High paying personal care jobs in Wisconsin with no experience

The best paid personal care occupations in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Skincare Specialists$46,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$22,830 – $65,5901,190
2Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$44,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,900 – $61,6006,330
3Residential Advisors$41,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,090 – $46,9101,190
4Manicurists and Pedicurists$36,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$20,950 – $54,4002,350
5Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$23,790 – $58,9706,260
6Recreation Workers$35,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,440 – $50,9806,840
7Childcare Workers$32,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,650 – $42,8305,560
8Amusement and Recreation Attendants$30,180
No formal educational credential
$20,630 – $47,0505,450
9Animal Caretakers$30,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,920 – $47,7005,720
10Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$28,780
No formal educational credential
$22,340 – $36,4602,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Skincare SpecialistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,220	$22,830 – $65,590	1,190
2	Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness InstructorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,200	$27,900 – $61,600	6,330
3	Residential AdvisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,690	$30,090 – $46,910	1,190
4	Manicurists and PedicuristsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,680	$20,950 – $54,400	2,350
5	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and CosmetologistsPostsecondary nondegree award	$36,230	$23,790 – $58,970	6,260
6	Recreation WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,530	$26,440 – $50,980	6,840
7	Childcare WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,460	$24,650 – $42,830	5,560
8	Amusement and Recreation AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,180	$20,630 – $47,050	5,450
9	Animal CaretakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,160	$23,920 – $47,700	5,720
10	Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket TakersNo formal educational credential	$28,780	$22,340 – $36,460	2,100

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