High paying jobs in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA that need no experience

Every occupation here pays well in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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 Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA run 3.9% above the national average (2024), so a Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA salary is worth about 0.96× 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

Find high paying jobs in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

OccupationMedian, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA · Employed

1Power Plant Operators$145,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$139,730 – $172,35070
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$124,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$94,710 – $133,580100
3Dental Hygienists$118,820
Associate's degree
$100,280 – $135,850110
4Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$107,760
Associate's degree
$91,140 – $137,35040
5Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$98,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,460 – $111,830150
6Electricians$93,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,010 – $126,620370
7Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$92,180
Associate's degree
$64,630 – $107,92030
8Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$89,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,760 – $118,110240
9Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$87,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,230 – $101,35040
10Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,600
Associate's degree
$65,060 – $108,53090
11Massage Therapists$81,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,070 – $99,26070
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,130 – $127,530330
13Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,080 – $134,690320
14Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,770 – $94,45090
15Architectural and Civil Drafters$75,290
Associate's degree
$57,000 – $96,72040
16Paralegals and Legal Assistants$75,230
Associate's degree
$50,820 – $98,96070
17Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$74,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,930 – $99,550180
18Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$73,890
No formal educational credential
$48,300 – $119,870150
19Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$73,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,560 – $76,65050
20Real Estate Sales Agents$72,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $98,64070
21Physical Therapist Assistants$69,140
Associate's degree
$36,160 – $86,19040
22Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$68,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,210 – $108,070100
23Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$65,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,530 – $149,88080
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$64,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,590 – $128,730190
25Highway Maintenance Workers$64,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,870 – $80,19080
26Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$63,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,810 – $78,62070
27Carpenters$63,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,150 – $108,870400
28Surgical Technologists$63,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,930 – $101,80050
29Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$62,400
No formal educational credential
$47,810 – $87,99030
30Computer User Support Specialists$62,280
Some college, no degree
$44,810 – $93,540170
31Correctional Officers and Jailers$62,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,050 – $74,94040
32Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,840 – $80,080120
33Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,440
No formal educational credential
$42,390 – $81,040100
34Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,300 – $99,91050
35Opticians, Dispensing$60,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,840 – $77,46030
36Postal Service Clerks$59,970
No formal educational credential
$42,600 – $75,03040
37Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$59,900
No formal educational credential
$49,100 – $72,86050
38Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$59,490
No formal educational credential
$54,330 – $75,03030
39Roofers$59,230
No formal educational credential
$46,800 – $94,50070
40Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,150 – $80,900530
41Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$57,560
No formal educational credential
$37,500 – $74,42030
42Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,590 – $78,13040
43Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$56,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,890 – $72,91040
44Bus Drivers, School$56,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,540 – $59,500170
45Pharmacy Technicians$56,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,890 – $67,220130
46Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$56,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,380 – $75,90080
47Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$55,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,270 – $74,48040
48Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$55,120
Some college, no degree
$41,660 – $77,230510
49Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $79,540760
50Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$54,160
Associate's degree
$38,430 – $64,39040

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

#	Occupation	MedianWenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Power Plant OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$145,510	$139,730 – $172,350	70
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$124,110	$94,710 – $133,580	100
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$118,820	$100,280 – $135,850	110
4	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$107,760	$91,140 – $137,350	40
5	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,030	$78,460 – $111,830	150
6	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,560	$58,010 – $126,620	370
7	Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$92,180	$64,630 – $107,920	30
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,460	$53,760 – $118,110	240
9	Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,840	$63,230 – $101,350	40
10	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,600	$65,060 – $108,530	90
11	Massage TherapistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,030	$63,070 – $99,260	70
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,120	$46,130 – $127,530	330
13	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific ProductsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,590	$48,080 – $134,690	320
14	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,560	$62,770 – $94,450	90
15	Architectural and Civil DraftersAssociate's degree	$75,290	$57,000 – $96,720	40
16	Paralegals and Legal AssistantsAssociate's degree	$75,230	$50,820 – $98,960	70
17	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,200	$46,930 – $99,550	180
18	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$73,890	$48,300 – $119,870	150
19	Court, Municipal, and License ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,760	$60,560 – $76,650	50
20	Real Estate Sales AgentsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,290	$45,190 – $98,640	70
21	Physical Therapist AssistantsAssociate's degree	$69,140	$36,160 – $86,190	40
22	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,690	$52,210 – $108,070	100
23	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,430	$39,530 – $149,880	80
24	Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and TravelHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,640	$42,590 – $128,730	190
25	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,430	$56,870 – $80,190	80
26	Payroll and Timekeeping ClerksHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,680	$38,810 – $78,620	70
27	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,640	$47,150 – $108,870	400
28	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,590	$39,930 – $101,800	50
29	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$62,400	$47,810 – $87,990	30
30	Computer User Support SpecialistsSome college, no degree	$62,280	$44,810 – $93,540	170
31	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,270	$57,050 – $74,940	40
32	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,630	$37,840 – $80,080	120
33	Postal Service Mail CarriersNo formal educational credential	$60,440	$42,390 – $81,040	100
34	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$47,300 – $99,910	50
35	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,140	$43,840 – $77,460	30
36	Postal Service ClerksNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$42,600 – $75,030	40
37	Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural AnimalsNo formal educational credential	$59,900	$49,100 – $72,860	50
38	Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,490	$54,330 – $75,030	30
39	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,230	$46,800 – $94,500	70
40	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,070	$47,150 – $80,900	530
41	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$57,560	$37,500 – $74,420	30
42	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,030	$48,590 – $78,130	40
43	Eligibility Interviewers, Government ProgramsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,870	$43,890 – $72,910	40
44	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,640	$49,540 – $59,500	170
45	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,600	$40,890 – $67,220	130
46	Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and TendersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,050	$42,380 – $75,900	80
47	Healthcare Support Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,730	$45,270 – $74,480	40
48	Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing ClerksSome college, no degree	$55,120	$41,660 – $77,230	510
49	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,100	$38,480 – $79,540	760
50	Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and TimekeepingAssociate's degree	$54,160	$38,430 – $64,390	40

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, 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.

More for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Other metro areas in WA

By field in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Without a degree

The same fields, narrowed to what you can enter without one. Fields missing here have too few such occupations in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA to rank honestly.

High paying jobs in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA that need no experience

More for Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Other metro areas in WA

By field in Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA

Without a degree

High paying jobs in each state that need no experience