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Nevada · BLS, May 2025 wages

$30-an-hour jobs without a degree in Nevada

113 occupations in Nevada pay a median of $30 an hour or more and typically need less than a bachelor’s degree to enter. The highest is elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $68.25 an hour.

By the Degreeless Jobs research deskUpdated Sep 7, 2026Sources: BLS

All 113, sorted by hourly median

State medians for employed workers. The 25th to 75th range is annual. Occupations reported on an annual basis only are not included.

Occupations in Nevada with a median of $30 an hour or more that typically require less than a bachelor's degree
OccupationHourly median
Elevator and escalator installers and repairersHigh school diploma or equivalent$68.25
Air traffic controllersAssociate's degree$67.75
Power distributors and dispatchersHigh school diploma or equivalent$66.49
Musicians and singersNo formal educational credential$65.46
First-line supervisors of police and detectivesHigh school diploma or equivalent$63.51
Power plant operatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$63.17
Crane and tower operatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$55.69
Dental hygienistsAssociate's degree$55.43
Insulation workers, mechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent$54.87
Nuclear medicine technologistsAssociate's degree$52.47
First-line supervisors of correctional officersHigh school diploma or equivalent$51.57
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$49.51
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipmentPostsecondary nondegree award$49.14
Reinforcing iron and rebar workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$49.10
Surgical assistantsPostsecondary nondegree award$48.47
Transportation, storage, and distribution managersHigh school diploma or equivalent$48.01
Magnetic resonance imaging technologistsAssociate's degree$47.24
Electrical power-line installers and repairersHigh school diploma or equivalent$46.42
Diagnostic medical sonographersAssociate's degree$46.15
Aircraft mechanics and service techniciansPostsecondary nondegree award$45.62
Detectives and criminal investigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$45.42
First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workersPostsecondary nondegree award$45.15
Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all otherAssociate's degree$45.03
Fire inspectors and investigatorsPostsecondary nondegree award$44.93
Radiation therapistsAssociate's degree$44.71
Gambling managersHigh school diploma or equivalent$43.87
Postmasters and mail superintendentsHigh school diploma or equivalent$43.16
Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$42.38
Computer network support specialistsAssociate's degree$41.25
Continuous mining machine operatorsNo formal educational credential$41.15
Respiratory therapistsAssociate's degree$41.10
Sound engineering techniciansPostsecondary nondegree award$40.66
Loading and moving machine operators, underground miningNo formal educational credential$39.87
Radiologic technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$39.86
Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipmentPostsecondary nondegree award$39.75
Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$39.43
First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$39.42
Hearing aid specialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent$39.33
RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent$39.29
Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$39.15
DancersNo formal educational credential$38.75
Avionics techniciansPostsecondary nondegree award$38.48
Plant and system operators, all otherHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.46
Real estate sales agentsHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.46
First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairersHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.39
Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except enginesHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.39
StonemasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.27
Occupational therapy assistantsAssociate's degree$38.23
Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairersAssociate's degree$38.16
Stationary engineers and boiler operatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$38.03
Insurance appraisers, auto damagePostsecondary nondegree award$37.75
Police and sheriff's patrol officersHigh school diploma or equivalent$37.57
Lodging managersHigh school diploma or equivalent$37.55
Industrial machinery mechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent$37.38
First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.90
Correctional officers and jailersHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.77
Licensed practical and licensed vocational nursesPostsecondary nondegree award$36.62
First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all otherHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.62
Meter readers, utilitiesHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.60
Mechanical draftersAssociate's degree$36.46
Physical therapist assistantsAssociate's degree$36.31
Maintenance workers, machineryHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.30
Surgical technologistsPostsecondary nondegree award$36.29
Environmental engineering technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$36.22
Construction and building inspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$36.20
Civil engineering technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$35.97
Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relayPostsecondary nondegree award$35.75
Geological technicians, except hydrologic techniciansAssociate's degree$35.43
ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent$35.37
Broadcast techniciansAssociate's degree$35.13
Mechanical engineering technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$35.07
Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical doorHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.76
Telecommunications line installers and repairersHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.73
Operating engineers and other construction equipment operatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.33
Electrical and electronics draftersAssociate's degree$34.28
Cardiovascular technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$34.25
BailiffsHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.25
Title examiners, abstractors, and searchersHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.16
Aircraft cargo handling supervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$34.01
Medical equipment repairersAssociate's degree$33.57
Hydrologic techniciansAssociate's degree$33.01
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.89
First-line supervisors of production and operating workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.82
Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific productsHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.76
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistantsHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.61
Solar photovoltaic installersHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.60
Extraction workers, all otherHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.43
Carpet installersNo formal educational credential$32.23
Architectural and civil draftersAssociate's degree$32.21
First-line supervisors of gambling services workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$32.06
FirefightersPostsecondary nondegree award$32.01
Food service managersHigh school diploma or equivalent$31.40
Farm equipment mechanics and service techniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent$31.37
Recreational vehicle service techniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent$31.35
Paralegals and legal assistantsAssociate's degree$31.10
Calibration technologists and techniciansAssociate's degree$31.03
Transportation security screenersHigh school diploma or equivalent$31.01
Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all otherPostsecondary nondegree award$30.85
Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface miningHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.68
Health information technologists and medical registrarsAssociate's degree$30.58
PipelayersNo formal educational credential$30.56
Travel agentsHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.48
First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.33
MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.31
Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tendersHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.27
Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installersPostsecondary nondegree award$30.19
Audio and video techniciansPostsecondary nondegree award$30.18
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.16
Postal service clerksNo formal educational credential$30.10
Structural iron and steel workersHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.05
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travelHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.02
Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugersHigh school diploma or equivalent$30.01
Drafters, all otherAssociate's degree$30.00

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Sources and method

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, state estimates. Typical entry education from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–35 (Table 1.2). An occupation is listed when its typical entry education is below a bachelor’s degree and its Nevada median hourly wage is $30.00 or more. Medians include experienced workers; entry pay is lower. Read the full method.