High paying jobs in St. George, UT that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in St. George, UT, 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 St. George, UT run 2.7% below the national average (2024), so a St. George, UT salary is worth about 1.03× 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, St. George, UT · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$94,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,640 – $119,24080
2Dental Hygienists$82,890
Associate's degree
$72,650 – $96,280200
3Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,660 – $94,220300
4Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$73,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,410 – $115,21050
5Massage Therapists$72,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,420 – $208,000160
6Advertising Sales Agents$69,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $142,67040
7Surgical Technologists$68,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $88,14070
8Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,050 – $179,980570
9Postal Service Clerks$63,450
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,03040
10Transportation Security Screeners$63,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,140 – $76,38030
11Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$62,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,490 – $75,920150
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,630 – $74,50050
13Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,620 – $77,620160
14Architectural and Civil Drafters$61,130
Associate's degree
$48,530 – $87,610110
15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,410 – $82,420120
16Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,380 – $80,35060
17Physical Therapist Assistants$60,350
Associate's degree
$33,470 – $84,000120
18Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,040 – $76,610150
19Computer User Support Specialists$60,180
Some college, no degree
$38,010 – $97,890240
20Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,580 – $80,59090
21Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,060 – $75,460100
22Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,720 – $72,0601,330
23Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$57,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $72,110670
24Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,480 – $72,75070
25Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$57,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $124,400580
26Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$56,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,040 – $75,840370
27Electricians$56,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $80,110490
28Postal Service Mail Carriers$54,960
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040190
29Plasterers and Stucco Masons$54,310
No formal educational credential
$32,120 – $88,260180
30Medical Records Specialists$53,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,730 – $82,48070
31Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$52,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $62,71040
32Machinists$52,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $79,380110
33Insurance Sales Agents$52,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,780 – $156,570220
34Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$52,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,820 – $66,35060
35Brickmasons and Blockmasons$51,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,730 – $61,890180
36Paralegals and Legal Assistants$51,350
Associate's degree
$39,200 – $81,380110
37Public Safety Telecommunicators$51,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,070 – $77,65050
38Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$50,900
No formal educational credential
$37,830 – $63,400380
39Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$50,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $70,360160
40Bus Drivers, School$50,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,930 – $62,600130
41Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$49,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,820 – $61,860270
42Roofers$49,620
No formal educational credential
$36,890 – $65,700260
43Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $97,26090
44Structural Iron and Steel Workers$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $73,22070
45Sheet Metal Workers$48,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,870 – $78,14060
46Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$48,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660 – $66,54070
47Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,720
No formal educational credential
$37,660 – $59,730340
48Highway Maintenance Workers$48,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,750 – $68,89040
49Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $74,67060
50Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$48,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,670 – $80,860560

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

#	Occupation	MedianSt. George, UT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,970	$47,640 – $119,240	80
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,890	$72,650 – $96,280	200
3	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,330	$57,660 – $94,220	300
4	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,880	$45,410 – $115,210	50
5	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,780	$21,420 – $208,000	160
6	Advertising Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,480	$36,990 – $142,670	40
7	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,080	$45,760 – $88,140	70
8	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$31,050 – $179,980	570
9	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$63,450	$54,330 – $75,030	40
10	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,130	$45,140 – $76,380	30
11	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,400	$37,490 – $75,920	150
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,010	$42,630 – $74,500	50
13	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$42,620 – $77,620	160
14	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$61,130	$48,530 – $87,610	110
15	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,100	$47,410 – $82,420	120
16	Title Examiners, Abstractors, and SearchersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$41,380 – $80,350	60
17	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,350	$33,470 – $84,000	120
18	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,230	$45,040 – $76,610	150
19	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$60,180	$38,010 – $97,890	240
20	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,490	$41,580 – $80,590	90
21	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,070	$36,060 – $75,460	100
22	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,810	$46,720 – $72,060	1,330
23	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,900	$46,060 – $72,110	670
24	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,760	$43,480 – $72,750	70
25	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,650	$31,200 – $124,400	580
26	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,730	$38,040 – $75,840	370
27	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,510	$37,430 – $80,110	490
28	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$54,960	$42,390 – $81,040	190
29	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$54,310	$32,120 – $88,260	180
30	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,930	$37,730 – $82,480	70
31	Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,810	$43,710 – $62,710	40
32	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,740	$39,420 – $79,380	110
33	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,580	$30,780 – $156,570	220
34	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,490	$41,820 – $66,350	60
35	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,720	$39,730 – $61,890	180
36	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$51,350	$39,200 – $81,380	110
37	Public Safety TelecommunicatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,260	$43,070 – $77,650	50
38	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$50,900	$37,830 – $63,400	380
39	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,890	$38,880 – $70,360	160
40	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,510	$39,930 – $62,600	130
41	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,970	$39,820 – $61,860	270
42	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$49,620	$36,890 – $65,700	260
43	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,130	$31,210 – $97,260	90
44	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$39,430 – $73,220	70
45	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,910	$38,870 – $78,140	60
46	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,900	$42,660 – $66,540	70
47	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,720	$37,660 – $59,730	340
48	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,700	$39,750 – $68,890	40
49	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,660	$40,670 – $74,670	60
50	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,630	$26,670 – $80,860	560

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in St. George, UT. 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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