High paying medical jobs in Arizona with no experience

The best paid medical occupations in Arizona that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$101,010
Associate's degree
$91,480 – $121,9104,530
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,040
Associate's degree
$74,010 – $127,5102,070
3Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$89,200
Associate's degree
$61,510 – $123,4104,670
4Respiratory Therapists$79,780
Associate's degree
$64,780 – $99,1803,500
5Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$77,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,050 – $89,8506,530
6Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$74,900
Associate's degree
$39,450 – $127,6701,450
7Surgical Technologists$72,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,030 – $96,8402,410
8Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$56,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $103,4103,690
9Opticians, Dispensing$48,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $75,3001,400
10Pharmacy Technicians$47,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,040 – $60,82012,970
11Medical Records Specialists$47,630
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,530 – $75,4303,750
12Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$47,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $55,3001,630
13Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$46,300
Associate's degree
$37,870 – $58,3503,970
14Emergency Medical Technicians$39,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,860 – $50,7903,970

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$101,010	$91,480 – $121,910	4,530
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,040	$74,010 – $127,510	2,070
3	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$89,200	$61,510 – $123,410	4,670
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,780	$64,780 – $99,180	3,500
5	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,070	$61,050 – $89,850	6,530
6	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$74,900	$39,450 – $127,670	1,450
7	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,260	$50,030 – $96,840	2,410
8	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,370	$38,830 – $103,410	3,690
9	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,210	$39,890 – $75,300	1,400
10	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,640	$39,040 – $60,820	12,970
11	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,630	$36,530 – $75,430	3,750
12	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,040	$38,370 – $55,300	1,630
13	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$46,300	$37,870 – $58,350	3,970
14	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,500	$33,860 – $50,790	3,970

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