High paying personal care jobs in Idaho with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Idaho 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× 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 Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$49,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,170 – $76,3402,360
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,750 – $73,020700
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$45,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $74,000580
4Tour and Travel Guides$37,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,920 – $58,090460
5Residential Advisors$37,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,320 – $46,120400
6Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,810 – $48,0002,250
7Skincare Specialists$34,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,630 – $55,560720
8Animal Caretakers$32,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,000 – $46,9901,760
9Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,530
No formal educational credential
$21,900 – $39,0002,010
10Childcare Workers$30,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$17,550 – $42,1504,430
11Recreation Workers$30,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,150 – $50,3702,080
12Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$29,360
No formal educational credential
$22,880 – $35,120700

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,780	$29,170 – $76,340	2,360
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,860	$33,750 – $73,020	700
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,340	$28,010 – $74,000	580
4	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,960	$23,920 – $58,090	460
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,160	$31,320 – $46,120	400
6	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,480	$22,810 – $48,000	2,250
7	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,130	$21,630 – $55,560	720
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,170	$22,000 – $46,990	1,760
9	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,530	$21,900 – $39,000	2,010
10	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,160	$17,550 – $42,150	4,430
11	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,100	$21,150 – $50,370	2,080
12	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$29,360	$22,880 – $35,120	700

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