80 Jobs That Pay Over 50K Without a Degree

80 Jobs That Pay Over $50K AND D O N'T R E QUIRE A DE GREE Entry- Level Education Training Work Experience ina related occupation 2019 Median Annual Wage On-The-Job Occupation Requirement Commercial 1 Pilots High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 127,100 6,100 A 5% $121,430 None (But Training/ Certification Required) Transportation, High school diploma or equivalent None 2 > 5Y 139,400 4,900 A 4% $94,560 Storage, and Distribution Managers More Than 5 Years First-Line 3 Supervisors of Police and Detectives High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training < 5Y 126,100 6,600 A 5% $91,090 Less Than 5 Years Power Plant 4 Operators, Distributors, and High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training 51,700 -8,100 V 16% $85,950 None Dispatchers Elevator and 5 Escalator High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 28.900 1.900 A 7% $84,990 Installers and None Repairers First-Line 6 Supervisors of Postsecondary nondegree award Moderate-term on-the-job training < 5Y 71,500 4,400 A 6% $77,800 Firefighting and Prevention Less Than 5 Years Workers Postmasters 7 and Mail High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training < 5Y 13,400 -2,900 V 22% $76,900 Superintendents Less Than 5 Years Transportation High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training A 2% $75,820 8 30,200 700 Inspectors None Makeup Artists, 9 Theatrical and Postsecondary nondegree award None 4,700 500 A 11% $75,730 Performance None First-Line 10 Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales High school diploma or equivalent None <5Y 409,800 -34,100 V 8% $74,760 Less Than 5 Years Workers Petroleum Pump 11 System Operators, High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 41,300 -200 0% $74,180 Refinery Operators, and Gaugers None 12 Signal and Track Switch Repairers High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 6,600 V 1% $73,890 None Lighting 13 Technicians and High school diploma or equivalent Short-term on-the-job training 26,600 A 5% $73,460 1,300 Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other None Farmers, 14 Ranchers, and High school diploma or equivalent None > 5Y 952,300 -61,600 V 6% $71,160 Other Agricultural Managers More Than 5 Years Gas Plant 15 Operators High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training V 6% $70,710 14.700 -800 None Occupational 16 Health and Safety High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 122,600 4,800 A 4% $70,480 Specialists and Technicians None Subway and 17 Streetcar High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 10,700 A 5% $67,880 600 Operators None First-Line 18 Supervisors of Mechanics, High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y 499,100 13,300 A 3% $67,460 Less Than 5 Years Installers, and Repairers Insurance 19 Appraisers, Auto Postsecondary nondegree award Moderate-term on-the-job training 348,800 -22,000 V 6% $66,540 Damage None First-Line 20 Supervisors of High school diploma or equivalent None > 5Y 685,000 33,000 A 5% $66,210 Construction Trades and More Than 5 Years Extraction Workers Gas Compressor 21 and Gas Pumping High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 3,700 V 2% $66,160 -100 Station Operators None Electrical Power- Line Installers and 22 High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training 238,600 $65,700 0% Repairers None Claims Adjusters, High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training V 6% $65,540 23 Appraisers, Examiners, and Investigators 348,800 -22,000 None Police and Detectives 24 High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training A 5% $65,170 813,500 40,600 None (But Training/ Certification Required) Locomotive 25 Engineers, Railroad High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training <5Y 77,700 -2,600 V 3% $65,020 Less Than 5 Years Conductors, and Yardmasters Patternmakers 26 (Wood) High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training V 5% $64,880 700 None Aircraft and 27 Avionics Postsecondary nondegree award None 160,000 7,300 A 5% $64,310 Equipment Mechanics and Technicians None First-Line 28 Supervisors of Correctional Officers High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y 48,700 -3,800 V 8% $63,730 Less Than 5 Years Boilermakers 29 High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 15,900 A 1% $63,100 100 None Wholesale and 30 Manufacturing Sales High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 1,720,700 26,200 A 2% $63,000 None Representatives Chemical Plant 31 and System High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 29,200 V 3% $62,550 -900 Operators None Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators 32 High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training 34,400 A 2% $62,150 800 None Farm Labor 33 Contractors No formal educational credential Short-term on-the-job training < 5Y A 10% $61,910 800 100 Less Than 5 Years First-Line High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y $61,310 34 Supervisors of Production and 648,900 -2,000 0% Less Than 5 Years Operating Workers Construction and 35 Building Inspectors High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training > 5Y 120,800 3,900 A 3% $60,710 More Than 5 Years 36 Fire Inspectors Postsecondary nondegree award Moderate-term on-the-job training <5Y A 8% $60,230 16,400 1,400 and Investigators Less Than 5 Years Court Reporters 37 and Simultaneous Postsecondary nondegree award Short-term on-the-job training 15,700 1,400 A 9% $60,130 Captioners None Model Makers 38 (Wood) High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 1,400 $59,260 0% None Roof Bolters 39 (Mining) High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 3,300 V 16% $59,090 -500 None Electrical and 40 Postsecondary nondegree award Long-term on-the-job training <5Y 121,700 -1,000 V 1% $59,080 Electronics Installers and Less Than 5 Years Repairers Property, Real 41 Estate, and High school diploma or equivalent None 367,900 800 0% $58,760 Community Association Managers None Precision 42 Instrument and