High paying medical jobs in Reno, NV with no experience
The best paid medical occupations in Reno, NV 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV 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.
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
$100,850 – $124,390390Associate's degree
$70,680 – $133,250140Associate's degree
$73,420 – $108,670180Associate's degree
$70,120 – $121,700330Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,800 – $90,970510Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,570 – $94,220180Associate's degree
$35,310 – $66,560280Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,150 – $87,240180Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,070 – $72,380380Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,440 – $78,290500High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $61,440720High school diploma or equivalent
$34,500 – $86,090160Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,610 – $57,670310Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,180 – $50,690100
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianReno, NV | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree | $117,850 | $100,850 – $124,390 | 390 |
| 2 | Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree | $107,980 | $70,680 – $133,250 | 140 |
| 3 | Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree | $105,140 | $73,420 – $108,670 | 180 |
| 4 | Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $94,740 | $70,120 – $121,700 | 330 |
| 5 | Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award | $78,600 | $62,800 – $90,970 | 510 |
| 6 | Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $75,830 | $61,570 – $94,220 | 180 |
| 7 | Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree | $58,160 | $35,310 – $66,560 | 280 |
| 8 | Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $52,270 | $39,150 – $87,240 | 180 |
| 9 | Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award | $51,260 | $42,070 – $72,380 | 380 |
| 10 | Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $50,650 | $36,440 – $78,290 | 500 |
| 11 | Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $50,290 | $37,510 – $61,440 | 720 |
| 12 | Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent | $47,680 | $34,500 – $86,090 | 160 |
| 13 | Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $43,220 | $40,610 – $57,670 | 310 |
| 14 | Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $39,920 | $36,180 – $50,690 | 100 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Reno, NV. 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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