High paying jobs in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA run 6.4% above the national average (2024), so a Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA salary is worth about 0.94× 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, Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$128,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,080 – $163,2601,580
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$105,860
Associate's degree
$61,300 – $150,620960
3Dental Hygienists$105,730
Associate's degree
$102,140 – $126,9401,860
4Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$105,190
Associate's degree
$71,970 – $133,9502,140
5Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$101,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,800 – $146,4506,010
6Respiratory Therapists$100,480
Associate's degree
$70,970 – $128,7302,200
7Correctional Officers and Jailers$94,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,380 – $114,7304,800
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,570 – $100,080740
9Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$91,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,360 – $119,4301,410
10Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$88,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,360 – $132,170590
11Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$82,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,870 – $112,0701,580
12Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,120 – $103,9101,120
13Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$80,710
Associate's degree
$50,720 – $103,140740
14Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,370
Associate's degree
$61,000 – $130,850670
15Physical Therapist Assistants$79,210
Associate's degree
$62,100 – $98,650860
16Firefighters$79,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,410 – $108,7303,390
17Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$78,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,640 – $127,8404,740
18Computer Network Support Specialists$77,780
Associate's degree
$47,770 – $122,540610
19Surgical Technologists$77,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,840 – $98,1701,190
20Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$77,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,430 – $100,260950
21Public Safety Telecommunicators$77,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,970 – $90,920920
22Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$76,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,480 – $93,1808,200
23Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $94,1903,090
24Industrial Machinery Mechanics$73,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,380 – $100,3302,740
25Electricians$72,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,360 – $139,4307,880
26Structural Iron and Steel Workers$72,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,280 – $105,5701,120
27Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$72,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,900 – $98,1701,340
28Computer User Support Specialists$72,140
Some college, no degree
$47,400 – $102,2503,540
29Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$72,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660 – $130,53011,950
30Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$71,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890 – $89,5703,400
31Carpenters$70,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430 – $111,96012,970
32Architectural and Civil Drafters$70,580
Associate's degree
$45,610 – $109,550840
33Sheet Metal Workers$68,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,870 – $126,010750
34Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$64,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,310 – $83,8801,600
35Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $90,760980
36Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$64,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,760 – $95,9104,820
37Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$64,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,380 – $93,8607,680
38Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,910 – $115,3404,510
39Real Estate Sales Agents$63,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,570 – $64,2102,080
40Postal Service Clerks$63,650
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,030600
41Tree Trimmers and Pruners$63,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,670 – $88,960800
42Forest and Conservation Technicians$63,150
Associate's degree
$50,900 – $95,260590
43Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,920 – $128,3609,270
44Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,0403,130
45Roofers$62,050
No formal educational credential
$47,840 – $79,8602,480
46Automotive Body and Related Repairers$61,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,790 – $87,4101,650
47Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$61,940
No formal educational credential
$46,230 – $74,9201,280
48Bus Drivers, School$61,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,780 – $72,1702,980
49Paralegals and Legal Assistants$61,460
Associate's degree
$49,640 – $93,7302,460
50Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,420
No formal educational credential
$39,110 – $101,6303,640

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

#	Occupation	MedianRiverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$128,750	$75,080 – $163,260	1,580
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$105,860	$61,300 – $150,620	960
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$105,730	$102,140 – $126,940	1,860
4	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$105,190	$71,970 – $133,950	2,140
5	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,870	$70,800 – $146,450	6,010
6	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$100,480	$70,970 – $128,730	2,200
7	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,730	$63,380 – $114,730	4,800
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,910	$57,570 – $100,080	740
9	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,940	$58,360 – $119,430	1,410
10	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,240	$55,360 – $132,170	590
11	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,780	$56,870 – $112,070	1,580
12	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,440	$56,120 – $103,910	1,120
13	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,710	$50,720 – $103,140	740
14	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,370	$61,000 – $130,850	670
15	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,210	$62,100 – $98,650	860
16	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,160	$56,410 – $108,730	3,390
17	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,720	$48,640 – $127,840	4,740
18	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$77,780	$47,770 – $122,540	610
19	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,490	$49,840 – $98,170	1,190
20	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,460	$65,430 – $100,260	950
21	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,260	$54,970 – $90,920	920
22	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,970	$62,480 – $93,180	8,200
23	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,040	$45,880 – $94,190	3,090
24	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,200	$49,380 – $100,330	2,740
25	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,790	$45,360 – $139,430	7,880
26	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,790	$47,280 – $105,570	1,120
27	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,770	$47,900 – $98,170	1,340
28	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$72,140	$47,400 – $102,250	3,540
29	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,100	$42,660 – $130,530	11,950
30	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,300	$46,890 – $89,570	3,400
31	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,880	$46,430 – $111,960	12,970
32	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$70,580	$45,610 – $109,550	840
33	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,780	$44,870 – $126,010	750
34	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,550	$50,310 – $83,880	1,600
35	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,550	$39,730 – $90,760	980
36	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,300	$46,760 – $95,910	4,820
37	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,210	$36,380 – $93,860	7,680
38	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,920	$48,910 – $115,340	4,510
39	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,790	$35,570 – $64,210	2,080
40	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,650	$54,330 – $75,030	600
41	Tree Trimmers and PrunersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,500	$46,670 – $88,960	800
42	Forest and Conservation TechniciansAssociate's degree	$63,150	$50,900 – $95,260	590
43	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,230	$35,920 – $128,360	9,270
44	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$62,070	$42,390 – $81,040	3,130
45	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$62,050	$47,840 – $79,860	2,480
46	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,990	$39,790 – $87,410	1,650
47	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$61,940	$46,230 – $74,920	1,280
48	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,900	$42,780 – $72,170	2,980
49	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$61,460	$49,640 – $93,730	2,460
50	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$61,420	$39,110 – $101,630	3,640

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. 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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