High paying personal care jobs in Utah with no experience

The best paid personal care occupations in Utah 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Skincare Specialists$45,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,810 – $62,9901,160
2Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,850 – $83,5106,830
3Residential Advisors$39,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,200 – $55,320990
4Tour and Travel Guides$38,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,130 – $57,9301,630
5Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$36,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,320 – $53,7801,160
6Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$35,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$21,810 – $75,8602,810
7Animal Caretakers$34,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,310 – $56,7302,350
8Recreation Workers$32,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,520 – $47,4505,760
9Childcare Workers$31,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,040 – $43,4404,830
10Manicurists and Pedicurists$28,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,410 – $42,5401,150
11Amusement and Recreation Attendants$28,000
No formal educational credential
$19,830 – $44,2306,960
12Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$26,650
No formal educational credential
$22,760 – $41,1601,340

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,490	$26,810 – $62,990	1,160
2	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$25,850 – $83,510	6,830
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,240	$32,200 – $55,320	990
4	Tour and Travel GuidesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,540	$31,130 – $57,930	1,630
5	Personal Care and Service Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,920	$29,320 – $53,780	1,160
6	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$35,140	$21,810 – $75,860	2,810
7	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,750	$26,310 – $56,730	2,350
8	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,890	$22,520 – $47,450	5,760
9	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,630	$23,040 – $43,440	4,830
10	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$28,820	$20,410 – $42,540	1,150
11	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$28,000	$19,830 – $44,230	6,960
12	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$26,650	$22,760 – $41,160	1,340

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