High paying jobs in Vineland, NJ that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Vineland, NJ, 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 Vineland, NJ run 4.0% below the national average (2024), so a Vineland, NJ salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Vineland, NJ · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$113,140
Associate's degree
$81,890 – $113,14080
2Correctional Officers and Jailers$106,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$70,620 – $106,5701,090
3Structural Iron and Steel Workers$105,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$84,670 – $117,38040
4Dental Hygienists$99,160
Associate's degree
$86,120 – $100,82090
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$93,310
Associate's degree
$46,210 – $99,630130
6Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$84,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,430 – $122,33070
7Construction Laborers$83,680
No formal educational credential
$36,400 – $97,100440
8Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$80,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,380 – $90,19060
9Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,460 – $133,050270
10Electricians$76,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,900 – $125,130190
11Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$76,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $123,920180
12Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,900 – $146,180400
13Insurance Sales Agents$76,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $153,28040
14Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$75,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,510 – $79,13040
15Glaziers$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,170 – $96,37090
16Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$71,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,080 – $74,910370
17Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$70,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,860 – $93,79050
18Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$68,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $82,010150
19Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$68,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,510 – $119,190290
20Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$67,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,620 – $115,020260
21Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,900 – $83,230150
22Carpenters$63,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,540 – $117,270180
23Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$63,340
Associate's degree
$36,430 – $85,790330
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$62,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,580 – $113,760300
25Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$62,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,990 – $66,05060
26Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $80,450370
27Machinists$62,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610 – $85,90050
28Postal Service Clerks$61,570
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03040
29Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,090
No formal educational credential
$38,340 – $96,96060
30Paralegals and Legal Assistants$60,370
Associate's degree
$45,350 – $73,60080
31Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $79,520920
32Procurement Clerks$60,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,060 – $67,71040
33Computer User Support Specialists$60,150
Some college, no degree
$44,960 – $78,080140
34Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$59,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,410 – $63,19050
35Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,670 – $73,47050
36Postal Service Mail Carriers$58,510
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040170
37Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$57,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,320 – $71,76090
38Information and Record Clerks, All Other$56,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,260 – $70,62080
39Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$56,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,080 – $75,860100
40Firefighters$55,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,030 – $97,54060
41Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$53,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,740 – $76,96090
42Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$53,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,160 – $61,09050
43Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$53,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,780 – $68,91070
44Emergency Medical Technicians$52,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,450 – $65,110150
45Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$52,790
Associate's degree
$40,060 – $66,16060
46Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290 – $79,100600
47Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$52,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,970 – $63,36050
48Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$51,730
Some college, no degree
$37,490 – $67,270450
49Medical Records Specialists$51,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,930 – $78,89050
50Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$51,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,260 – $68,09040

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

#	Occupation	MedianVineland, NJ	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$113,140	$81,890 – $113,140	80
2	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,570	$70,620 – $106,570	1,090
3	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,370	$84,670 – $117,380	40
4	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$99,160	$86,120 – $100,820	90
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$93,310	$46,210 – $99,630	130
6	Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,180	$61,430 – $122,330	70
7	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$83,680	$36,400 – $97,100	440
8	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,040	$48,380 – $90,190	60
9	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,060	$47,460 – $133,050	270
10	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,920	$47,900 – $125,130	190
11	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,740	$47,150 – $123,920	180
12	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,500	$46,900 – $146,180	400
13	Insurance Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,480	$37,440 – $153,280	40
14	Stationary Engineers and Boiler OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,940	$65,510 – $79,130	40
15	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$46,170 – $96,370	90
16	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,410	$58,080 – $74,910	370
17	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,700	$54,860 – $93,790	50
18	Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and PlasticHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,490	$37,920 – $82,010	150
19	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,250	$45,510 – $119,190	290
20	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,510	$50,620 – $115,020	260
21	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,990	$49,900 – $83,230	150
22	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,440	$40,540 – $117,270	180
23	Preschool Teachers, Except Special EducationAssociate's degree	$63,340	$36,430 – $85,790	330
24	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,950	$39,580 – $113,760	300
25	Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,910	$51,990 – $66,050	60
26	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$43,680 – $80,450	370
27	MachinistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,330	$43,610 – $85,900	50
28	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$61,570	$42,600 – $75,030	40
29	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,090	$38,340 – $96,960	60
30	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$60,370	$45,350 – $73,600	80
31	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,360	$48,400 – $79,520	920
32	Procurement ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,280	$43,060 – $67,710	40
33	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$60,150	$44,960 – $78,080	140
34	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,040	$36,410 – $63,190	50
35	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,580	$40,670 – $73,470	50
36	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$58,510	$42,390 – $81,040	170
37	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,470	$44,320 – $71,760	90
38	Information and Record Clerks, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,700	$40,260 – $70,620	80
39	Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and AmbulanceHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,550	$40,080 – $75,860	100
40	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,780	$40,030 – $97,540	60
41	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,910	$40,740 – $76,960	90
42	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,320	$47,160 – $61,090	50
43	Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and BrazersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,000	$42,780 – $68,910	70
44	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,890	$36,450 – $65,110	150
45	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$52,790	$40,060 – $66,160	60
46	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,450	$37,290 – $79,100	600
47	Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,180	$35,970 – $63,360	50
48	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$51,730	$37,490 – $67,270	450
49	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,580	$35,930 – $78,890	50
50	Legal Secretaries and Administrative AssistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,450	$36,260 – $68,090	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Vineland, NJ. 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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