15 Best-Paying Jobs That Don’t Require A Bachelor’s Degree
College is no worth huge investment as it was ten or twenty years ago. Nowadays college graduates are facing high unemployment rates, rising competition for jobs and increasing debt from their college expenses. Just as workers who didn’t attend college spent the past four years earning their salaries and improving their special skills.
Don’t have the time or money to get a bachelor’s degree? Don’t worry. A labor market offers a lot of job opportunities without university degree.
Here are 15 highest-paying jobs shared via US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Each has a median annual salary of at least $60,000.
1. Air traffic controllers
Description: Monitor and direct the movement of aircraft.
Median annual wage: $122,530
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
2. Radiation therapists
Description: Check equipment, observe patients reactions to treatment, work with documents.
Median annual wage: $77,560
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
3. Elevator installers and repairers
Description: Work with electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters (assemble, install, repair, or maintain).
Median annual wage: $76,650
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: Apprenticeship
4. Nuclear power reactor operators
Description: Operate or control nuclear reactors and implement emergency procedures when needed.
Median annual wage: $74,990
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
5. Detectives and criminal investigators
Description: Conduct investigations (violations of Federal, State, or local laws).
Median annual wage: $74,300
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
6. Commercial pilots
Description: Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters.
Median annual wage: $73,280
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent and Commercial Pilot certificate
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
7. Power distributors and dispatchers
Description: Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.
Median annual wage: $71,690
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
8. Dental hygienists
Description: Provide preventative dental care (clean teeth, examine patients for oral diseases, etc.)
Median annual wage: $70,210
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
9. Nuclear medicine technologists
Description: Prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients.
Median annual wage: $70,180
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
10. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Description: Supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers.
Median annual wage: $70,060
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: None
11. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
Description: Manage of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.
Median annual wage: $69,300
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: None
12. Funeral service directors
Description: Coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes.
Median annual wage: $66,720
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
13. Registered nurses
Description: Provide and coordinate patient care.
Median annual wage: $65,470
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
14. Transportation inspectors
Description: Inspect equipment or goods for the safe transport of cargo or people.
Median annual wage: $63,680
Education required: High school diploma or equivalent
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
15. Web developers
Description: Design, create, and modify websites.
Median annual wage: $62,500
Education required: Associate’s degree
On-the-job training: None
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