High paying personal care jobs in Maryland with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Maryland 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland salary is worth about 0.95× 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 Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $79,1004,010
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,750 – $75,2401,680
3Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,130 – $81,7308,650
4Residential Advisors$46,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,720 – $61,7802,640
5Skincare Specialists$46,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,580 – $79,9401,130
6Concierges$39,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,080 – $45,8701,130
7Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$37,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,720 – $45,2401,860
8Animal Trainers$37,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,270 – $73,530890
9Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,280 – $48,3702,080
10Recreation Workers$37,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,390 – $56,1604,350
11Animal Caretakers$36,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,500 – $56,7305,570
12Amusement and Recreation Attendants$36,710
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $44,8609,200
13Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,830 – $72,9405,860
14Childcare Workers$36,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,570 – $47,2809,750
15Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,020
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $39,2601,770
16Gambling Dealers$31,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $61,9201,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,510	$36,390 – $79,100	4,010
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,510	$37,750 – $75,240	1,680
3	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,420	$33,130 – $81,730	8,650
4	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,950	$32,720 – $61,780	2,640
5	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,590	$35,580 – $79,940	1,130
6	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,950	$37,080 – $45,870	1,130
7	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,440	$32,720 – $45,240	1,860
8	Animal TrainersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,430	$31,270 – $73,530	890
9	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,300	$34,280 – $48,370	2,080
10	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,200	$32,390 – $56,160	4,350
11	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,780	$31,500 – $56,730	5,570
12	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,710	$31,200 – $44,860	9,200
13	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,420	$31,830 – $72,940	5,860
14	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,030	$31,570 – $47,280	9,750
15	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$34,020	$31,200 – $39,260	1,770
16	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,740	$31,200 – $61,920	1,770

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