High paying personal care jobs in Mississippi with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Mississippi 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 Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Mississippi.

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

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$58,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $76,3101,030
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$42,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,720 – $66,060590
3First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$37,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,010 – $71,150980
4Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,750 – $82,040520
5Residential Advisors$30,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,400 – $47,190660
6Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$30,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,720 – $63,3901,260
7Gambling Dealers$28,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$17,170 – $66,2802,730
8Recreation Workers$28,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$19,350 – $40,7102,220
9Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$27,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$17,370 – $58,7901,040
10Animal Caretakers$26,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,160 – $36,9701,900
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$23,160
No formal educational credential
$17,590 – $28,6402,400
12Childcare Workers$22,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,230 – $33,6005,420
13Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$21,570
No formal educational credential
$18,720 – $27,450610

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,010	$39,890 – $76,310	1,030
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,590	$25,720 – $66,060	590
3	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,910	$28,010 – $71,150	980
4	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,300	$21,750 – $82,040	520
5	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,900	$23,400 – $47,190	660
6	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,540	$18,720 – $63,390	1,260
7	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,250	$17,170 – $66,280	2,730
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,060	$19,350 – $40,710	2,220
9	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$27,560	$17,370 – $58,790	1,040
10	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$26,970	$21,160 – $36,970	1,900
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$23,160	$17,590 – $28,640	2,400
12	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$22,050	$18,230 – $33,600	5,420
13	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$21,570	$18,720 – $27,450	610

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