High paying personal care jobs in Alaska with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Alaska that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. 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 Alaska run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a Alaska salary is worth about 0.98× 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 Alaska.

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

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OccupationMedian, Alaska · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$54,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,270 – $99,770490
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,840 – $73,000330
3Manicurists and Pedicurists$47,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,020 – $59,620180
4Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$46,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,700 – $61,650800
5Residential Advisors$46,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720 – $50,810380
6Amusement and Recreation Attendants$45,680
No formal educational credential
$32,720 – $54,500340
7Tour and Travel Guides$44,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,410 – $58,8901,660
8Skincare Specialists$41,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,600 – $47,980120
9Gambling Service Workers, All Other$38,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,410 – $55,600700
10Recreation Workers$37,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,720 – $66,140630
11Animal Caretakers$36,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,030 – $58,400550
12Childcare Workers$36,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,640 – $46,6401,340
13Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,680
No formal educational credential
$28,040 – $49,420180
14Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$32,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,900 – $55,850330
15Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$26,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,770 – $44,830150

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlaska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,530	$38,270 – $99,770	490
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,380	$35,840 – $73,000	330
3	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,890	$28,020 – $59,620	180
4	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,210	$27,700 – $61,650	800
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,180	$44,720 – $50,810	380
6	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$45,680	$32,720 – $54,500	340
7	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,210	$33,410 – $58,890	1,660
8	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$41,240	$33,600 – $47,980	120
9	Gambling Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,730	$28,410 – $55,600	700
10	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,510	$36,720 – $66,140	630
11	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,640	$27,030 – $58,400	550
12	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,200	$30,640 – $46,640	1,340
13	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$34,680	$28,040 – $49,420	180
14	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,150	$30,900 – $55,850	330
15	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,350	$24,770 – $44,830	150

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