High paying jobs in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, 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 Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA run 3.7% above the national average (2024), so a Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA salary is worth about 0.96× 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, Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$135,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$101,590 – $152,38050
2Dental Hygienists$122,950
Associate's degree
$107,290 – $135,170220
3Structural Iron and Steel Workers$111,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$79,810 – $122,18040
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$111,300
Associate's degree
$69,340 – $133,01070
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$103,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,680 – $123,280260
6Sheet Metal Workers$100,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,690 – $139,930100
7Legal Support Workers, All Other$100,510
Associate's degree
$66,130 – $124,250100
8Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$99,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$84,500 – $121,570380
9Electricians$96,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,210 – $129,540530
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$95,290
Associate's degree
$66,710 – $125,260120
11Computer Network Support Specialists$92,770
Associate's degree
$74,260 – $121,110250
12Glaziers$91,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,210 – $130,63070
13Firefighters$90,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,350 – $115,740260
14Public Safety Telecommunicators$89,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,270 – $89,09090
15Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$88,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,910 – $98,58070
16Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$88,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,710 – $100,80070
17Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$86,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,620 – $102,13040
18Real Estate Sales Agents$82,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,530 – $104,250180
19Correctional Officers and Jailers$81,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,270 – $86,980230
20Skincare Specialists$81,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,120 – $180,96090
21Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$81,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,520 – $98,800330
22Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$81,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,560 – $97,620110
23Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$80,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,400 – $131,510310
24Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$78,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,370 – $94,980260
25Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$78,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,640 – $95,640910
26Massage Therapists$78,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,740 – $113,570200
27Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $146,840700
28Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$76,610
No formal educational credential
$46,000 – $128,00040
29Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$76,600
Associate's degree
$59,830 – $96,190200
30Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$76,340
No formal educational credential
$61,610 – $77,610130
31Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,980 – $135,580270
32Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$75,850
No formal educational credential
$47,830 – $119,010120
33Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$75,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,880 – $144,100560
34Logging Equipment Operators$74,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,940 – $83,750110
35Physical Therapist Assistants$74,250
Associate's degree
$39,040 – $89,04080
36Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,920 – $100,950260
37Advertising Sales Agents$73,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $121,23040
38Paralegals and Legal Assistants$71,140
Associate's degree
$51,100 – $80,700570
39Highway Maintenance Workers$71,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,390 – $78,15080
40Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$69,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,530 – $102,000140
41Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$67,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,190 – $78,460820
42Computer User Support Specialists$67,500
Some college, no degree
$45,140 – $105,530750
43Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,790 – $93,97060
44Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$66,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710 – $70,97050
45Insurance Sales Agents$66,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,310 – $154,190480
46Postal Service Clerks$66,140
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36040
47Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$65,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,540 – $92,26080
48Library Technicians$65,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,520 – $68,96060
49Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810 – $93,94060
50Carpenters$63,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,170 – $100,290800

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

#	Occupation	MedianOlympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$135,450	$101,590 – $152,380	50
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$122,950	$107,290 – $135,170	220
3	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$111,500	$79,810 – $122,180	40
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$111,300	$69,340 – $133,010	70
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,060	$53,680 – $123,280	260
6	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,650	$62,690 – $139,930	100
7	Legal Support Workers, All OtherAssociate's degree	$100,510	$66,130 – $124,250	100
8	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,810	$84,500 – $121,570	380
9	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,600	$49,210 – $129,540	530
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$95,290	$66,710 – $125,260	120
11	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$92,770	$74,260 – $121,110	250
12	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,870	$46,210 – $130,630	70
13	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,050	$64,350 – $115,740	260
14	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,090	$62,270 – $89,090	90
15	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$88,790	$70,910 – $98,580	70
16	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,270	$65,710 – $100,800	70
17	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,450	$52,620 – $102,130	40
18	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,500	$48,530 – $104,250	180
19	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,550	$70,270 – $86,980	230
20	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,490	$49,120 – $180,960	90
21	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,350	$63,520 – $98,800	330
22	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,120	$58,560 – $97,620	110
23	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,030	$47,400 – $131,510	310
24	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,960	$58,370 – $94,980	260
25	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,460	$55,640 – $95,640	910
26	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,320	$35,740 – $113,570	200
27	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,770	$47,350 – $146,840	700
28	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$76,610	$46,000 – $128,000	40
29	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,600	$59,830 – $96,190	200
30	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$76,340	$61,610 – $77,610	130
31	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,260	$46,980 – $135,580	270
32	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$75,850	$47,830 – $119,010	120
33	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,180	$42,880 – $144,100	560
34	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,790	$63,940 – $83,750	110
35	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$74,250	$39,040 – $89,040	80
36	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,170	$50,920 – $100,950	260
37	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,280	$37,860 – $121,230	40
38	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$71,140	$51,100 – $80,700	570
39	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,140	$61,390 – $78,150	80
40	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$69,350	$50,530 – $102,000	140
41	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,650	$54,190 – $78,460	820
42	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$67,500	$45,140 – $105,530	750
43	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,440	$47,790 – $93,970	60
44	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,550	$38,710 – $70,970	50
45	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,150	$45,310 – $154,190	480
46	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$66,140	$42,600 – $76,360	40
47	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,790	$48,540 – $92,260	80
48	Library TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,630	$50,520 – $68,960	60
49	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,510	$46,810 – $93,940	60
50	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,260	$51,170 – $100,290	800

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA. 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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