High paying jobs in Jonesboro, AR that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Jonesboro, AR, 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 Jonesboro, AR run 14.1% below the national average (2024), so a Jonesboro, AR salary is worth about 1.16× 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, Jonesboro, AR · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$88,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,570 – $108,33070
2Dental Hygienists$86,650
Associate's degree
$58,930 – $104,00080
3Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$84,000
Associate's degree
$34,450 – $112,02030
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$81,880
Associate's degree
$69,760 – $100,97050
5Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$81,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,960 – $109,30070
6Occupational Therapy Assistants$78,660
Associate's degree
$52,770 – $93,16090
7Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$66,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,750 – $93,78040
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $100,14080
9Postal Service Mail Carriers$63,140
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $86,470150
10Physical Therapist Assistants$62,700
Associate's degree
$38,100 – $81,070170
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760 – $77,00060
12Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$61,630
Associate's degree
$37,740 – $80,980140
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$60,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,640 – $141,520590
14Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,800 – $80,710230
15Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03030
16Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,020 – $77,950130
17Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840 – $74,120290
18Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$55,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,790 – $80,900120
19Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,040 – $65,18080
20Computer Network Support Specialists$53,660
Associate's degree
$43,160 – $78,62030
21Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$53,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $53,310150
22Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$51,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,610 – $59,800340
23Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,120 – $51,610210
24Insurance Sales Agents$51,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $93,810110
25Machinists$51,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $68,13080
26Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$50,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,400 – $61,910630
27Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$50,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,340 – $71,23040
28Computer User Support Specialists$50,220
Some college, no degree
$36,460 – $78,660160
29Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$50,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,530 – $50,15040
30Tutors$50,100
Some college, no degree
$23,080 – $161,77050
31Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $49,960170
32Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$49,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,650 – $68,030110
33Surgical Technologists$49,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,520 – $65,320140
34Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$49,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,130 – $71,890230
35Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $58,100210
36Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$49,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $85,590170
37Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$49,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,950 – $52,630540
38Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,420 – $76,55080
39Brickmasons and Blockmasons$48,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,590 – $59,95030
40Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,170 – $109,900220
41Electricians$48,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,470 – $66,200340
42Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,400 – $72,5901,220
43Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,510
No formal educational credential
$34,780 – $53,100450
44Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,010 – $63,430170
45Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$47,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,510 – $61,880100
46Pest Control Workers$47,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,520 – $47,07030
47Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$47,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,840 – $62,520160
48Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,240 – $68,68050
49Bus Drivers, School$46,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,080 – $60,720210
50Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$46,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,100 – $60,06040

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

#	Occupation	MedianJonesboro, AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,360	$55,570 – $108,330	70
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$86,650	$58,930 – $104,000	80
3	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,000	$34,450 – $112,020	30
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$81,880	$69,760 – $100,970	50
5	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,330	$46,960 – $109,300	70
6	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$78,660	$52,770 – $93,160	90
7	Cabinetmakers and Bench CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,860	$36,750 – $93,780	40
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,490	$35,870 – $100,140	80
9	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$63,140	$42,390 – $86,470	150
10	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$62,700	$38,100 – $81,070	170
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,990	$44,760 – $77,000	60
12	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$61,630	$37,740 – $80,980	140
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,910	$30,640 – $141,520	590
14	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,200	$44,800 – $80,710	230
15	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	30
16	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$35,020 – $77,950	130
17	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,120	$42,840 – $74,120	290
18	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,760	$35,790 – $80,900	120
19	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,960	$33,040 – $65,180	80
20	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$53,660	$43,160 – $78,620	30
21	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,310	$35,640 – $53,310	150
22	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,900	$38,610 – $59,800	340
23	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,610	$38,120 – $51,610	210
24	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,520	$31,200 – $93,810	110
25	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,220	$33,830 – $68,130	80
26	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,980	$40,400 – $61,910	630
27	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,370	$35,340 – $71,230	40
28	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$50,220	$36,460 – $78,660	160
29	Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,150	$36,530 – $50,150	40
30	TutorsSome college, no degree	$50,100	$23,080 – $161,770	50
31	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,960	$36,510 – $49,960	170
32	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,740	$37,650 – $68,030	110
33	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,590	$31,520 – $65,320	140
34	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,570	$38,130 – $71,890	230
35	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,560	$35,940 – $58,100	210
36	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,440	$49,440 – $85,590	170
37	Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,390	$32,950 – $52,630	540
38	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$36,420 – $76,550	80
39	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,880	$43,590 – $59,950	30
40	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,780	$32,170 – $109,900	220
41	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,740	$31,470 – $66,200	340
42	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,670	$34,400 – $72,590	1,220
43	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,510	$34,780 – $53,100	450
44	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,230	$38,010 – $63,430	170
45	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,140	$29,510 – $61,880	100
46	Pest Control WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,070	$31,520 – $47,070	30
47	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,030	$31,840 – $62,520	160
48	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,930	$37,240 – $68,680	50
49	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,790	$24,080 – $60,720	210
50	Audiovisual Equipment Installers and RepairersPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,770	$38,100 – $60,060	40

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