High paying jobs in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI run 7.1% below the national average (2024), so a Oshkosh-Neenah, WI salary is worth about 1.08× 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, Oshkosh-Neenah, WI · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$105,540
Associate's degree
$83,690 – $118,98050
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$103,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630 – $120,64040
3Dental Hygienists$93,850
Associate's degree
$82,620 – $101,310130
4Commercial Pilots$86,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,390 – $151,57050
5Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$86,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,340 – $110,900230
6Carpenters$84,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,660 – $100,270650
7Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,980 – $99,420330
8Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$80,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $80,17090
9Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,480
Associate's degree
$58,880 – $83,660100
10Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$78,150
Associate's degree
$42,340 – $81,53040
11Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,690
Associate's degree
$62,400 – $96,550110
12Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$77,480
Associate's degree
$48,250 – $84,48080
13Insurance Sales Agents$77,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190 – $155,800200
14Electricians$77,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $98,820810
15Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,060 – $98,330150
16Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,280 – $86,720530
17Millwrights$75,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,900 – $92,93080
18Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,470 – $182,58030
19Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$74,290
No formal educational credential
$49,660 – $99,460110
20Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$72,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,440 – $77,150100
21Surgical Technologists$71,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,940 – $85,07050
22Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$69,720
Associate's degree
$44,740 – $92,08050
23Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$67,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,210 – $83,60030
24Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$66,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,190 – $79,03080
25Surgical Assistants$66,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,640 – $96,74050
26Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$65,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,910 – $88,850260
27Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$64,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,300 – $71,340450
28Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$64,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $80,79070
29Architectural and Civil Drafters$63,850
Associate's degree
$50,790 – $99,87050
30Tool and Die Makers$63,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,660 – $84,09070
31Mechanical Drafters$63,440
Associate's degree
$46,620 – $94,88030
32Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$63,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,700 – $79,520520
33Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,800 – $67,470110
34Sheet Metal Workers$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,110 – $94,92070
35Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$62,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,770 – $67,180560
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$43,120 – $81,040170
37Public Safety Telecommunicators$62,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740 – $75,87060
38Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03030
39Physical Therapist Assistants$61,270
Associate's degree
$51,400 – $76,61040
40Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $106,3801,280
41Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$61,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $78,17050
42Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,550 – $75,680270
43Massage Therapists$60,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,090 – $90,75070
44Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $67,210540
45Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,210 – $81,880130
46Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$60,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,230 – $104,450570
47Highway Maintenance Workers$60,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,410 – $64,540170
48Machinists$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $73,700340
49Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$59,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,520 – $67,03050
50Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,790 – $76,6601,610

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

#	Occupation	MedianOshkosh-Neenah, WI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$105,540	$83,690 – $118,980	50
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,550	$45,630 – $120,640	40
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,850	$82,620 – $101,310	130
4	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$86,860	$66,390 – $151,570	50
5	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,320	$53,340 – $110,900	230
6	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,430	$48,660 – $100,270	650
7	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,200	$58,980 – $99,420	330
8	Engine and Other Machine AssemblersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,170	$38,250 – $80,170	90
9	Industrial Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,480	$58,880 – $83,660	100
10	Mechanical Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$78,150	$42,340 – $81,530	40
11	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,690	$62,400 – $96,550	110
12	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,480	$48,250 – $84,480	80
13	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,340	$49,190 – $155,800	200
14	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,080	$45,830 – $98,820	810
15	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$54,060 – $98,330	150
16	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,680	$52,280 – $86,720	530
17	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,610	$62,900 – $92,930	80
18	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,630	$43,470 – $182,580	30
19	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$74,290	$49,660 – $99,460	110
20	Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,500	$36,440 – $77,150	100
21	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,890	$59,940 – $85,070	50
22	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,720	$44,740 – $92,080	50
23	Computer Numerically Controlled Tool ProgrammersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,160	$49,210 – $83,600	30
24	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,450	$49,190 – $79,030	80
25	Surgical AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,030	$47,640 – $96,740	50
26	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,400	$46,910 – $88,850	260
27	Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,760	$50,300 – $71,340	450
28	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,690	$43,710 – $80,790	70
29	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,850	$50,790 – $99,870	50
30	Tool and Die MakersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,720	$40,660 – $84,090	70
31	Mechanical DraftersAssociate's degree	$63,440	$46,620 – $94,880	30
32	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,170	$44,700 – $79,520	520
33	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,060	$40,800 – $67,470	110
34	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$46,110 – $94,920	70
35	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,250	$40,770 – $67,180	560
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$43,120 – $81,040	170
37	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,030	$43,740 – $75,870	60
38	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	30
39	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,270	$51,400 – $76,610	40
40	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$38,650 – $106,380	1,280
41	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,030	$36,460 – $78,170	50
42	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,960	$51,550 – $75,680	270
43	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,840	$32,090 – $90,750	70
44	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,720	$47,420 – $67,210	540
45	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,530	$48,210 – $81,880	130
46	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,410	$41,230 – $104,450	570
47	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,160	$50,410 – $64,540	170
48	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$44,880 – $73,700	340
49	Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,720	$42,520 – $67,030	50
50	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,490	$45,790 – $76,660	1,610

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Oshkosh-Neenah, WI. 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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