High paying personal care jobs in Indiana with no experience

The best paid personal care occupations in Indiana that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× 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 Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Skincare Specialists$44,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$24,440 – $66,6701,120
2Residential Advisors$38,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,760 – $59,1201,360
3Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$34,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,410 – $56,7205,360
4Funeral Attendants$34,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,770 – $46,7301,080
5Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$32,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,890 – $58,6205,920
6Recreation Workers$30,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,470 – $45,7108,050
7Childcare Workers$30,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,880 – $38,2508,280
8Animal Caretakers$29,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,440 – $43,2706,420
9Amusement and Recreation Attendants$27,680
No formal educational credential
$20,490 – $36,4106,740
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$27,440
No formal educational credential
$20,760 – $44,4201,930
11Gambling Dealers$24,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$15,870 – $90,2302,410

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,450	$24,440 – $66,670	1,120
2	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,850	$27,760 – $59,120	1,360
3	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,960	$22,410 – $56,720	5,360
4	Funeral AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,420	$29,770 – $46,730	1,080
5	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$32,830	$23,890 – $58,620	5,920
6	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,190	$22,470 – $45,710	8,050
7	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,180	$23,880 – $38,250	8,280
8	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,990	$22,440 – $43,270	6,420
9	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$27,680	$20,490 – $36,410	6,740
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$27,440	$20,760 – $44,420	1,930
11	Gambling DealersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$24,160	$15,870 – $90,230	2,410

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