High paying personal care jobs in Georgia with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Georgia 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 Georgia run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Georgia 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 Georgia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Georgia · Employed

1Skincare Specialists$48,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$32,670 – $68,6302,230
2Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,330 – $80,9407,500
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,390 – $81,1302,790
4First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,420 – $75,5403,100
5Residential Advisors$39,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,500 – $60,6902,460
6Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$17,310 – $79,1707,910
7Recreation Workers$32,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,340 – $48,8708,160
8Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,820
No formal educational credential
$21,150 – $36,1502,960
9Animal Caretakers$29,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,370 – $47,2609,110
10Childcare Workers$28,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,170 – $36,98021,040
11Manicurists and Pedicurists$26,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,390 – $56,6401,710
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$26,120
No formal educational credential
$17,600 – $36,2408,770
13Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$25,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$17,330 – $42,2402,250

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

#	Occupation	MedianGeorgia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,660	$32,670 – $68,630	2,230
2	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$28,330 – $80,940	7,500
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$30,390 – $81,130	2,790
4	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,400	$30,420 – $75,540	3,100
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,380	$28,500 – $60,690	2,460
6	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,560	$17,310 – $79,170	7,910
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,540	$22,340 – $48,870	8,160
8	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$30,820	$21,150 – $36,150	2,960
9	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,860	$21,370 – $47,260	9,110
10	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,020	$22,170 – $36,980	21,040
11	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$26,910	$21,390 – $56,640	1,710
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$26,120	$17,600 – $36,240	8,770
13	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$25,130	$17,330 – $42,240	2,250

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