High paying personal care jobs in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV with no degree

The best paid personal care occupations in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV run 8.9% above the national average (2024), so a Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV salary is worth about 0.92× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$53,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,950 – $81,4603,010
2First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,230 – $87,5802,060
3Residential Advisors$47,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $66,3003,040
4Skincare Specialists$46,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,940 – $107,0501,300
5Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$46,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,070 – $79,72010,440
6Tour and Travel Guides$46,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $58,4401,280
7Recreation Workers$42,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,910 – $62,0004,360
8Manicurists and Pedicurists$42,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,750 – $60,0203,400
9Concierges$38,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $47,8904,650
10Baggage Porters and Bellhops$38,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,100 – $45,8001,050
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$38,000
No formal educational credential
$28,510 – $46,0609,590
12Animal Caretakers$37,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,160 – $55,0206,590
13Childcare Workers$37,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,160 – $50,22011,650
14Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$37,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,900 – $78,9007,010
15Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$36,080
No formal educational credential
$31,120 – $39,6802,330
16Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$35,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,400 – $44,9901,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,310	$39,950 – $81,460	3,010
2	First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling ServicesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,300	$38,230 – $87,580	2,060
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,010	$36,600 – $66,300	3,040
4	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,620	$36,940 – $107,050	1,300
5	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,190	$28,070 – $79,720	10,440
6	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,130	$32,160 – $58,440	1,280
7	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,800	$32,910 – $62,000	4,360
8	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$42,040	$34,750 – $60,020	3,400
9	ConciergesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,810	$37,300 – $47,890	4,650
10	Baggage Porters and BellhopsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,700	$35,100 – $45,800	1,050
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,000	$28,510 – $46,060	9,590
12	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,710	$30,160 – $55,020	6,590
13	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,610	$32,160 – $50,220	11,650
14	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,020	$26,900 – $78,900	7,010
15	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$36,080	$31,120 – $39,680	2,330
16	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,300	$30,400 – $44,990	1,240

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. 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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