6. Dental Assistants
Educational requirement: Postsecondary nondegree award
Median pay: $36,940
We are half way through our list of best paying medical jobs with least education in 2017, and at number 6 we have dental assistants. They are expected to take on a wide range of duties for the dentists, from patient care to archiving reports and x-rays of patients; dental assistants perform a lot of tasks. Their core responsibilities vary greatly by state and also by the organization they are working for.