High paying personal care jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Arizona 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 Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Gambling Dealers$60,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $91,0001,680
2Skincare Specialists$50,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,650 – $103,9501,710
3Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,770 – $83,2007,010
4First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$47,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $62,9401,620
5First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,000 – $66,7602,410
6Residential Advisors$41,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,620 – $59,9501,260
7Animal Caretakers$38,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,320 – $68,0906,330
8Tour and Travel Guides$37,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,680 – $62,0202,450
9Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,050 – $57,7907,840
10Recreation Workers$35,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,130 – $51,31012,650
11Manicurists and Pedicurists$35,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,800 – $51,7402,440
12Childcare Workers$35,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,830 – $45,6605,530
13Amusement and Recreation Attendants$33,570
No formal educational credential
$30,790 – $45,0106,930
14Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$32,510
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $37,5603,540

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,940	$38,070 – $91,000	1,680
2	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,470	$38,650 – $103,950	1,710
3	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,980	$30,770 – $83,200	7,010
4	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,690	$37,510 – $62,940	1,620
5	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,350	$36,000 – $66,760	2,410
6	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,480	$31,620 – $59,950	1,260
7	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,180	$33,320 – $68,090	6,330
8	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,560	$31,680 – $62,020	2,450
9	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,810	$31,050 – $57,790	7,840
10	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,800	$31,130 – $51,310	12,650
11	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,290	$30,800 – $51,740	2,440
12	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,100	$30,830 – $45,660	5,530
13	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$33,570	$30,790 – $45,010	6,930
14	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$32,510	$30,580 – $37,560	3,540

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