High paying security and protective service jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid security and protective service occupations in Arizona 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 Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$104,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,350 – $158,6102,790
2Detectives and Criminal Investigators$102,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,590 – $142,3805,250
3First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$96,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,540 – $119,6202,670
4Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$78,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,990 – $98,56012,010
5Transportation Security Screeners$64,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,080 – $72,4501,380
6First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$59,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,360 – $79,4401,550
7Firefighters$59,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,700 – $88,2207,500
8Correctional Officers and Jailers$54,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620 – $65,03014,230
9Security Guards$38,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,910 – $52,45029,820
10Crossing Guards and Flaggers$37,440
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $45,7602,170
11Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$35,380
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $40,1503,950
12School Bus Monitors$34,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $41,4401,570

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,850	$81,350 – $158,610	2,790
2	Detectives and Criminal InvestigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,340	$60,590 – $142,380	5,250
3	First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention WorkersPostsecondary nondegree award	$96,470	$61,540 – $119,620	2,670
4	Police and Sheriff's Patrol OfficersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,880	$60,990 – $98,560	12,010
5	Transportation Security ScreenersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,330	$41,080 – $72,450	1,380
6	First-Line Supervisors of Security WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,650	$39,360 – $79,440	1,550
7	FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,280	$36,700 – $88,220	7,500
8	Correctional Officers and JailersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,970	$45,620 – $65,030	14,230
9	Security GuardsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,290	$31,910 – $52,450	29,820
10	Crossing Guards and FlaggersNo formal educational credential	$37,440	$30,580 – $45,760	2,170
11	Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service WorkersNo formal educational credential	$35,380	$30,580 – $40,150	3,950
12	School Bus MonitorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,560	$30,580 – $41,440	1,570

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