High paying medical jobs in Colorado Springs, CO with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Colorado Springs, CO 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 Colorado Springs, CO run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado Springs, CO salary is worth about 0.99× 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
$101,540 – $129,460500Associate's degree
$89,580 – $121,380160Associate's degree
$70,710 – $110,690330Associate's degree
$63,450 – $109,120520Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,940 – $84,190240Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,280 – $79,870710Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,950 – $78,500210Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,280 – $96,050230Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,130 – $78,120200High school diploma or equivalent
$38,160 – $61,590740Associate's degree
$35,940 – $58,230500Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,180 – $51,690400High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $62,300190Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,830 – $58,280270Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,570 – $51,460190
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianColorado Springs, CO | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $118,410 | $101,540 – $129,460 | 500 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $110,850 | $89,580 – $121,380 | 160 |
| 3 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $87,890 | $70,710 – $110,690 | 330 |
| 4 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $86,470 | $63,450 – $109,120 | 520 |
| 5 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $71,790 | $53,940 – $84,190 | 240 |
| 6 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $68,360 | $42,280 – $79,870 | 710 |
| 7 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $63,360 | $43,950 – $78,500 | 210 |
| 8 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $60,850 | $45,280 – $96,050 | 230 |
| 9 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $54,950 | $41,130 – $78,120 | 200 |
| 10 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $49,930 | $38,160 – $61,590 | 740 |
| 11 | Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $46,630 | $35,940 – $58,230 | 500 |
| 12 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $46,180 | $40,180 – $51,690 | 400 |
| 13 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $45,240 | $38,070 – $62,300 | 190 |
| 14 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $43,760 | $34,830 – $58,280 | 270 |
| 15 | Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $42,280 | $38,570 – $51,460 | 190 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Colorado Springs, CO. 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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