High paying medical jobs in Kansas with no degree

The best paid medical occupations in Kansas 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 Kansas run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$96,310
Associate's degree
$72,420 – $112,520670
2Respiratory Therapists$76,970
Associate's degree
$60,470 – $94,6001,450
3Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,070
Associate's degree
$50,940 – $98,3202,270
4Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$69,060
Associate's degree
$39,820 – $102,440540
5Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,780 – $77,2907,530
6Surgical Technologists$60,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,720 – $76,8801,200
7Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$60,030
Associate's degree
$37,250 – $103,450610
8Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$54,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,640 – $98,210700
9Paramedics$51,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,780 – $64,0901,030
10Medical Records Specialists$48,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,680 – $77,9102,030
11Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$45,810
Associate's degree
$36,780 – $58,2501,270
12Psychiatric Technicians$43,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,710 – $49,3001,670
13Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$43,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,710 – $58,760630
14Pharmacy Technicians$43,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,800 – $56,1604,270
15Opticians, Dispensing$40,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $48,480630
16Emergency Medical Technicians$35,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,560 – $53,7101,510

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$96,310	$72,420 – $112,520	670
2	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$76,970	$60,470 – $94,600	1,450
3	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,070	$50,940 – $98,320	2,270
4	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,060	$39,820 – $102,440	540
5	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,760	$49,780 – $77,290	7,530
6	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,600	$44,720 – $76,880	1,200
7	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$60,030	$37,250 – $103,450	610
8	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,180	$38,640 – $98,210	700
9	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,020	$40,780 – $64,090	1,030
10	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,160	$36,680 – $77,910	2,030
11	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$45,810	$36,780 – $58,250	1,270
12	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,780	$36,710 – $49,300	1,670
13	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$43,700	$32,710 – $58,760	630
14	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,310	$33,800 – $56,160	4,270
15	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,140	$36,050 – $48,480	630
16	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,780	$28,560 – $53,710	1,510

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