High paying medical jobs in Amarillo, TX with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Amarillo, TX that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.
Cost of living: prices in Amarillo, TX run 8.2% below the national average (2024), so a Amarillo, TX salary is worth about 1.09× 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
Associate's degree
$79,040 – $99,450180Associate's degree
$55,170 – $97,680120Associate's degree
$48,090 – $99,970240Associate's degree
$62,400 – $97,000110Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,500 – $74,820660Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,600 – $73,550110Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,840 – $67,650120Associate's degree
$38,050 – $92,18060Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,880 – $64,940180Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,100 – $68,220170High school diploma or equivalent
$35,280 – $52,720520High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $51,11070Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,970 – $48,090190Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,580 – $44,710160Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,240 – $39,350150
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianAmarillo, TX | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $84,990 | $79,040 – $99,450 | 180 |
| 2 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $80,470 | $55,170 – $97,680 | 120 |
| 3 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $71,190 | $48,090 – $99,970 | 240 |
| 4 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $70,030 | $62,400 – $97,000 | 110 |
| 5 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $61,330 | $47,500 – $74,820 | 660 |
| 6 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $58,440 | $34,600 – $73,550 | 110 |
| 7 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $52,390 | $43,840 – $67,650 | 120 |
| 8 | Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $48,540 | $38,050 – $92,180 | 60 |
| 9 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $47,750 | $36,880 – $64,940 | 180 |
| 10 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $47,410 | $31,100 – $68,220 | 170 |
| 11 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $43,960 | $35,280 – $52,720 | 520 |
| 12 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $41,710 | $34,110 – $51,110 | 70 |
| 13 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $36,810 | $32,970 – $48,090 | 190 |
| 14 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $36,300 | $30,580 – $44,710 | 160 |
| 15 | Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $35,090 | $33,240 – $39,350 | 150 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Amarillo, TX. 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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