High paying jobs in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA run 0.3% above the national average (2024), so a Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$127,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$88,130 – $135,450210
2Dental Hygienists$116,690
Associate's degree
$104,690 – $123,790500
3Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$105,230
Associate's degree
$66,490 – $126,930260
4Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$95,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$68,540 – $104,920600
5Skincare Specialists$91,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,800 – $129,190160
6Computer Network Support Specialists$89,050
Associate's degree
$62,360 – $138,340140
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$85,510
Associate's degree
$51,190 – $94,990200
8Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders$85,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,000 – $92,050240
9Firefighters$83,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,030 – $124,400750
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$83,050
Associate's degree
$60,570 – $120,000520
11Structural Iron and Steel Workers$82,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,100 – $95,430120
12Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$81,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,530 – $95,520130
13Advertising Sales Agents$80,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,520 – $131,890190
14Electricians$79,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $122,6101,290
15Correctional Officers and Jailers$79,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,490 – $81,550630
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$78,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,810 – $96,140670
17Massage Therapists$77,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,850 – $96,520370
18Public Safety Telecommunicators$76,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,200 – $81,680290
19Pipelayers$76,390
No formal educational credential
$57,950 – $97,10080
20Sales and Related Workers, All Other$76,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,780 – $131,88090
21Sheet Metal Workers$76,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,680 – $124,010190
22Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$75,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380 – $95,360330
23Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,610 – $94,180100
24Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$75,210
No formal educational credential
$47,090 – $115,800400
25Logging Equipment Operators$75,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,100 – $95,780110
26Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$74,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,110 – $107,640700
27Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,430 – $131,7702,220
28Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,830 – $105,980810
29Millwrights$72,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,280 – $91,27080
30Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$72,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,020 – $100,310540
31Surgical Technologists$72,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,220 – $90,620260
32Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$71,020
Associate's degree
$48,910 – $123,390150
33Occupational Therapy Assistants$70,570
Associate's degree
$58,240 – $83,490110
34Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$70,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,690 – $84,000190
35Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$69,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,180 – $125,9901,240
36Real Estate Sales Agents$69,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,860 – $100,340220
37Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$67,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190 – $103,570310
38Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $100,680910
39Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$66,230
No formal educational credential
$47,680 – $77,270330
40Chemical Technicians$65,960
Associate's degree
$50,690 – $78,410110
41Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,640 – $93,280780
42Physical Therapist Assistants$64,740
Associate's degree
$38,120 – $82,430220
43Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$64,430
Associate's degree
$45,220 – $94,400210
44Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,400 – $93,000160
45Highway Maintenance Workers$63,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,830 – $75,910250
46Computer User Support Specialists$63,460
Some college, no degree
$45,540 – $92,450990
47Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,570 – $78,120230
48Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,300 – $77,0203,890
49Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$62,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310 – $72,910450
50Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,690 – $94,380610

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

#	Occupation	MedianSpokane-Spokane Valley, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$127,490	$88,130 – $135,450	210
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$116,690	$104,690 – $123,790	500
3	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$105,230	$66,490 – $126,930	260
4	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,660	$68,540 – $104,920	600
5	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$91,000	$47,800 – $129,190	160
6	Computer Network Support SpecialistsAssociate's degree	$89,050	$62,360 – $138,340	140
7	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,510	$51,190 – $94,990	200
8	Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,370	$49,000 – $92,050	240
9	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$83,310	$44,030 – $124,400	750
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$83,050	$60,570 – $120,000	520
11	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,660	$40,100 – $95,430	120
12	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,240	$55,530 – $95,520	130
13	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,410	$44,520 – $131,890	190
14	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,830	$47,310 – $122,610	1,290
15	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,460	$67,490 – $81,550	630
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,950	$61,810 – $96,140	670
17	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,150	$60,850 – $96,520	370
18	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,640	$56,200 – $81,680	290
19	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$76,390	$57,950 – $97,100	80
20	Sales and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,120	$44,780 – $131,880	90
21	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,080	$49,680 – $124,010	190
22	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,960	$48,380 – $95,360	330
23	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,280	$46,610 – $94,180	100
24	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$75,210	$47,090 – $115,800	400
25	Logging Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,140	$59,100 – $95,780	110
26	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,360	$52,110 – $107,640	700
27	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,710	$47,430 – $131,770	2,220
28	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$47,830 – $105,980	810
29	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,740	$53,280 – $91,270	80
30	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,280	$46,020 – $100,310	540
31	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,030	$49,220 – $90,620	260
32	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$71,020	$48,910 – $123,390	150
33	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$70,570	$58,240 – $83,490	110
34	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,240	$47,690 – $84,000	190
35	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,950	$40,180 – $125,990	1,240
36	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,260	$38,860 – $100,340	220
37	Chemical Equipment Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,300	$52,190 – $103,570	310
38	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,030	$47,420 – $100,680	910
39	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$66,230	$47,680 – $77,270	330
40	Chemical TechniciansAssociate's degree	$65,960	$50,690 – $78,410	110
41	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,860	$50,640 – $93,280	780
42	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$64,740	$38,120 – $82,430	220
43	Civil Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$64,430	$45,220 – $94,400	210
44	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,190	$47,400 – $93,000	160
45	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,740	$54,830 – $75,910	250
46	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$63,460	$45,540 – $92,450	990
47	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,400	$46,570 – $78,120	230
48	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,980	$48,300 – $77,020	3,890
49	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,880	$48,310 – $72,910	450
50	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,840	$45,690 – $94,380	610

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Spokane-Spokane Valley, 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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