High paying medical jobs in Kentucky with no experience

The best paid medical occupations in Kentucky 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 Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Kentucky salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kentucky.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kentucky · Employed

1Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$91,230
Associate's degree
$62,440 – $115,390940
2Dental Hygienists$78,830
Associate's degree
$61,280 – $98,7702,070
3Respiratory Therapists$72,750
Associate's degree
$58,330 – $92,5402,530
4Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$69,670
Associate's degree
$51,740 – $99,1703,630
5Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$60,980
Associate's degree
$37,870 – $101,250940
6Surgical Technologists$60,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,440 – $79,9801,440
7Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$60,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,420 – $73,2208,570
8Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$49,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,410 – $81,9501,940
9Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$49,330
Associate's degree
$35,730 – $101,9201,320
10Medical Records Specialists$48,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,290 – $74,5204,210
11Opticians, Dispensing$44,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,190 – $65,130950
12Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$39,590
Associate's degree
$28,490 – $50,5301,670
13Pharmacy Technicians$39,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,760 – $52,6408,870
14Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$38,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,320 – $51,8401,570
15Emergency Medical Technicians$36,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,800 – $49,9502,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianKentucky	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$91,230	$62,440 – $115,390	940
2	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$78,830	$61,280 – $98,770	2,070
3	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$72,750	$58,330 – $92,540	2,530
4	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$69,670	$51,740 – $99,170	3,630
5	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$60,980	$37,870 – $101,250	940
6	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,490	$41,440 – $79,980	1,440
7	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,460	$48,420 – $73,220	8,570
8	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,410	$38,410 – $81,950	1,940
9	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$49,330	$35,730 – $101,920	1,320
10	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,410	$36,290 – $74,520	4,210
11	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,290	$30,190 – $65,130	950
12	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$39,590	$28,490 – $50,530	1,670
13	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,200	$31,760 – $52,640	8,870
14	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,990	$30,320 – $51,840	1,570
15	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,800	$29,800 – $49,950	2,770

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