57,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,700 – $82,930160
30Correctional Officers and Jailers$57,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790 – $70,350100
31Electricians$57,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,090 – $73,860220
32Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $75,74060
33Glaziers$54,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,430 – $73,01050
34Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,840 – $75,990210
35Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$54,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,760 – $78,23050
36Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,990 – $70,81090
37Paralegals and Legal Assistants$53,930
Associate's degree
$44,470 – $77,590300
38Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$52,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,420 – $71,300730
39Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$51,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $63,23030
40Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$51,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,700 – $123,200720
41Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$50,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,950 – $63,96030
42Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,220 – $81,370560
43Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$50,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,660 – $69,050320
44Highway Maintenance Workers$50,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,710 – $60,78050
45Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$50,250
Some college, no degree
$35,180 – $73,500850
46Firefighters$50,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,810 – $75,100640
47Audio and Video Technicians$49,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,900 – $86,89050
48Information and Record Clerks, All Other$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,950 – $63,02030
49Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,420
No formal educational credential
$36,270 – $80,98090
50Data Entry Keyers$49,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,600 – $57,17060

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

#	Occupation	MedianHilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$90,660	$66,770 – $97,810	160
2	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,000	$46,670 – $123,830	40
3	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$78,500	$71,780 – $110,550	30
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,540	$50,610 – $98,480	80
5	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,820	$39,560 – $195,880	420
6	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,780	$60,790 – $84,010	60
7	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$74,180	$38,850 – $112,990	80
8	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$68,670	$42,600 – $76,360	50
9	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,620	$52,000 – $82,470	130
10	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,270	$51,830 – $78,340	250
11	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,810	$42,820 – $80,060	40
12	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,120	$17,100 – $102,800	140
13	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$61,930	$36,470 – $135,940	200
14	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$32,160 – $149,990	530
15	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,520	$40,710 – $77,360	100
16	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$36,420 – $117,490	240
17	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$50,440 – $141,750	40
18	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,880	$42,390 – $83,740	180
19	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,880	$45,480 – $76,940	70
20	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$60,880	$47,470 – $97,290	50
21	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,130	$42,300 – $81,150	70
22	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,770	$46,540 – $119,150	50
23	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,310	$37,790 – $97,620	90
24	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,240	$48,080 – $81,000	540
25	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,500	$35,360 – $63,500	130
26	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,280	$39,090 – $74,620	420
27	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$58,190	$37,820 – $80,630	70
28	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,600	$36,200 – $76,180	30
29	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,190	$43,700 – $82,930	160
30	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,100	$43,790 – $70,350	100
31	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,030	$45,090 – $73,860	220
32	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,910	$37,440 – $75,740	60
33	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,950	$41,430 – $73,010	50
34	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$37,840 – $75,990	210
35	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,160	$38,760 – $78,230	50
36	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,030	$38,990 – $70,810	90
37	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$53,930	$44,470 – $77,590	300
38	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,530	$39,420 – $71,300	730
39	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,870	$31,680 – $63,230	30
40	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,570	$27,700 – $123,200	720
41	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,940	$44,950 – $63,960	30
42	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,920	$31,220 – $81,370	560
43	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,740	$41,660 – $69,050	320
44	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,700	$44,710 – $60,780	50
45	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$50,250	$35,180 – $73,500	850
46	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,210	$36,810 – $75,100	640
47	Audio and Video TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,990	$47,900 – $86,890	50
48	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$44,950 – $63,020	30
49	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$49,420	$36,270 – $80,980	90
50	Data Entry KeyersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,280	$31,600 – $57,170	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC. 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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