High paying medical jobs in Utah with no experience

The best paid medical occupations in Utah 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$113,510
Associate's degree
$47,780 – $224,2801,250
2Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$100,100
Associate's degree
$70,030 – $124,760740
3Dental Hygienists$91,120
Associate's degree
$78,830 – $99,5703,780
4Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$81,000
Associate's degree
$48,150 – $108,0701,780
5Respiratory Therapists$80,650
Associate's degree
$61,860 – $101,3401,170
6Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$63,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,480 – $77,5401,680
7Surgical Technologists$62,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,760 – $87,4301,170
8Medical Records Specialists$52,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,720 – $82,6401,910
9Pharmacy Technicians$48,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $63,1305,030
10Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $81,3401,590
11Opticians, Dispensing$41,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,680 – $76,750700
12Dietetic Technicians$40,580
Associate's degree
$34,340 – $50,000890
13Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$40,560
Associate's degree
$29,640 – $55,3301,550
14Emergency Medical Technicians$38,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,410 – $48,2401,280
15Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$35,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,440 – $49,460680

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Cardiovascular Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$113,510	$47,780 – $224,280	1,250
2	Diagnostic Medical SonographersAssociate's degree	$100,100	$70,030 – $124,760	740
3	Dental HygienistsAssociate's degree	$91,120	$78,830 – $99,570	3,780
4	Radiologic Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$81,000	$48,150 – $108,070	1,780
5	Respiratory TherapistsAssociate's degree	$80,650	$61,860 – $101,340	1,170
6	Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational NursesPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,230	$37,480 – $77,540	1,680
7	Surgical TechnologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,720	$45,760 – $87,430	1,170
8	Medical Records SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,870	$35,720 – $82,640	1,910
9	Pharmacy TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,140	$37,860 – $63,130	5,030
10	Health Technologists and Technicians, All OtherPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,490	$38,270 – $81,340	1,590
11	Opticians, DispensingHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,780	$35,680 – $76,750	700
12	Dietetic TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,580	$34,340 – $50,000	890
13	Veterinary Technologists and TechniciansAssociate's degree	$40,560	$29,640 – $55,330	1,550
14	Emergency Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$38,930	$31,410 – $48,240	1,280
15	Ophthalmic Medical TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,950	$30,440 – $49,460	680

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