High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training 12,200 A 3% $58,720 400 Equipment Repairers, All Other None Plant and System High school diploma or equivalent 43 Operators, All Other Moderate-term on-the-job training 13,200 0% $58,390 None M Control and Valve High school diploma or equivalent Installers and Repairers (Except Mechanical Door) Moderate-term on-the-job training 53,100 100 0% $58,100 None Telecommunica- 45 tions Equipment Installers and Postsecondary nondegree award Moderate-term on-the-job training 215,700 -5,600 V 3% $57,910 None Repairers Water 46 Transportation Workers No formal educational credential Moderate-term on-the-job training 81,900 $57,330 200 0% None (But Training/ Certification Required) Flight Attendants 47 High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training < 5Y 121,900 21,100 A 17% $56,640 Less Than 5 Years First-Line High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y -46,700 V 3% $56,620 48 Supervisors of Office and 1,552,400 Less Than 5 Years Administrative Support Workers 49 Electricians High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 739,200 62,200 A 8% $56,180 None Sales 50 Representatives of Services High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 1,070,500 64,200 $56,130 A 6% None (Except Ádvertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel) Rail-Track Laying 51 and Maintenance High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 13,900 A 3% $56,100 500 Equipment Operators None Food Service 52 Managers High school diploma or equivalent None <5Y 352,600 2.200 A 1% $55,320 D Less Than 5 Years 53 Machine Continuous Mining No formal educational credential Moderate-term on-the-job training A 2% $55,280 15,000 300 Operators None Plumbers, 54 Pipefitters, and Steamfitters High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 20,900 A 4% $55,160 490,200 None First-Line 55 Supervisors of Transportation and Material- High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y 456,700 23,500 A 5% $55,060 Less Than 5 Years Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors Wellhead 56 Pumpers High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training < 5Y 14,100 600 A 4% $55,040 Less Than 5 Years Rotary Drill No formal educational credential Moderate-term on-the-job training 5,600 A 27% $54,980 57 Operators, Oil and Gas 20,900 None 58 Computer Support Some college, no degree None 4 8% $54,760 882,300 67,300 Specialists None Lodging High school diploma or equivalent 59 None < 5Y 57,200 -6,700 V 12% $54,430 Managers Less Than 5 Years Refractory 60 Materials High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 800 -200 V 19% $53,990 Repairers, Except Brickmasons None Aircraft Cargo 61 Handling High school diploma or equivalent None < 5Y 9,600 500 A 5% $53,850 Supervisors Less Than 5 Years 62 Ironworkers High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 95,900 4,500 A 5% $53,650 None 63 Hearing Aid High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training A 10% $53,420 8,100 900 Specialists None 64 Advertising High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training V 2% $53,310 139,200 -9,000 Sales Agents None Wind Turbine 65 Technicians Postsecondary nondegree award Long-term on-the-job training 7,000 4,300 A 61% $52,910 None Industrial 66 Machinery Mechanics, High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training O A 13% $52,860 521,300 70,100 None Machinery Maintenance Workers, and Millwrights 67 Airfield Operations High school diploma or equivalent Long-term on-the-job training 10,900 $52,650 700 A 6% Specialists None Postal Service 68 Workers High school diploma or equivalent Short-term on-the-job training 503,100 -72,000 ♥ 14% $52,060 None Rail 69 Transportation Workers, All Other High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 2,500 -100 V 5% $51,600 None Heavy Vehicle and High school diploma or equivalent Mobile Equipment Service Technicians 70 Long-term on-the-job training 218,100 900 0% $51,590 None Chefs and Head 71 Cooks High school diploma or equivalent None 148,700 9,500 A 6% $51,530 None Athletes and 72 Sports No formal educational credential Long-term on-the-job training < 5Y 13,600 1,400 $51,370 A 10% Competitors Less Than 5 Years Insurance Sales 73 Agents High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 501,300 27,500 4 5% $50,940 None 74 Riggers High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 23,500 1,100 A 5% $50,860 None 75 Firefighters Postsecondary nondegree award Long-term on-the-job training A 6% $50,850 335,500 20,300 None Real Estate 76 Brokers and Sales High school diploma or equivalent Moderate-term on-the-job training 477,200 11,300 A 2% $50,730 Agents None Private Detectives High school diploma or equivalent 77 and Investigators Moderate-term on-the-job training <5Y 36,200 3.000 A 8% $50,510 Less Than 5 Years Miscellaneous 78 First-Line High school diploma or equivalent None <5Y 85,700 1,300 A 2% $50,490 Supervisors, Protective Service Less Than 5 Years Workers Sheet Metal 79 Workers High school diploma or equivalent Apprenticeship 137,700 1.800 A 1% $50,400 None Bridge and Lock 80 Tenders High school diploma or equivalent Short-term on-the-job training 3,300 A 1% $50,110 None The 15 Jobs Projected to Grow the Fastest Between 2019-2029 Wind Turbine Technicians 61% Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas 27% Flight Attendants (17% Industrial Machinery Mechanics, Machinery Maintenance Workers, and Millwrights 13% Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance 11% Farm Labor Contractors 10% Hearing Aid Specialists 10% Athletes and Sports Competitors 10% Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners 9% Underground Mining Machine Operators and Extraction Workers, All Other 9% Fire Inspectors and Investigators 8% Electricians 8% Computer Support Specialists 8% Private Detectives and 8% Investigators Elevator and Escalator Installers 7% and Repairers U.S. Career Institute United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, on the Internet at www.bls.gov/ooh/ (visited 01/20/21). 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