High paying medical jobs in Indiana with no degree

The best paid medical occupations in Indiana 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Indiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$92,330
Associate's degree
$74,970 – $102,2805,020
2Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$86,880
Associate's degree
$64,300 – $102,6901,030
3Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$85,040
Associate's degree
$62,850 – $103,3201,380
4Respiratory Therapists$79,730
Associate's degree
$62,730 – $94,9803,170
5Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$79,380
Associate's degree
$38,930 – $104,1301,380
6Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$77,640
Associate's degree
$51,090 – $99,5805,470
7Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,550 – $77,22014,480
8Surgical Technologists$64,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,350 – $80,6002,680
9Paramedics$60,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,040 – $76,0302,680
10Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,720
Associate's degree
$37,820 – $59,4901,820
11Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,530 – $82,5402,160
12Medical Records Specialists$47,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $79,2705,860
13Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$46,470
Associate's degree
$38,320 – $85,9901,040
14Pharmacy Technicians$44,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $54,80010,790
15Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,990 – $57,1301,610
16Emergency Medical Technicians$42,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,170 – $50,6404,160
17Psychiatric Technicians$40,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,010 – $50,1906,790
18Opticians, Dispensing$39,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,930 – $49,9602,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,330	$74,970 – $102,280	5,020
2	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$86,880	$64,300 – $102,690	1,030
3	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$85,040	$62,850 – $103,320	1,380
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,730	$62,730 – $94,980	3,170
5	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$79,380	$38,930 – $104,130	1,380
6	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$77,640	$51,090 – $99,580	5,470
7	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,720	$50,550 – $77,220	14,480
8	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,240	$51,350 – $80,600	2,680
9	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,320	$46,040 – $76,030	2,680
10	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,720	$37,820 – $59,490	1,820
11	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,960	$37,530 – $82,540	2,160
12	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,670	$38,270 – $79,270	5,860
13	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$46,470	$38,320 – $85,990	1,040
14	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,560	$36,610 – $54,800	10,790
15	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,490	$34,990 – $57,130	1,610
16	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,740	$36,170 – $50,640	4,160
17	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,910	$36,010 – $50,190	6,790
18	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,370	$31,930 – $49,960	2,010

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