High paying personal care jobs in Tennessee with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Tennessee 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 Tennessee run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tennessee salary is worth about 1.09× 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 Tennessee.

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

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OccupationMedian, Tennessee · Employed

1Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,000 – $74,9205,080
2First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$46,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,450 – $75,1301,980
3First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$44,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,720 – $67,7201,180
4Skincare Specialists$36,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,200 – $77,8301,710
5Manicurists and Pedicurists$34,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,450 – $57,3401,200
6Residential Advisors$34,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,930 – $49,8302,360
7Tour and Travel Guides$33,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,320 – $43,1301,840
8Recreation Workers$33,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,960 – $46,5503,420
9Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$31,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$25,700 – $58,0006,080
10Animal Caretakers$30,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,980 – $47,0206,110
11Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$30,550
No formal educational credential
$23,080 – $36,0702,380
12Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$29,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,820 – $39,3401,230
13Childcare Workers$29,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,730 – $38,05013,650
14Funeral Attendants$29,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,990 – $38,1601,090
15Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,690
No formal educational credential
$21,060 – $37,3104,820

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

#	Occupation	MedianTennessee	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,380	$26,000 – $74,920	5,080
2	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,510	$33,450 – $75,130	1,980
3	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,040	$28,720 – $67,720	1,180
4	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,590	$22,200 – $77,830	1,710
5	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$34,810	$20,450 – $57,340	1,200
6	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,700	$27,930 – $49,830	2,360
7	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,760	$28,320 – $43,130	1,840
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,580	$23,960 – $46,550	3,420
9	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$31,310	$25,700 – $58,000	6,080
10	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,550	$23,980 – $47,020	6,110
11	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$30,550	$23,080 – $36,070	2,380
12	Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,890	$22,820 – $39,340	1,230
13	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,660	$21,730 – $38,050	13,650
14	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,600	$23,990 – $38,160	1,090
15	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$28,690	$21,060 – $37,310	4,820

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