High paying personal care jobs in Minnesota with no degree
The best paid personal care occupations in Minnesota 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,150 – $78,8402,530High school diploma or equivalent
$34,340 – $83,5501,800High school diploma or equivalent
$41,270 – $60,2203,410High school diploma or equivalent
$29,660 – $66,6507,010Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,590 – $78,8805,320High school diploma or equivalent
$29,460 – $52,1907,940High school diploma or equivalent
$29,440 – $48,0504,250Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,550 – $47,8003,260High school diploma or equivalent
$28,560 – $44,88011,570No formal educational credential
$24,130 – $35,4601,880High school diploma or equivalent
$23,330 – $52,0002,960No formal educational credential
$23,920 – $44,2407,880High school diploma or equivalent
$23,250 – $60,8901,370
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianMinnesota | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $51,160 | $32,150 – $78,840 | 2,530 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent | $50,410 | $34,340 – $83,550 | 1,800 |
| 3 | Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $48,770 | $41,270 – $60,220 | 3,410 |
| 4 | Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $43,620 | $29,660 – $66,650 | 7,010 |
| 5 | Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award | $39,170 | $23,590 – $78,880 | 5,320 |
| 6 | Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $37,510 | $29,460 – $52,190 | 7,940 |
| 7 | Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $36,430 | $29,440 – $48,050 | 4,250 |
| 8 | Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award | $36,040 | $27,550 – $47,800 | 3,260 |
| 9 | Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $35,520 | $28,560 – $44,880 | 11,570 |
| 10 | Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential | $33,480 | $24,130 – $35,460 | 1,880 |
| 11 | Gambling Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent | $31,540 | $23,330 – $52,000 | 2,960 |
| 12 | Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential | $30,830 | $23,920 – $44,240 | 7,880 |
| 13 | Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $27,190 | $23,250 – $60,890 | 1,370 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Minnesota. 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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