High paying medical jobs in New Hampshire with no degree

The best paid medical occupations in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average (2024), so a New Hampshire salary is worth about 0.96× 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 New Hampshire.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Hampshire · Employed

1Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,420
Associate's degree
$79,800 – $119,030270
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,760
Associate's degree
$82,110 – $134,220400
3Dental Hygienists$101,250
Associate's degree
$86,400 – $122,9801,360
4Respiratory Therapists$95,940
Associate's degree
$80,490 – $109,000360
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$84,910
Associate's degree
$64,620 – $106,3701,240
6Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$79,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,340 – $121,760360
7Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,860 – $93,6602,220
8Surgical Technologists$75,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,760 – $87,560370
9Paramedics$64,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,180 – $79,370420
10Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$57,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,130 – $83,170550
11Opticians, Dispensing$51,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,130 – $66,670440
12Medical Records Specialists$49,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,120 – $68,980930
13Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,380 – $63,930300
14Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$48,780
Associate's degree
$37,450 – $60,840870
15Pharmacy Technicians$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $61,6301,970
16Emergency Medical Technicians$46,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,320 – $59,6701,010
17Psychiatric Technicians$44,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,180 – $60,530260
18Dietetic Technicians$41,830
Associate's degree
$34,890 – $50,360230

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Hampshire	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree	$105,420	$79,800 – $119,030	270
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,760	$82,110 – $134,220	400
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,250	$86,400 – $122,980	1,360
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$95,940	$80,490 – $109,000	360
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$84,910	$64,620 – $106,370	1,240
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,860	$59,340 – $121,760	360
7	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,110	$59,860 – $93,660	2,220
8	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,040	$56,760 – $87,560	370
9	ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,210	$53,180 – $79,370	420
10	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,580	$42,130 – $83,170	550
11	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,980	$41,130 – $66,670	440
12	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,210	$39,120 – $68,980	930
13	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,110	$39,380 – $63,930	300
14	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$48,780	$37,450 – $60,840	870
15	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$37,080 – $61,630	1,970
16	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,790	$37,320 – $59,670	1,010
17	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,660	$44,180 – $60,530	260
18	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$41,830	$34,890 – $50,360	230

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