High paying personal care jobs in Maine with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Maine 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 Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$59,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,410 – $81,730320
2Skincare Specialists$55,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,520 – $100,190260
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$52,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,350 – $72,580410
4Manicurists and Pedicurists$48,540
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,800 – $81,490200
5Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,230 – $79,0401,140
6Tour and Travel Guides$44,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,910 – $55,240270
7Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$44,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,640 – $63,640970
8Residential Advisors$43,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950 – $58,090640
9Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$40,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880 – $50,370320
10Funeral Attendants$39,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,140 – $46,490220
11Recreation Workers$37,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,790 – $53,6201,260
12Animal Caretakers$37,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,360 – $48,5301,430
13Childcare Workers$36,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $46,0204,990
14Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$35,850
No formal educational credential
$30,470 – $44,980400
15Amusement and Recreation Attendants$35,330
No formal educational credential
$30,800 – $44,2401,230

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,050	$41,410 – $81,730	320
2	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,850	$34,520 – $100,190	260
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,780	$40,350 – $72,580	410
4	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,540	$36,800 – $81,490	200
5	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,060	$35,230 – $79,040	1,140
6	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,940	$32,910 – $55,240	270
7	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,000	$30,640 – $63,640	970
8	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,780	$38,950 – $58,090	640
9	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,800	$36,880 – $50,370	320
10	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,330	$35,140 – $46,490	220
11	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,450	$30,790 – $53,620	1,260
12	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,230	$31,360 – $48,530	1,430
13	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,350	$31,200 – $46,020	4,990
14	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$35,850	$30,470 – $44,980	400
15	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,330	$30,800 – $44,240	1,230

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