High paying medical jobs in Maryland with no experience

The best paid medical occupations in Maryland 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland salary is worth about 0.95× 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 Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$107,830
Associate's degree
$85,440 – $122,7403,500
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,210
Associate's degree
$80,940 – $118,5201,760
3Respiratory Therapists$88,960
Associate's degree
$69,550 – $106,4301,800
4Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$86,440
Associate's degree
$41,160 – $117,140970
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$85,890
Associate's degree
$68,140 – $106,2603,370
6Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$75,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,810 – $156,7502,110
7Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,720 – $90,0109,560
8Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$70,040
Associate's degree
$40,610 – $136,9601,170
9Surgical Technologists$68,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,590 – $85,8201,880
10Medical Records Specialists$54,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,400 – $82,0902,440
11Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,070
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,460 – $66,8201,300
12Opticians, Dispensing$48,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,100 – $64,8301,060
13Emergency Medical Technicians$48,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,960 – $85,2903,400
14Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,910 – $79,7601,980
15Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,350
Associate's degree
$38,750 – $74,4602,540
16Pharmacy Technicians$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,180 – $60,0507,990
17Dietetic Technicians$33,710
Associate's degree
$32,290 – $43,0701,670

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$107,830	$85,440 – $122,740	3,500
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$99,210	$80,940 – $118,520	1,760
3	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$88,960	$69,550 – $106,430	1,800
4	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$86,440	$41,160 – $117,140	970
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$85,890	$68,140 – $106,260	3,370
6	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,000	$38,810 – $156,750	2,110
7	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,660	$60,720 – $90,010	9,560
8	Health Information Technologists and Medical RegistrarsAssociate's degree	$70,040	$40,610 – $136,960	1,170
9	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,970	$45,590 – $85,820	1,880
10	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,220	$35,400 – $82,090	2,440
11	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,070	$39,460 – $66,820	1,300
12	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,700	$37,100 – $64,830	1,060
13	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,100	$39,960 – $85,290	3,400
14	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,750	$40,910 – $79,760	1,980
15	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$47,350	$38,750 – $74,460	2,540
16	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$36,180 – $60,050	7,990
17	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$33,710	$32,290 – $43,070	1,670

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