High paying personal care jobs in Michigan with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Michigan 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan 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 Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$45,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,040 – $76,9706,050
2Skincare Specialists$45,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,810 – $77,9401,510
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$43,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,200 – $71,4202,860
4First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$42,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,400 – $64,1702,010
5Residential Advisors$39,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,540 – $53,8301,770
6Funeral Attendants$35,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,880 – $46,4801,460
7Recreation Workers$35,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,020 – $47,74010,850
8Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$34,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,960 – $95,3708,970
9Childcare Workers$30,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,210 – $39,34014,010
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,530
No formal educational credential
$25,960 – $37,3303,170
11Animal Caretakers$30,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,770 – $45,4806,290
12Gambling Dealers$29,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,960 – $67,4102,510
13Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,580
No formal educational credential
$25,960 – $37,50011,720

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,520	$28,040 – $76,970	6,050
2	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,240	$28,810 – $77,940	1,510
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,540	$33,200 – $71,420	2,860
4	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,740	$33,400 – $64,170	2,010
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,730	$32,540 – $53,830	1,770
6	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,380	$28,880 – $46,480	1,460
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,090	$29,020 – $47,740	10,850
8	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,820	$25,960 – $95,370	8,970
9	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,970	$27,210 – $39,340	14,010
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$30,530	$25,960 – $37,330	3,170
11	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,320	$27,770 – $45,480	6,290
12	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,120	$25,960 – $67,410	2,510
13	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$28,580	$25,960 – $37,500	11,720

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