High paying medical jobs in New Jersey with no degree

The best paid medical occupations in New Jersey 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 Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× 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 Jersey.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$107,040
Associate's degree
$94,260 – $117,7307,230
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$103,150
Associate's degree
$80,090 – $134,5503,370
3Respiratory Therapists$100,810
Associate's degree
$78,000 – $123,3703,350
4Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$95,000
Associate's degree
$71,770 – $118,4106,320
5Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$82,710
Associate's degree
$47,950 – $115,5502,440
6Surgical Technologists$77,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,270 – $100,4902,780
7Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$75,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,210 – $85,40017,410
8Opticians, Dispensing$72,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $85,0202,010
9Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$61,940
Associate's degree
$39,300 – $136,9701,680
10Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$58,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,060 – $100,1505,830
11Psychiatric Technicians$54,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,770 – $64,6202,520
12Emergency Medical Technicians$53,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,550 – $64,7406,120
13Medical Records Specialists$50,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,280 – $83,6504,450
14Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$49,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,970 – $58,2504,150
15Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,050
Associate's degree
$37,870 – $75,3102,910
16Pharmacy Technicians$39,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,170 – $59,70014,020

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$107,040	$94,260 – $117,730	7,230
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$103,150	$80,090 – $134,550	3,370
3	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$100,810	$78,000 – $123,370	3,350
4	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$95,000	$71,770 – $118,410	6,320
5	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$82,710	$47,950 – $115,550	2,440
6	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,200	$48,270 – $100,490	2,780
7	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,160	$63,210 – $85,400	17,410
8	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,460	$47,110 – $85,020	2,010
9	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$61,940	$39,300 – $136,970	1,680
10	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,300	$43,060 – $100,150	5,830
11	Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,040	$45,770 – $64,620	2,520
12	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$53,610	$45,550 – $64,740	6,120
13	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,240	$33,280 – $83,650	4,450
14	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,050	$39,970 – $58,250	4,150
15	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,050	$37,870 – $75,310	2,910
16	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,610	$36,170 – $59,700	14,020

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