High paying jobs in Laredo, TX that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Laredo, TX, 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 Laredo, TX run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Laredo, TX salary is worth about 1.15× 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, Laredo, TX · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$82,440
Associate's degree
$73,710 – $93,88090
2Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$81,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,850 – $92,120780
3Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,340
Associate's degree
$45,600 – $94,090100
4Transportation Inspectors$69,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,380 – $82,51040
5Physical Therapist Assistants$64,500
Associate's degree
$26,660 – $90,360110
6Occupational Therapy Assistants$64,090
Associate's degree
$46,890 – $82,64050
7Firefighters$59,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,910 – $59,700430
8Postal Service Mail Carriers$57,820
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040210
9Computer Network Support Specialists$57,810
Associate's degree
$35,360 – $77,97040
10Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$56,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,590 – $70,650490
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,620 – $74,05050
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$56,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $77,400150
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$56,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,000 – $121,920450
14Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$53,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $76,88070
15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$52,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,060 – $96,05080
16Computer User Support Specialists$49,280
Some college, no degree
$33,880 – $76,460300
17Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,010
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,080 – $74,6405,460
18Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,260 – $69,740180
19Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$48,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,450 – $65,190760
20Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$48,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,860 – $96,490980
21Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$47,950
Associate's degree
$38,310 – $67,09040
22Paralegals and Legal Assistants$47,060
Associate's degree
$34,210 – $95,120140
23Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $69,750120
24Electricians$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $63,910340
25Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,140 – $51,170280
26Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$45,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,040 – $81,87040
27Driver/Sales Workers$45,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,330 – $67,510320
28Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$45,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $52,380190
29Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$45,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,210 – $70,880100
30Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$45,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,350 – $47,89070
31Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$44,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,670 – $61,88050
32Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$44,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,850 – $57,190210
33Community Health Workers$43,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,720 – $46,490100
34Pharmacy Technicians$43,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,510 – $51,880220
35Insurance Sales Agents$43,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,570 – $106,560140
36Correctional Officers and Jailers$42,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $55,460480
37Carpenters$41,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,710 – $55,160100
38Public Safety Telecommunicators$41,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $57,54070
39Pharmacy Aides$41,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,830 – $47,57040
40Social and Human Service Assistants$41,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,210 – $52,350160
41Real Estate Sales Agents$41,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,710 – $102,510110
42Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$41,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,190 – $59,620100
43Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$40,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,020 – $63,77090
44Tellers$40,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,920 – $44,620270
45Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$40,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,280 – $62,24070
46Information and Record Clerks, All Other$39,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,030 – $57,490230
47Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$39,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,790 – $52,25050
48Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$39,710
Some college, no degree
$27,820 – $68,4601,070
49Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$39,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,580 – $73,760640
50Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$38,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,560 – $71,800230

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

#	Occupation	MedianLaredo, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,440	$73,710 – $93,880	90
2	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,690	$43,850 – $92,120	780
3	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,340	$45,600 – $94,090	100
4	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,800	$28,380 – $82,510	40
5	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,500	$26,660 – $90,360	110
6	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,090	$46,890 – $82,640	50
7	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,100	$39,910 – $59,700	430
8	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$57,820	$42,390 – $81,040	210
9	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$57,810	$35,360 – $77,970	40
10	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,850	$43,590 – $70,650	490
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,350	$40,620 – $74,050	50
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,050	$34,650 – $77,400	150
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,000	$28,000 – $121,920	450
14	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,150	$36,680 – $76,880	70
15	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,980	$32,060 – $96,050	80
16	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$49,280	$33,880 – $76,460	300
17	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,010	$32,080 – $74,640	5,460
18	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,450	$36,260 – $69,740	180
19	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,270	$38,450 – $65,190	760
20	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,020	$27,860 – $96,490	980
21	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,950	$38,310 – $67,090	40
22	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$47,060	$34,210 – $95,120	140
23	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,350	$32,600 – $69,750	120
24	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$28,390 – $63,910	340
25	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,100	$37,140 – $51,170	280
26	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,810	$27,040 – $81,870	40
27	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,750	$20,330 – $67,510	320
28	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,620	$36,890 – $52,380	190
29	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,370	$33,210 – $70,880	100
30	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,150	$37,350 – $47,890	70
31	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,740	$31,670 – $61,880	50
32	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,100	$30,850 – $57,190	210
33	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,940	$29,720 – $46,490	100
34	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,800	$31,510 – $51,880	220
35	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,260	$27,570 – $106,560	140
36	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,570	$36,910 – $55,460	480
37	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,540	$31,710 – $55,160	100
38	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,390	$35,140 – $57,540	70
39	Pharmacy AidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,200	$32,830 – $47,570	40
40	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,160	$28,210 – $52,350	160
41	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,110	$25,710 – $102,510	110
42	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,030	$28,190 – $59,620	100
43	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,670	$32,020 – $63,770	90
44	TellersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,140	$28,920 – $44,620	270
45	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,040	$21,280 – $62,240	70
46	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,940	$26,030 – $57,490	230
47	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,800	$31,790 – $52,250	50
48	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$39,710	$27,820 – $68,460	1,070
49	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,450	$25,580 – $73,760	640
50	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,440	$23,560 – $71,800	230

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