High paying jobs in Kenosha, WI that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Kenosha, WI, 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 Kenosha, WI run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Kenosha, WI salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Kenosha, WI · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$96,620
Associate's degree
$81,430 – $100,050100
2Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$85,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,970 – $115,56040
3Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,050 – $93,120360
4Respiratory Therapists$77,570
Associate's degree
$62,660 – $94,59040
5Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,440 – $112,750150
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,190 – $77,45060
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,860
Associate's degree
$60,650 – $99,410110
8Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$75,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,780 – $140,600900
9Electricians$74,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650 – $98,240120
10Insurance Sales Agents$73,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,600 – $170,73090
11Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,790 – $97,360120
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,950 – $84,050420
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,860 – $79,220250
14Physical Therapist Assistants$64,940
Associate's degree
$53,540 – $73,98050
15Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$64,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,950 – $79,05030
16Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,790 – $113,440410
17Highway Maintenance Workers$63,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,700 – $66,180100
18Tool and Die Makers$62,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,300 – $82,68030
19Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$62,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,420 – $76,970120
20Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,520 – $78,26050
21Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$62,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,450 – $80,13050
22Mechanical Drafters$61,800
Associate's degree
$50,370 – $88,78030
23Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,470 – $77,8401,260
24Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,300 – $96,290120
25Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$61,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,680 – $73,250120
26Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,840
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040170
27Occupational Therapy Assistants$60,790
Associate's degree
$45,980 – $78,02030
28Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$60,780
Associate's degree
$46,340 – $89,55050
29Bill and Account Collectors$60,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $74,04080
30Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$60,630
No formal educational credential
$50,120 – $91,43070
31Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$60,400
No formal educational credential
$31,270 – $60,40050
32Carpenters$60,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,820 – $84,950310
33Surgical Technologists$60,090
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,870 – $95,17050
34Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $76,900190
35Machinists$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,660 – $75,760230
36Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,730 – $74,62080
37Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,120 – $81,30030
38Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,480 – $79,030330
39Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,640 – $78,400840
40Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$58,530
Associate's degree
$47,650 – $79,34040
41Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$58,110
No formal educational credential
$40,050 – $62,9401,300
42Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$57,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $63,040300
43Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$57,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $68,590250
44Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,760 – $77,150310
45Computer User Support Specialists$57,440
Some college, no degree
$46,550 – $79,760310
46Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,900 – $70,05070
47Paralegals and Legal Assistants$54,940
Associate's degree
$45,170 – $84,870110
48Real Estate Sales Agents$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $91,670140
49Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$54,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,720 – $70,97080
50Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$52,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,910 – $61,45030

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

#	Occupation	MedianKenosha, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$96,620	$81,430 – $100,050	100
2	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,560	$50,970 – $115,560	40
3	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,780	$78,050 – $93,120	360
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$77,570	$62,660 – $94,590	40
5	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,340	$51,440 – $112,750	150
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,340	$65,190 – $77,450	60
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,860	$60,650 – $99,410	110
8	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,580	$38,780 – $140,600	900
9	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,970	$39,650 – $98,240	120
10	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,400	$40,600 – $170,730	90
11	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,190	$58,790 – $97,360	120
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,430	$50,950 – $84,050	420
13	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,350	$52,860 – $79,220	250
14	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,940	$53,540 – $73,980	50
15	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,650	$49,950 – $79,050	30
16	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,360	$43,790 – $113,440	410
17	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,710	$52,700 – $66,180	100
18	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,550	$51,300 – $82,680	30
19	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,470	$45,420 – $76,970	120
20	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$49,520 – $78,260	50
21	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,320	$61,450 – $80,130	50
22	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,800	$50,370 – $88,780	30
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,610	$46,470 – $77,840	1,260
24	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,260	$44,300 – $96,290	120
25	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,180	$46,680 – $73,250	120
26	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,840	$42,390 – $81,040	170
27	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,790	$45,980 – $78,020	30
28	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,780	$46,340 – $89,550	50
29	Bill and Account CollectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,690	$34,730 – $74,040	80
30	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$60,630	$50,120 – $91,430	70
31	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$60,400	$31,270 – $60,400	50
32	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,120	$43,820 – $84,950	310
33	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,090	$49,870 – $95,170	50
34	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,940	$46,070 – $76,900	190
35	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$40,660 – $75,760	230
36	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,790	$42,730 – $74,620	80
37	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,680	$42,120 – $81,300	30
38	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$37,480 – $79,030	330
39	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,740	$31,640 – $78,400	840
40	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$58,530	$47,650 – $79,340	40
41	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$58,110	$40,050 – $62,940	1,300
42	Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,910	$38,650 – $63,040	300
43	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,780	$47,860 – $68,590	250
44	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,540	$36,760 – $77,150	310
45	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$57,440	$46,550 – $79,760	310
46	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,330	$39,900 – $70,050	70
47	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$54,940	$45,170 – $84,870	110
48	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$37,330 – $91,670	140
49	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,820	$39,720 – $70,970	80
50	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,130	$50,910 – $61,450	30

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