High paying medical jobs in Wilmington, NC with no degree
The best paid medical occupations in Wilmington, NC 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 Wilmington, NC run 3.6% below the national average (2024), so a Wilmington, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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
$80,730 – $103,970440Associate's degree
$76,350 – $100,20070Associate's degree
$66,890 – $103,270170Associate's degree
$64,490 – $95,830200Associate's degree
$48,100 – $101,050410Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,640 – $72,470790Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,200 – $80,170210Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,570 – $65,780210Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,200 – $65,220240Associate's degree
$36,270 – $56,020140Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,830 – $58,910160High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $83,600130Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,630 – $65,810270High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $62,620670Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,080 – $109,410220Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,640 – $50,460290
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianWilmington, NC | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $96,700 | $80,730 – $103,970 | 440 |
| 2 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging TechnologistsAssociate's degree | $83,650 | $76,350 – $100,200 | 70 |
| 3 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $81,480 | $66,890 – $103,270 | 170 |
| 4 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $81,020 | $64,490 – $95,830 | 200 |
| 5 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $67,210 | $48,100 – $101,050 | 410 |
| 6 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $63,390 | $51,640 – $72,470 | 790 |
| 7 | ParamedicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $61,060 | $39,200 – $80,170 | 210 |
| 8 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $60,900 | $42,570 – $65,780 | 210 |
| 9 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $53,850 | $36,200 – $65,220 | 240 |
| 10 | Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $47,620 | $36,270 – $56,020 | 140 |
| 11 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $45,530 | $37,830 – $58,910 | 160 |
| 12 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $45,400 | $36,280 – $83,600 | 130 |
| 13 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $45,060 | $38,630 – $65,810 | 270 |
| 14 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $44,300 | $35,940 – $62,620 | 670 |
| 15 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $42,930 | $37,080 – $109,410 | 220 |
| 16 | Psychiatric TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $34,200 | $33,640 – $50,460 | 290 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Wilmington, NC. 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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