High paying jobs in Texarkana, TX-AR that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Texarkana, TX-AR, 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 Texarkana, TX-AR run 16.0% below the national average (2024), so a Texarkana, TX-AR salary is worth about 1.19× 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, Texarkana, TX-AR · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$83,340
Associate's degree
$60,600 – $98,28030
2Dental Hygienists$82,800
Associate's degree
$60,960 – $94,47070
3Occupational Therapy Assistants$79,720
Associate's degree
$62,380 – $86,97040
4Respiratory Therapists$78,880
Associate's degree
$60,260 – $101,300110
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,810
Associate's degree
$53,560 – $93,460150
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$77,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $95,37040
7Physical Therapist Assistants$73,560
Associate's degree
$29,120 – $86,97090
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,050 – $80,290280
9Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$62,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,070 – $77,40060
10Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,320 – $83,780160
11Postal Service Clerks$61,050
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $76,36030
12Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,300 – $72,510460
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$58,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,900 – $123,250390
14Electricians$58,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870 – $72,990390
15Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$57,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,900 – $68,700440
16Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$57,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,330 – $72,010400
17Procurement Clerks$56,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,950 – $64,94060
18Postal Service Mail Carriers$55,930
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040180
19Paralegals and Legal Assistants$52,590
Associate's degree
$34,490 – $80,75060
20Correctional Officers and Jailers$51,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,560 – $64,540660
21Firefighters$49,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,210 – $61,110180
22Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $92,390340
23Machinists$49,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,860 – $68,080140
24Production Workers, All Other$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,570 – $65,980140
25Sheet Metal Workers$49,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,890 – $68,08050
26Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$49,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $76,350380
27Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,560 – $76,3301,190
28Computer User Support Specialists$48,520
Some college, no degree
$31,390 – $82,970160
29Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$48,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,130 – $75,610150
30Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,920 – $63,69080
31Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$47,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $62,02050
32Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,150 – $71,570130
33Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$47,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,850 – $69,640180
34Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,300
No formal educational credential
$33,210 – $64,030130
35Information and Record Clerks, All Other$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,960 – $65,17080
36Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$46,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,760 – $76,80070
37Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$46,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,010 – $61,060280
38Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$45,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,950 – $64,30030
39Surveying and Mapping Technicians$45,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $51,80030
40Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,460 – $75,870410
41Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$44,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,380 – $61,630130
42Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$44,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $79,34040
43Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$43,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,730 – $64,60080
44Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$43,810
Some college, no degree
$29,250 – $61,330420
45Loan Interviewers and Clerks$43,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,660 – $60,67070
46Carpenters$42,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,970 – $63,38090
47Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$41,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,000 – $61,990590
48Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$41,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,420 – $87,47040
49Insurance Sales Agents$40,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,460 – $105,65090
50Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$40,710
No formal educational credential
$35,110 – $54,320120

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

#	Occupation	MedianTexarkana, TX-AR	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$83,340	$60,600 – $98,280	30
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$82,800	$60,960 – $94,470	70
3	Occupational Therapy AssistantsAssociate's degree	$79,720	$62,380 – $86,970	40
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,880	$60,260 – $101,300	110
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,810	$53,560 – $93,460	150
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,700	$35,360 – $95,370	40
7	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$73,560	$29,120 – $86,970	90
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,980	$45,050 – $80,290	280
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,820	$42,070 – $77,400	60
10	Production, Planning, and Expediting ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$37,320 – $83,780	160
11	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$42,600 – $76,360	30
12	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,920	$47,300 – $72,510	460
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,940	$30,900 – $123,250	390
14	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,140	$34,870 – $72,990	390
15	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,370	$46,900 – $68,700	440
16	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,180	$40,330 – $72,010	400
17	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,930	$44,950 – $64,940	60
18	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$55,930	$42,390 – $81,040	180
19	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$52,590	$34,490 – $80,750	60
20	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,310	$34,560 – $64,540	660
21	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,940	$34,210 – $61,110	180
22	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$30,470 – $92,390	340
23	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,310	$33,860 – $68,080	140
24	Production Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$29,570 – $65,980	140
25	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,090	$29,890 – $68,080	50
26	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and WeighersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,070	$31,200 – $76,350	380
27	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,050	$34,560 – $76,330	1,190
28	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$48,520	$31,390 – $82,970	160
29	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,480	$34,130 – $75,610	150
30	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,080	$33,920 – $63,690	80
31	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,830	$36,890 – $62,020	50
32	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,760	$37,150 – $71,570	130
33	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,400	$37,850 – $69,640	180
34	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$47,300	$33,210 – $64,030	130
35	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$31,960 – $65,170	80
36	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,840	$39,760 – $76,800	70
37	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,800	$38,010 – $61,060	280
38	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,410	$27,950 – $64,300	30
39	Surveying and Mapping TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,370	$37,530 – $51,800	30
40	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,940	$29,460 – $75,870	410
41	Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,610	$34,380 – $61,630	130
42	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,290	$29,440 – $79,340	40
43	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,980	$26,730 – $64,600	80
44	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$43,810	$29,250 – $61,330	420
45	Loan Interviewers and ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,340	$35,660 – $60,670	70
46	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,650	$29,970 – $63,380	90
47	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,920	$33,000 – $61,990	590
48	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,590	$27,420 – $87,470	40
49	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,830	$31,460 – $105,650	90
50	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$40,710	$35,110 – $54,320	120

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Texarkana, TX-AR. 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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