High paying medical jobs in Tuscaloosa, AL with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Tuscaloosa, AL 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 Tuscaloosa, AL run 12.3% below the national average (2024), so a Tuscaloosa, AL 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
$57,870 – $85,95080Associate's degree
$51,670 – $77,060110Associate's degree
$51,440 – $62,100130Associate's degree
$43,060 – $80,300170Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,880 – $65,040680Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,930 – $63,63080Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,620 – $61,68080Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,970 – $66,620130High school diploma or equivalent
$32,610 – $50,820430Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,220 – $57,50070Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,620 – $45,870430Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,190 – $46,44080Associate's degree
$29,200 – $51,86060Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,130 – $44,71060Associate's degree
$32,630 – $73,79060
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianTuscaloosa, AL | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $69,040 | $57,870 – $85,950 | 80 |
| 2 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $64,140 | $51,670 – $77,060 | 110 |
| 3 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $60,500 | $51,440 – $62,100 | 130 |
| 4 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $56,720 | $43,060 – $80,300 | 170 |
| 5 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $55,360 | $39,880 – $65,040 | 680 |
| 6 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $50,310 | $38,930 – $63,630 | 80 |
| 7 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $49,190 | $37,620 – $61,680 | 80 |
| 8 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $46,930 | $32,970 – $66,620 | 130 |
| 9 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $39,450 | $32,610 – $50,820 | 430 |
| 10 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $39,050 | $38,220 – $57,500 | 70 |
| 11 | Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $37,410 | $26,620 – $45,870 | 430 |
| 12 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $37,390 | $29,190 – $46,440 | 80 |
| 13 | Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $37,270 | $29,200 – $51,860 | 60 |
| 14 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $35,590 | $30,130 – $44,710 | 60 |
| 15 | Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $32,630 | $32,630 – $73,790 | 60 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Tuscaloosa, AL. 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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