High paying jobs in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, 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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY run 9.4% above the national average (2024), so a Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY salary is worth about 0.91× 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, Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$135,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$71,500 – $137,900240
2Respiratory Therapists$106,910
Associate's degree
$85,330 – $121,990240
3Dental Hygienists$100,600
Associate's degree
$80,730 – $118,060450
4Computer Network Support Specialists$98,210
Associate's degree
$57,050 – $177,320240
5Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$98,160
Associate's degree
$80,760 – $124,350200
6Structural Iron and Steel Workers$97,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,000 – $124,150150
7Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$95,860
Associate's degree
$76,590 – $120,610470
8Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$93,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,130 – $129,690230
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,970 – $104,3601,360
10Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$87,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,220 – $166,140120
11Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$86,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,310 – $127,350180
12Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$84,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$69,430 – $106,850100
13Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,270
Associate's degree
$47,750 – $100,290250
14Insurance Sales Agents$76,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,670 – $165,500490
15Mechanical Drafters$76,490
Associate's degree
$54,720 – $131,23090
16Firefighters$76,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,300 – $82,580230
17Psychiatric Aides$75,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,460 – $75,670210
18Surgical Technologists$75,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,020 – $93,530180
19Correctional Officers and Jailers$75,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,570 – $89,0601,990
20Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$74,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,010 – $139,5101,710
21Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$74,770
Associate's degree
$50,580 – $104,540100
22Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$74,410
Associate's degree
$45,220 – $119,240100
23Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$73,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,190 – $102,380250
24Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$72,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000 – $121,460590
25Occupational Therapy Assistants$71,640
Associate's degree
$48,300 – $79,470110
26Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$70,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $136,9401,330
27Computer User Support Specialists$70,110
Some college, no degree
$45,630 – $104,120870
28Electricians$70,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,020 – $101,1401,010
29Massage Therapists$68,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $105,120120
30Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,550 – $94,400450
31Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$66,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,700 – $76,9401,250
32Physical Therapist Assistants$66,320
Associate's degree
$57,270 – $78,770150
33Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,370 – $92,9001,150
34Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,890 – $117,880780
35Postal Service Clerks$64,630
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $76,360210
36Opticians, Dispensing$64,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,450 – $80,160150
37Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,550 – $81,420650
38Roofers$63,750
No formal educational credential
$47,570 – $78,500140
39Carpenters$63,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,990 – $88,8402,140
40Sheet Metal Workers$63,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,940 – $112,620170
41Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,640 – $93,000160
42Information and Record Clerks, All Other$62,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,220 – $74,400110
43Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,750 – $78,8303,330
44Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,100 – $84,950280
45Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,740 – $75,350210
46Architectural and Civil Drafters$62,360
Associate's degree
$45,890 – $97,690120
47Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040730
48Machinists$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320 – $88,500170
49Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,990
No formal educational credential
$48,400 – $124,530320
50Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,610 – $83,910160

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

#	Occupation	MedianKiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,400	$71,500 – $137,900	240
2	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$106,910	$85,330 – $121,990	240
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$100,600	$80,730 – $118,060	450
4	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$98,210	$57,050 – $177,320	240
5	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$98,160	$80,760 – $124,350	200
6	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,150	$65,000 – $124,150	150
7	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$95,860	$76,590 – $120,610	470
8	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,200	$58,130 – $129,690	230
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,930	$52,970 – $104,360	1,360
10	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$87,280	$61,220 – $166,140	120
11	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,850	$49,310 – $127,350	180
12	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,300	$69,430 – $106,850	100
13	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,270	$47,750 – $100,290	250
14	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,580	$39,670 – $165,500	490
15	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$76,490	$54,720 – $131,230	90
16	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,120	$48,300 – $82,580	230
17	Psychiatric AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,670	$62,460 – $75,670	210
18	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,390	$60,020 – $93,530	180
19	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,240	$59,570 – $89,060	1,990
20	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,810	$47,010 – $139,510	1,710
21	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,770	$50,580 – $104,540	100
22	Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including HealthAssociate's degree	$74,410	$45,220 – $119,240	100
23	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,490	$55,190 – $102,380	250
24	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,240	$57,000 – $121,460	590
25	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,640	$48,300 – $79,470	110
26	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,310	$40,000 – $136,940	1,330
27	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$70,110	$45,630 – $104,120	870
28	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,100	$45,020 – $101,140	1,010
29	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,640	$34,110 – $105,120	120
30	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,140	$46,550 – $94,400	450
31	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,360	$53,700 – $76,940	1,250
32	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$66,320	$57,270 – $78,770	150
33	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,530	$43,370 – $92,900	1,150
34	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$37,890 – $117,880	780
35	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$64,630	$54,330 – $76,360	210
36	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,280	$48,450 – $80,160	150
37	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$49,550 – $81,420	650
38	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$63,750	$47,570 – $78,500	140
39	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,540	$46,990 – $88,840	2,140
40	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,160	$37,940 – $112,620	170
41	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,980	$48,640 – $93,000	160
42	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,800	$45,220 – $74,400	110
43	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,760	$48,750 – $78,830	3,330
44	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,550	$49,100 – $84,950	280
45	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$52,740 – $75,350	210
46	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$62,360	$45,890 – $97,690	120
47	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	730
48	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$46,320 – $88,500	170
49	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,990	$48,400 – $124,530	320
50	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,520	$44,610 – $83,910	160

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY. 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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