High paying jobs in Medford, OR that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Medford, OR, 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 Medford, OR run 1.4% above the national average (2024), so a Medford, OR 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, Medford, OR · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$128,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,320 – $148,42050
2Commercial Pilots$124,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$76,230 – $314,24040
3Dental Hygienists$110,200
Associate's degree
$100,720 – $124,050210
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,060
Associate's degree
$91,160 – $123,87090
5Respiratory Therapists$102,780
Associate's degree
$80,960 – $120,06090
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$98,380
Associate's degree
$74,830 – $119,410180
7Electricians$92,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,460 – $119,390500
8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$90,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,470 – $121,02040
9Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$87,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,170 – $97,230290
10Massage Therapists$82,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,180 – $95,720150
11Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,050
Associate's degree
$66,790 – $99,79040
12Public Safety Telecommunicators$80,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,000 – $95,86090
13Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$79,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,260 – $94,200260
14Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$78,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $105,110200
15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,190
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,410 – $101,08080
16Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$77,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,630 – $102,00060
17Surgical Technologists$76,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,930 – $96,16090
18Physical Therapist Assistants$76,340
Associate's degree
$59,380 – $82,19050
19Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$75,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,440 – $101,49040
20Computer Network Support Specialists$74,310
Associate's degree
$53,380 – $80,97040
21Insurance Sales Agents$74,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,510 – $150,940200
22Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$73,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,010 – $78,92040
23Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$71,470
No formal educational credential
$40,870 – $129,26050
24Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$70,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,030 – $93,090150
25Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,250 – $83,460210
26Postal Service Clerks$67,790
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03050
27Architectural and Civil Drafters$66,590
Associate's degree
$49,970 – $88,04040
28Firefighters$63,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,800 – $101,460150
29Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$62,730
No formal educational credential
$57,110 – $63,390130
30Highway Maintenance Workers$62,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,060 – $70,32080
31Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,850 – $98,280270
32Protective Service Workers, All Other$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,300 – $68,59060
33Pipelayers$62,370
No formal educational credential
$52,260 – $68,07040
34Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$62,010
No formal educational credential
$45,740 – $94,540120
35Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$61,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580 – $74,34030
36Transportation Security Screeners$61,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,100 – $67,20060
37Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,590 – $101,400620
38Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,850 – $74,960220
39Machinists$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,830 – $82,04070
40Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$60,200
No formal educational credential
$48,880 – $75,28060
41Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $159,390450
42Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,720 – $83,03090
43Bus Drivers, School$59,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,970 – $75,370270
44Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,310 – $84,460200
45Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$59,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,400 – $73,43090
46Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,010
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040190
47Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,860 – $70,32070
48Community Health Workers$58,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,870 – $75,00090
49Sheet Metal Workers$58,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $101,72090
50Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$58,280
Associate's degree
$44,950 – $71,28070

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

#	Occupation	MedianMedford, OR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,030	$60,320 – $148,420	50
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$124,990	$76,230 – $314,240	40
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$110,200	$100,720 – $124,050	210
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,060	$91,160 – $123,870	90
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$102,780	$80,960 – $120,060	90
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$98,380	$74,830 – $119,410	180
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,410	$53,460 – $119,390	500
8	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,560	$56,470 – $121,020	40
9	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,160	$68,170 – $97,230	290
10	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,370	$58,180 – $95,720	150
11	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,050	$66,790 – $99,790	40
12	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,620	$53,000 – $95,860	90
13	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,160	$62,260 – $94,200	260
14	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,440	$45,880 – $105,110	200
15	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,190	$49,410 – $101,080	80
16	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,610	$53,630 – $102,000	60
17	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,720	$59,930 – $96,160	90
18	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$76,340	$59,380 – $82,190	50
19	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,560	$59,440 – $101,490	40
20	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$74,310	$53,380 – $80,970	40
21	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,190	$47,510 – $150,940	200
22	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,270	$58,010 – $78,920	40
23	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$71,470	$40,870 – $129,260	50
24	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,040	$49,030 – $93,090	150
25	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,550	$56,250 – $83,460	210
26	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$67,790	$42,600 – $75,030	50
27	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$66,590	$49,970 – $88,040	40
28	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,130	$38,800 – $101,460	150
29	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$62,730	$57,110 – $63,390	130
30	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,430	$41,060 – $70,320	80
31	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$50,850 – $98,280	270
32	Protective Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$45,300 – $68,590	60
33	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$62,370	$52,260 – $68,070	40
34	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$62,010	$45,740 – $94,540	120
35	Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,830	$48,580 – $74,340	30
36	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,110	$42,100 – $67,200	60
37	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,030	$41,590 – $101,400	620
38	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,860	$47,850 – $74,960	220
39	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$40,830 – $82,040	70
40	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,200	$48,880 – $75,280	60
41	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,050	$38,680 – $159,390	450
42	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,960	$37,720 – $83,030	90
43	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,850	$45,970 – $75,370	270
44	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,750	$45,310 – $84,460	200
45	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,080	$45,400 – $73,430	90
46	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,010	$43,120 – $81,040	190
47	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,790	$49,860 – $70,320	70
48	Community Health WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,600	$45,870 – $75,000	90
49	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,410	$39,130 – $101,720	90
50	Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All OtherAssociate's degree	$58,280	$44,950 – $71,280	70

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