--- title: "Highest-Paying Jobs With No Experience" description: "Occupations BLS records as needing no prior work experience in a related occupation, no education beyond a high school diploma, and no more than…" canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-with-no-experience" last-updated: "2026-08-23T15:56:39.581Z" --- # Highest-Paying Jobs With No Experience Occupations BLS records as needing no prior work experience in a related occupation, no education beyond a high school diploma, and no more than short-term on-the-job training, ranked by national median wage. 30 occupations, in the ranked order the career bank computed. Wages are BLS OEWS, May 2025. Growth figures are BLS Employment Projections and education is the BLS "typical education needed for entry". | # | Occupation | Median annual wage | Projected growth | Typical education | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Loading and Moving Machine Operator, Underground Mining](https://nuecareer.com/careers/loading-and-moving-machine-operator-underground-mining) | $74,500 | -22.3% | No formal credential | | 2 | [Transportation Security Screener](https://nuecareer.com/careers/transportation-security-screener) | $66,770 | -6.0% | High school | | 3 | [Postal Service Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-clerk) | $62,130 | -3.5% | No formal credential | | 4 | [Postal Service Mail Carrier](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-mail-carrier) | $60,550 | -3.5% | No formal credential | | 5 | [Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tank-car-truck-and-ship-loader) | $58,870 | +4.3% | No formal credential | | 6 | [Postal Service Mail Sorter, Processor, and Processing Machine Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/postal-service-mail-sorter-processor-and-processing-machine-operator) | $58,470 | -8.4% | No formal credential | | 7 | [Bridge and Lock Tender](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bridge-and-lock-tender) | $57,700 | -3.3% | High school | | 8 | [Hoist and Winch Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/hoist-and-winch-operator) | $56,450 | -1.1% | No formal credential | | 9 | [Cargo and Freight Agent](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cargo-and-freight-agent) | $52,260 | +8.5% | High school | | 10 | [Community Health Worker](https://nuecareer.com/careers/community-health-worker) | $51,850 | +11.3% | High school | | 11 | [Animal Breeder](https://nuecareer.com/careers/animal-breeder) | $51,130 | +2.4% | High school | | 12 | [Tree Trimmer and Pruner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tree-trimmer-and-pruner) | $50,960 | +3.3% | High school | | 13 | [Costume Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/costume-attendant) | $50,400 | +5.9% | High school | | 14 | [Carpet Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/carpet-installer) | $50,340 | -9.6% | No formal credential | | 15 | [Loan Interviewer and Clerk](https://nuecareer.com/careers/loan-interviewer-and-clerk) | $50,020 | -2.3% | High school | | 16 | [Refuse and Recyclable Material Collector](https://nuecareer.com/careers/refuse-and-recyclable-material-collector) | $49,690 | +0.9% | No formal credential | | 17 | [Word Processor and Typist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/word-processor-and-typist) | $49,280 | -36.1% | High school | | 18 | [Insulation Worker, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall](https://nuecareer.com/careers/insulation-worker-floor-ceiling-and-wall) | $49,120 | +3.8% | No formal credential | | 19 | [Pipelayer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pipelayer) | $49,000 | -4.1% | No formal credential | | 20 | [Rock Splitter, Quarry](https://nuecareer.com/careers/rock-splitter-quarry) | $48,740 | +4.4% | No formal credential | | 21 | [Model](https://nuecareer.com/careers/model) | $48,470 | -0.5% | No formal credential | | 22 | [Speech-Language Pathology Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/speech-language-pathology-assistant) | $48,430 | +3.5% | High school | | 23 | [Utility Meter Reader](https://nuecareer.com/careers/utility-meter-reader) | $48,150 | -12.0% | High school | | 24 | [Bus Driver, School](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-driver-school) | $47,920 | +0.2% | High school | | 25 | [Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairer) | $47,810 | -0.9% | Some college | | 26 | [Helpers--Brickmason, Blockmason, Stonemason, and Tile and Marble Setter](https://nuecareer.com/careers/helpers-brickmason-blockmason-stonemason-and-tile-and-marble-setter) | $47,550 | -10.5% | No formal credential | | 27 | [Secretary and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive](https://nuecareer.com/careers/secretary-and-administrative-assistant) | $47,540 | -1.6% | High school | | 28 | [Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicer and Repairer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/coin-vending-and-amusement-machine-servicer-and-repairer) | $47,450 | -2.9% | High school | | 29 | [Exercise Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor](https://nuecareer.com/careers/exercise-trainer-and-group-fitness-instructor) | $47,160 | +11.9% | High school | | 30 | [Construction Laborer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/construction-laborer) | $47,120 | +7.3% | No formal credential | Full record for any row, including wage percentiles and state-level pay: https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug} or https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}. --- This bank includes information from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/highest-paying-jobs-with-no-experience