High paying medical jobs in Johnson City, TN with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Johnson City, TN 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 Johnson City, TN run 12.1% below the national average (2024), so a Johnson City, TN salary is worth about 1.14× 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
$67,240 – $95,860140Associate's degree
$63,450 – $102,23090Associate's degree
$51,450 – $95,750190Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,870 – $73,380120Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,880 – $81,64060Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,540 – $61,490820High school diploma or equivalent
$35,260 – $72,36060Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,430 – $57,260100Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,650 – $67,200100High school diploma or equivalent
$30,870 – $56,200460Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,710 – $48,10060Associate's degree
$27,600 – $51,06050Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,920 – $44,640120
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianJohnson City, TN | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $80,070 | $67,240 – $95,860 | 140 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $78,970 | $63,450 – $102,230 | 90 |
| 3 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $75,980 | $51,450 – $95,750 | 190 |
| 4 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $59,180 | $46,870 – $73,380 | 120 |
| 5 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $57,970 | $35,880 – $81,640 | 60 |
| 6 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $51,480 | $41,540 – $61,490 | 820 |
| 7 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $51,010 | $35,260 – $72,360 | 60 |
| 8 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $49,250 | $37,430 – $57,260 | 100 |
| 9 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $47,150 | $35,650 – $67,200 | 100 |
| 10 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $38,480 | $30,870 – $56,200 | 460 |
| 11 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $37,420 | $31,710 – $48,100 | 60 |
| 12 | Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $36,830 | $27,600 – $51,060 | 50 |
| 13 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $36,620 | $29,920 – $44,640 | 120 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Johnson City, TN. 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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