Bang for Your Educational Buck

BANG FOR YOUR EDUCATION BUCK THE BEST JOBS THAT ONLY REQUIRE AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE WITH THE COST OF TUITION AT FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES GROWING OUT OF CONTROL, IT IS NO SURPRISE PEOPLE ARE MORE INTERESTED IN TWO-YEAR DEGREES. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW POPULAR ASSOCIATE DEGREES ARE AND HOW THEY ARE PAYING OFF. G0.7% ASSOCIATE DEGREE HOLDERS who out-earn those with bachelor's degrees MEDIAN LIFETIME EARNINGS BY HIGHEST EDUCATION ATTAINMENT $3,981,483 $3,549,283 $2,915,170 $2,475,330 $1,884,874 $1,688,419 $1,423,205 $1,061,947 LESS THAN HIGH SCHOOL ASSOCIATE DEGREE BACHELOR'S DEGREE DOCTORATE PROFESSIONAL DEGREE HIGH SOME MASTER'S SCHOOL COLLEGE/ DEGREE DIPLOMA NO DEGREE BEST JOBSHY REQUIRE THAT AN ASSOCIATE DEGREE The following are the best-paying jobs for which an associate degree will be sufficient to get hired. Median hourly earnings Growth through 2020 RADIATION 20% O$38.71 THERAPIST DENTAL 58% $35.23 O HYGIENIST NUCLEAR 19% MEDICINE TECHNOLOGIST O$35.39 NUCLEAR 14% TECHNICIAN $35.15 O DIAGNOSTIC 44% MEDICAL SONOGRAPHER O$33.23 AEROSPACE ENGINEERING AND OPERATIONS TECHNICIAN 70 $29.99 ENGINEERING 4% TECHNICIAN I70 j0$31.41 RESPIRATORY 28% THERAPIST $28.03 COMMERCIAL I1% O$47.25 PILOT ELECTRICAL 3% AND ELECTRONICS REPAIRER $25.380 FASHION DESIGNER O$33.31 PARALEGAL 18% $24.100 REGISTERED 26% O$33.40 NURSE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER. - 0/ /0 $55.770 CONSTRUCTION 17% MANAGER O$43.30 POLICE 7% OFFICER $28.400 EMERGENCY 14% MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR O$32.45 INSURANCE З CLAIMS ADJUSTER 1% $30.18 O CHEF %. O$20.97 SOURCES http://www.bls.gov http://www9.georgetown.edu http://www.economicmodeling.com DEGREEOUER Y.COM