High paying jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, 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 Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Employed

1Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$83,780
Associate's degree
$62,690 – $109,30060
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$83,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,920 – $93,170180
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$79,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,510 – $109,350290
4Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,040 – $107,39060
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$79,090
Associate's degree
$61,050 – $94,960360
6Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$78,830
Associate's degree
$67,500 – $100,690160
7Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$78,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,770 – $106,810420
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,110 – $109,300350
9Sheet Metal Workers$73,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,250 – $74,690130
10Real Estate Sales Agents$73,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $115,92070
11Dental Hygienists$73,470
Associate's degree
$61,100 – $82,190180
12Respiratory Therapists$66,040
Associate's degree
$61,690 – $94,280270
13Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970 – $95,030680
14Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$64,700
No formal educational credential
$47,530 – $83,66060
15Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $130,760790
16Surgical Assistants$63,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,900 – $81,21070
17Electricians$63,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900 – $96,600870
18Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,900 – $88,380240
19Postal Service Clerks$62,610
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,360120
20Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,010 – $86,840460
21Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$61,860
Associate's degree
$32,920 – $83,93050
22Millwrights$60,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,800 – $79,380130
23Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,740
Associate's degree
$48,980 – $78,32080
24Physical Therapist Assistants$59,930
Associate's degree
$45,640 – $79,160280
25Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,610
Associate's degree
$37,170 – $73,15090
26Architectural and Civil Drafters$58,180
Associate's degree
$37,990 – $93,79050
27Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$57,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $91,420240
28Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $93,9001,040
29Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,250
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040440
30Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$56,220
No formal educational credential
$37,620 – $65,450110
31Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$56,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,140 – $71,480620
32Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $141,69090
33Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$55,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,130 – $70,89070
34Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $63,95060
35Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$55,230
Associate's degree
$46,950 – $79,46050
36Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$55,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,700 – $74,650110
37Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$54,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,520 – $62,1401,390
38Pipelayers$53,880
No formal educational credential
$36,350 – $79,72050
39Computer User Support Specialists$52,520
Some college, no degree
$38,500 – $80,070360
40Carpenters$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,850 – $70,510780
41Medical Records Specialists$52,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,750 – $77,320470
42Paralegals and Legal Assistants$51,880
Associate's degree
$34,170 – $107,310240
43Information and Record Clerks, All Other$51,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,480 – $64,940120
44Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$51,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $72,800250
45Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$51,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,450 – $84,700250
46Surgical Technologists$51,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,060 – $76,190160
47Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$50,420
Associate's degree
$32,020 – $63,29050
48Correctional Officers and Jailers$50,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $70,080400
49Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$50,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,870 – $77,92050
50Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,560 – $74,1102,330

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

#	Occupation	MedianHuntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$83,780	$62,690 – $109,300	60
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,740	$47,920 – $93,170	180
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,810	$46,510 – $109,350	290
4	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,230	$53,040 – $107,390	60
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,090	$61,050 – $94,960	360
6	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$78,830	$67,500 – $100,690	160
7	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and GaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,670	$59,770 – $106,810	420
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,400	$61,110 – $109,300	350
9	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,960	$37,250 – $74,690	130
10	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,920	$38,880 – $115,920	70
11	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$73,470	$61,100 – $82,190	180
12	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$66,040	$61,690 – $94,280	270
13	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,040	$45,970 – $95,030	680
14	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$64,700	$47,530 – $83,660	60
15	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$36,960 – $130,760	790
16	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,740	$48,900 – $81,210	70
17	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,620	$37,900 – $96,600	870
18	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,130	$39,900 – $88,380	240
19	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$62,610	$42,600 – $76,360	120
20	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,160	$39,010 – $86,840	460
21	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$61,860	$32,920 – $83,930	50
22	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,880	$58,800 – $79,380	130
23	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,740	$48,980 – $78,320	80
24	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,930	$45,640 – $79,160	280
25	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,610	$37,170 – $73,150	90
26	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$58,180	$37,990 – $93,790	50
27	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,430	$37,330 – $91,420	240
28	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,320	$37,770 – $93,900	1,040
29	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,250	$42,390 – $81,040	440
30	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$56,220	$37,620 – $65,450	110
31	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,130	$40,140 – $71,480	620
32	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,050	$37,300 – $141,690	90
33	Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,590	$32,130 – $70,890	70
34	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,340	$39,430 – $63,950	60
35	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$55,230	$46,950 – $79,460	50
36	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,200	$35,700 – $74,650	110
37	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,540	$46,520 – $62,140	1,390
38	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$53,880	$36,350 – $79,720	50
39	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$52,520	$38,500 – $80,070	360
40	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$35,850 – $70,510	780
41	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,000	$36,750 – $77,320	470
42	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$51,880	$34,170 – $107,310	240
43	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,630	$30,480 – $64,940	120
44	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,470	$38,370 – $72,800	250
45	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,130	$37,450 – $84,700	250
46	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,070	$38,060 – $76,190	160
47	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$50,420	$32,020 – $63,290	50
48	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,390	$39,120 – $70,080	400
49	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,390	$41,870 – $77,920	50
50	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,050	$35,560 – $74,110	2,330

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH. 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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