High paying personal care jobs in Illinois with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Illinois 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 Illinois run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Illinois salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Illinois.

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

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OccupationMedian, Illinois · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$49,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,400 – $73,2702,670
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$47,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,770 – $77,2704,270
3Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$46,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,210 – $92,78019,830
4Skincare Specialists$45,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200 – $63,9202,960
5Residential Advisors$44,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,090 – $58,7902,720
6Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200 – $48,8402,470
7Childcare Workers$35,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $44,98023,900
8Animal Caretakers$35,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $50,16011,070
9Recreation Workers$35,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $47,48017,650
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,560
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $38,6005,160
11Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200 – $58,96013,190
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$32,770
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $38,52011,660
13Gambling Dealers$31,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $45,0002,470

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

#	Occupation	MedianIllinois	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,150	$36,400 – $73,270	2,670
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,020	$35,770 – $77,270	4,270
3	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,800	$31,210 – $92,780	19,830
4	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,330	$31,200 – $63,920	2,960
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,130	$35,090 – $58,790	2,720
6	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,050	$31,200 – $48,840	2,470
7	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,830	$31,200 – $44,980	23,900
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,570	$31,200 – $50,160	11,070
9	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,480	$31,200 – $47,480	17,650
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$34,560	$31,200 – $38,600	5,160
11	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,040	$31,200 – $58,960	13,190
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$32,770	$31,200 – $38,520	11,660
13	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,200	$31,200 – $45,000	2,470

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