High paying jobs in Jacksonville, FL that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Jacksonville, FL, 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 Jacksonville, FL run 0.5% below the national average (2024), so a Jacksonville, FL 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, Jacksonville, FL · Employed

1Air Traffic Controllers$170,120
Associate's degree
$90,910 – $195,960450
2Dental Hygienists$94,960
Associate's degree
$63,860 – $98,1901,110
3Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,510
Associate's degree
$60,600 – $119,780420
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$84,470
Associate's degree
$68,480 – $99,770530
5Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$83,780
Associate's degree
$50,380 – $115,210390
6Respiratory Therapists$81,760
Associate's degree
$64,940 – $94,340670
7Avionics Technicians$81,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,060 – $103,110330
8Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,340 – $116,890470
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,690 – $95,0002,800
10Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$77,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,580 – $100,570460
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,110
Associate's degree
$50,850 – $96,0301,360
12Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$76,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040 – $114,1802,180
13Sailors and Marine Oilers$75,530
No formal educational credential
$44,040 – $77,260700
14Computer Network Support Specialists$74,970
Associate's degree
$48,800 – $127,760710
15Medical Equipment Repairers$70,930
Associate's degree
$38,830 – $98,850320
16Occupational Therapy Assistants$70,540
Associate's degree
$59,110 – $77,070340
17Physical Therapist Assistants$67,460
Associate's degree
$57,760 – $79,540750
18Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,400 – $91,7101,440
19Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,640 – $90,850420
20Surgical Technologists$64,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,210 – $79,340850
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $92,7301,760
22Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420 – $78,5301,100
23Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,460
Associate's degree
$42,680 – $83,780250
24Brokerage Clerks$63,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,120 – $82,050260
25Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,940 – $92,770660
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$62,480
Associate's degree
$40,610 – $92,1302,170
27Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$62,400
Associate's degree
$37,980 – $99,630570
28Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,180
Associate's degree
$46,800 – $97,750530
29Transportation Security Screeners$62,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,870 – $67,200240
30Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,810 – $73,5003,050
31Correctional Officers and Jailers$61,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $79,8901,060
32Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $129,5407,700
33Legal Support Workers, All Other$61,500
Associate's degree
$42,310 – $174,800250
34Insurance Sales Agents$61,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,680 – $124,8903,610
35Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,140 – $76,8101,640
36Real Estate Sales Agents$61,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,490 – $126,8101,070
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,790 – $127,7706,450
38Postal Service Mail Carriers$61,010
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0401,440
39Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,170 – $74,6001,090
40Financial Clerks, All Other$60,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,750 – $81,660240
41Loan Interviewers and Clerks$59,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,890 – $64,7701,320
42Machinists$59,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,100 – $75,710640
43Computer User Support Specialists$59,340
Some college, no degree
$39,790 – $91,8403,760
44Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,680 – $95,010520
45Firefighters$58,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,990 – $89,8402,060
46Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$58,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $75,3102,380
47Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,920 – $79,9103,340
48Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$58,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,810 – $79,420320
49Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$58,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,060 – $80,090300
50Electricians$58,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,080 – $77,2004,990

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

#	Occupation	MedianJacksonville, FL	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$170,120	$90,910 – $195,960	450
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$94,960	$63,860 – $98,190	1,110
3	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,510	$60,600 – $119,780	420
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$84,470	$68,480 – $99,770	530
5	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$83,780	$50,380 – $115,210	390
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$81,760	$64,940 – $94,340	670
7	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,760	$58,060 – $103,110	330
8	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,860	$50,340 – $116,890	470
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,810	$58,690 – $95,000	2,800
10	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,150	$43,580 – $100,570	460
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,110	$50,850 – $96,030	1,360
12	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,860	$47,040 – $114,180	2,180
13	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$75,530	$44,040 – $77,260	700
14	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$74,970	$48,800 – $127,760	710
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$70,930	$38,830 – $98,850	320
16	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$70,540	$59,110 – $77,070	340
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$67,460	$57,760 – $79,540	750
18	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,200	$46,400 – $91,710	1,440
19	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,210	$44,640 – $90,850	420
20	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,070	$47,210 – $79,340	850
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,650	$46,170 – $92,730	1,760
22	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,530	$44,420 – $78,530	1,100
23	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,460	$42,680 – $83,780	250
24	Brokerage ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,190	$34,120 – $82,050	260
25	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,720	$41,940 – $92,770	660
26	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,480	$40,610 – $92,130	2,170
27	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$62,400	$37,980 – $99,630	570
28	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,180	$46,800 – $97,750	530
29	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,160	$43,870 – $67,200	240
30	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,070	$50,810 – $73,500	3,050
31	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,770	$45,760 – $79,890	1,060
32	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,550	$37,530 – $129,540	7,700
33	Legal Support Workers, All OtherAssociate's degree	$61,500	$42,310 – $174,800	250
34	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,490	$39,680 – $124,890	3,610
35	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,470	$47,140 – $76,810	1,640
36	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,450	$34,490 – $126,810	1,070
37	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,160	$36,790 – $127,770	6,450
38	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$61,010	$42,390 – $81,040	1,440
39	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,670	$47,170 – $74,600	1,090
40	Financial Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,230	$45,750 – $81,660	240
41	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,710	$40,890 – $64,770	1,320
42	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,700	$42,100 – $75,710	640
43	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$59,340	$39,790 – $91,840	3,760
44	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,320	$58,680 – $95,010	520
45	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,940	$38,990 – $89,840	2,060
46	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,920	$40,020 – $75,310	2,380
47	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,590	$37,920 – $79,910	3,340
48	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,480	$44,810 – $79,420	320
49	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,290	$42,060 – $80,090	300
50	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,280	$38,080 – $77,200	4,990

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