High paying jobs in Odessa, TX that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Odessa, 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 Odessa, TX run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Odessa, TX salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Odessa, TX · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$104,280
Associate's degree
$72,790 – $105,65030
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $100,40040
3Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$82,130
Associate's degree
$56,940 – $107,990110
4Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$73,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,380 – $144,320770
5Physical Therapist Assistants$70,470
Associate's degree
$37,970 – $89,35060
6Calibration Technologists and Technicians$68,630
Associate's degree
$46,840 – $102,67050
7Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$67,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,740 – $99,740200
8Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$65,840
Associate's degree
$36,530 – $96,810100
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$65,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,950 – $130,400900
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,940 – $95,990550
11Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$65,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,290 – $95,74040
12Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$64,870
Associate's degree
$37,130 – $105,42050
13Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$63,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,590 – $84,090790
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,530 – $74,650320
15Computer User Support Specialists$62,120
Some college, no degree
$44,500 – $82,360170
16Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,460 – $78,210290
17Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$61,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,590 – $104,820130
18Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740 – $96,380420
19Chemical Technicians$60,580
Associate's degree
$48,640 – $101,540100
20Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$60,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,560 – $70,880410
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,210 – $84,5101,660
22Paralegals and Legal Assistants$59,890
Associate's degree
$39,970 – $79,840100
23Machinists$59,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,910 – $78,140380
24Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$59,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $97,47040
25Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$59,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,340 – $81,490170
26Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,280 – $79,130160
27Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,480 – $77,9303,190
28Electricians$57,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,690 – $75,1501,030
29Postal Service Mail Carriers$56,660
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040140
30Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $85,540240
31Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$56,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900 – $74,14060
32Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$55,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,490 – $73,010670
33Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $104,320100
34Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$54,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,420 – $79,100190
35Insulation Workers, Mechanical$52,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $57,620100
36Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,690 – $63,12090
37Carpenters$52,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,330 – $61,980180
38Maintenance Workers, Machinery$51,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,360 – $74,61090
39Medical Records Specialists$50,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,100 – $82,00050
40Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$49,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740 – $55,84050
41Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$49,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,750 – $63,700140
42Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$49,040
No formal educational credential
$34,570 – $60,67040
43Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$48,930
Some college, no degree
$33,040 – $72,120880
44Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$48,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,060 – $100,40050
45Order Clerks$48,640
Some college, no degree
$37,030 – $70,01030
46Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,520 – $72,89050
47Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,940
No formal educational credential
$38,610 – $61,510110
48Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,870
No formal educational credential
$35,100 – $58,860110
49Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,640 – $85,860640
50Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,420 – $64,780180

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

#	Occupation	MedianOdessa, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$104,280	$72,790 – $105,650	30
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,750	$43,930 – $100,400	40
3	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,130	$56,940 – $107,990	110
4	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,350	$37,380 – $144,320	770
5	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$70,470	$37,970 – $89,350	60
6	Calibration Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$68,630	$46,840 – $102,670	50
7	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,260	$48,740 – $99,740	200
8	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,840	$36,530 – $96,810	100
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,750	$40,950 – $130,400	900
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,740	$46,940 – $95,990	550
11	Occupational Health and Safety TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,480	$39,290 – $95,740	40
12	Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All OtherAssociate's degree	$64,870	$37,130 – $105,420	50
13	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,470	$42,590 – $84,090	790
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,490	$45,530 – $74,650	320
15	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,120	$44,500 – $82,360	170
16	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,870	$39,460 – $78,210	290
17	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,840	$48,590 – $104,820	130
18	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,560	$44,740 – $96,380	420
19	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,580	$48,640 – $101,540	100
20	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,300	$45,560 – $70,880	410
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,190	$45,210 – $84,510	1,660
22	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$59,890	$39,970 – $79,840	100
23	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,770	$40,910 – $78,140	380
24	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,710	$37,930 – $97,470	40
25	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,420	$42,340 – $81,490	170
26	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,580	$33,280 – $79,130	160
27	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,370	$40,480 – $77,930	3,190
28	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,110	$41,690 – $75,150	1,030
29	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$56,660	$43,120 – $81,040	140
30	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,620	$37,440 – $85,540	240
31	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,000	$44,900 – $74,140	60
32	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,430	$43,490 – $73,010	670
33	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,100	$34,200 – $104,320	100
34	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,980	$35,420 – $79,100	190
35	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,760	$42,210 – $57,620	100
36	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$40,690 – $63,120	90
37	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,260	$41,330 – $61,980	180
38	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,110	$36,360 – $74,610	90
39	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,410	$35,100 – $82,000	50
40	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,700	$44,740 – $55,840	50
41	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,420	$37,750 – $63,700	140
42	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$49,040	$34,570 – $60,670	40
43	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,930	$33,040 – $72,120	880
44	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,730	$38,060 – $100,400	50
45	Order ClerksSome college, no degree	$48,640	$37,030 – $70,010	30
46	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,610	$38,520 – $72,890	50
47	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$47,940	$38,610 – $61,510	110
48	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$47,870	$35,100 – $58,860	110
49	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,510	$29,640 – $85,860	640
50	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,340	$33,420 – $64,780	180

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