High paying jobs in Pocatello, ID that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Pocatello, ID, 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 Pocatello, ID run 11.1% below the national average (2024), so a Pocatello, ID salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Pocatello, ID · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$127,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$97,010 – $127,70030
2Dental Hygienists$93,060
Associate's degree
$80,700 – $98,710110
3Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$75,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580 – $97,68080
4Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$73,920
Associate's degree
$51,320 – $96,10040
5Respiratory Therapists$73,270
Associate's degree
$62,920 – $81,05060
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$63,400
Associate's degree
$61,170 – $97,92080
7Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$63,160
Associate's degree
$38,580 – $94,05040
8Electricians$60,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,650 – $90,040160
9Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$59,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,810 – $111,270270
10Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$59,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,890 – $69,350150
11Surgical Technologists$59,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,590 – $76,31040
12Postal Service Mail Carriers$59,450
No formal educational credential
$44,160 – $81,04070
13Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $78,560190
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$58,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,920 – $70,940120
15Industrial Machinery Mechanics$58,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,780 – $76,86070
16Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$58,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,360 – $115,500160
17Roofers$58,480
No formal educational credential
$35,390 – $62,68050
18Medical Records Specialists$58,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,890 – $83,04050
19Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$58,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,770 – $61,580180
20Physical Therapist Assistants$57,870
Associate's degree
$28,240 – $70,65060
21Computer User Support Specialists$57,040
Some college, no degree
$41,690 – $78,850200
22Highway Maintenance Workers$56,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,050 – $69,31040
23Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,110 – $70,550470
24Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$56,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960 – $69,72070
25Public Safety Telecommunicators$55,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $60,84040
26Insurance Sales Agents$52,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,190 – $99,70080
27Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$52,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $86,63030
28Architectural and Civil Drafters$51,900
Associate's degree
$41,200 – $72,88040
29Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,300 – $81,04030
30Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,200 – $81,590190
31Carpenters$50,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,930 – $70,590340
32Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$50,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950 – $70,580100
33Correctional Officers and Jailers$49,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $64,900130
34Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,430 – $62,08090
35Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,580
No formal educational credential
$48,030 – $57,29050
36Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$47,980
No formal educational credential
$44,550 – $64,51080
37Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$46,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,190 – $75,70080
38Paralegals and Legal Assistants$46,670
Associate's degree
$36,510 – $75,81070
39Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,080 – $72,810200
40Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,720 – $60,82050
41Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,210 – $47,21040
42Construction Laborers$45,680
No formal educational credential
$36,440 – $62,460350
43Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$45,440
Some college, no degree
$31,200 – $63,140340
44Social and Human Service Assistants$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,160 – $58,300320
45Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,310
No formal educational credential
$39,430 – $61,290110
46Pharmacy Technicians$44,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $51,220160
47Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,790 – $47,83050
48Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,700 – $62,610370
49Dental Assistants$44,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,020 – $57,740160
50Firefighters$44,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,860 – $47,320100

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

#	Occupation	MedianPocatello, ID	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,700	$97,010 – $127,700	30
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$93,060	$80,700 – $98,710	110
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,740	$48,580 – $97,680	80
4	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,920	$51,320 – $96,100	40
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$73,270	$62,920 – $81,050	60
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,400	$61,170 – $97,920	80
7	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,160	$38,580 – $94,050	40
8	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,540	$38,650 – $90,040	160
9	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,740	$29,810 – $111,270	270
10	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,720	$26,890 – $69,350	150
11	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,550	$52,590 – $76,310	40
12	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$59,450	$44,160 – $81,040	70
13	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,250	$44,880 – $78,560	190
14	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,840	$52,920 – $70,940	120
15	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,750	$43,780 – $76,860	70
16	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,660	$34,360 – $115,500	160
17	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$58,480	$35,390 – $62,680	50
18	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,310	$38,890 – $83,040	50
19	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,140	$40,770 – $61,580	180
20	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$57,870	$28,240 – $70,650	60
21	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$57,040	$41,690 – $78,850	200
22	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,680	$47,050 – $69,310	40
23	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,370	$44,110 – $70,550	470
24	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,290	$45,960 – $69,720	70
25	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,310	$47,480 – $60,840	40
26	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,410	$36,190 – $99,700	80
27	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,110	$45,760 – $86,630	30
28	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$51,900	$41,200 – $72,880	40
29	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,430	$36,300 – $81,040	30
30	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,940	$37,200 – $81,590	190
31	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,700	$36,930 – $70,590	340
32	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,020	$38,950 – $70,580	100
33	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,610	$38,050 – $64,900	130
34	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,310	$36,430 – $62,080	90
35	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$48,580	$48,030 – $57,290	50
36	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$47,980	$44,550 – $64,510	80
37	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,960	$26,190 – $75,700	80
38	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$46,670	$36,510 – $75,810	70
39	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,450	$31,080 – $72,810	200
40	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$35,720 – $60,820	50
41	Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$39,210 – $47,210	40
42	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$45,680	$36,440 – $62,460	350
43	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$45,440	$31,200 – $63,140	340
44	Social and Human Service AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$35,160 – $58,300	320
45	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,310	$39,430 – $61,290	110
46	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,890	$36,830 – $51,220	160
47	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,790	$44,790 – $47,830	50
48	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,640	$32,700 – $62,610	370
49	Dental AssistantsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,620	$36,020 – $57,740	160
50	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,250	$34,860 – $47,320	100

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