High paying medical jobs in Missouri with no degree

The best paid medical occupations in Missouri 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× 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 Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,130
Associate's degree
$76,820 – $106,0901,930
2Dental Hygienists$92,750
Associate's degree
$59,880 – $99,4003,810
3Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$83,110
Associate's degree
$65,400 – $99,1301,040
4Respiratory Therapists$78,390
Associate's degree
$60,950 – $95,7303,030
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$73,080
Associate's degree
$50,810 – $97,1505,170
6Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$61,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,580 – $77,12014,700
7Surgical Technologists$61,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,930 – $78,4102,100
8Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$59,380
Associate's degree
$39,010 – $93,430930
9Paramedics$59,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,480 – $81,3003,300
10Medical Records Specialists$50,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,880 – $77,0103,890
11Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$46,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,640 – $64,7805,900
12Psychiatric Technicians$45,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,870 – $55,5304,450
13Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$43,520
Associate's degree
$31,940 – $49,2602,040
14Emergency Medical Technicians$42,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,390 – $58,0902,800
15Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$40,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,470 – $50,530960
16Pharmacy Technicians$40,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $54,60012,610
17Opticians, Dispensing$38,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $54,8101,600

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,130	$76,820 – $106,090	1,930
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$92,750	$59,880 – $99,400	3,810
3	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$83,110	$65,400 – $99,130	1,040
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$78,390	$60,950 – $95,730	3,030
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$73,080	$50,810 – $97,150	5,170
6	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,530	$48,580 – $77,120	14,700
7	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,120	$44,930 – $78,410	2,100
8	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$59,380	$39,010 – $93,430	930
9	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,180	$45,480 – $81,300	3,300
10	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,750	$38,880 – $77,010	3,890
11	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,040	$36,640 – $64,780	5,900
12	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,840	$34,870 – $55,530	4,450
13	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$43,520	$31,940 – $49,260	2,040
14	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,160	$34,390 – $58,090	2,800
15	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$40,290	$31,470 – $50,530	960
16	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,100	$33,830 – $54,600	12,610
17	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,750	$34,110 – $54,810	1,600

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