High paying medical jobs in Michigan with no experience

The best paid medical occupations in Michigan 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Dental Hygienists$83,790
Associate's degree
$77,230 – $96,9708,640
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$82,490
Associate's degree
$66,960 – $96,3603,100
3Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$80,650
Associate's degree
$38,990 – $96,5002,070
4Respiratory Therapists$79,850
Associate's degree
$64,770 – $90,2104,520
5Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$76,420
Associate's degree
$55,450 – $97,2507,220
6Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$65,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,160 – $77,78010,880
7Surgical Technologists$63,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,690 – $79,5503,840
8Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$49,710
Associate's degree
$37,410 – $63,0202,550
9Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$48,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,880 – $77,0905,870
10Medical Records Specialists$48,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,180 – $77,0804,890
11Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$46,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,270 – $59,1701,800
12Pharmacy Technicians$44,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,430 – $54,74014,240
13Opticians, Dispensing$41,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,610 – $52,0903,080
14Emergency Medical Technicians$39,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,360 – $49,6204,230
15Dietetic Technicians$36,420
Associate's degree
$30,730 – $39,6803,060

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$83,790	$77,230 – $96,970	8,640
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$82,490	$66,960 – $96,360	3,100
3	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$80,650	$38,990 – $96,500	2,070
4	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$79,850	$64,770 – $90,210	4,520
5	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$76,420	$55,450 – $97,250	7,220
6	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,460	$56,160 – $77,780	10,880
7	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,320	$43,690 – $79,550	3,840
8	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$49,710	$37,410 – $63,020	2,550
9	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,520	$37,880 – $77,090	5,870
10	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,120	$37,180 – $77,080	4,890
11	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,750	$37,270 – $59,170	1,800
12	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,340	$35,430 – $54,740	14,240
13	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,180	$34,610 – $52,090	3,080
14	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$39,870	$35,360 – $49,620	4,230
15	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$36,420	$30,730 – $39,680	3,060

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