Top Ten Highest Paying Jobs Without Degree

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  1. Boilermakers

  2. Boilermakers
    Description: Assemble, install, and repair boilers, closed vats, and other large vessels or containers that hold liquids and gases.

Median annual wage (2012): $56,560

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 8,800

On-the-job training: Apprenticeship

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

  2. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
    Description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.

Median annual wage (2012): $57,840

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 18,000

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Electrical and electronics engineering technicians

  2. Electrical and electronics engineering technicians
    Description: Design, build, repair, calibrate, and modify electrical components, circuitry, controls, and machinery for subsequent evaluation and use by engineering staff.

Median annual wage (2012): $57,850

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 30,400

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Real estate brokers

  2. Real estate brokers
    Description: Oversee real estate transactions including selling real estate or renting properties and arranging loans.

Median annual wage (2012): $58,350

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 16,100

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products

  2. Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
    Description: Purchase machinery, equipment, tools, parts, supplies, or services necessary for the operation of a business or organization.

Median annual wage (2012): $58,760

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 61,600

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Computer network support specialists

  2. Computer network support specialists
    Description: Perform network maintenance to ensure networks operate correctly with minimal interruption.

Median annual wage (2012): $59,090

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 39,600

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

  2. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
    Description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.

Median annual wage (2012): $59,700

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 187,100

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

  2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
    Description: Review settled claims to determine that payments and settlements are made in accordance with company practices and procedures.

Median annual wage (2012): $59,960

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 80,300

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

  2. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
    Description: Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

Median annual wage (2012): $60,250

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 152,000

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Gas plant operators

  2. Gas plant operators
    Description: Distribute or process gas for utility companies and others by controlling compressors to maintain specified pressures on main pipelines.

Median annual wage (2012): $61,140

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 4,700

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Aerospace engineering and operations technicians

  2. Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
    Description: Aerospace engineering and operations technicians operate and maintain equipment used in developing, testing, and producing new aircraft and spacecraft.

Median annual wage (2012): $61,530

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 2,100

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

  2. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
    Description: Operate or control petroleum refining or processing units.

Median annual wage (2012): $61,850

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 15,500

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Web developers

  2. Web developers
    Description: Design, create, and modify websites.

Median annual wage (2012): $62,500

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 50,700

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Subway and streetcar operators

  2. Subway and streetcar operators
    Description: Operate subway or elevated suburban trains with no separate locomotive, or electric-powered streetcar, to transport passengers.

Median annual wage (2012): $62,730

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 3,300

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Postmasters and mail superintendents

  2. Postmasters and mail superintendents
    Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate operational, administrative, management, and supportive services of a US post office, or coordinate activities of workers engaged in postal and related work in assigned post office.

Median annual wage (2012): $63,050

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 5,000

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

  2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
    Description: Install or repair cables or wires used in electrical power or distribution systems.

Median annual wage (2012): $63,250

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 49,900

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Transportation inspectors

  2. Transportation inspectors
    Description: Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people.

Median annual wage (2012): $63,680

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 11,700

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Gaming managers

  2. Gaming managers
    Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate gaming operations in a casino.

Median annual wage (2012): $65,220

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 1,400

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

  2. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
    Description: Monitor patient safety and comfort and view images of area being scanned to ensure quality of pictures.

Median annual wage (2012): $65,360

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 11,300

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Registered nurses

  2. Registered nurses
    Description: Provide and coordinate patient care; educate patients and the public about various health conditions.

Median annual wage (2012): $65,470

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 1,052,600

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Diagnostic medical sonographers

  2. Diagnostic medical sonographers
    Description: Use special imaging equipment that directs sound waves into a patient’s body to assess and diagnose various medical conditions.

Median annual wage (2012): $65,860

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 35,300

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Power plant operators

  2. Power plant operators
    Description: Control, operate, or maintain machinery to generate electric power. Includes auxiliary equipment operators.

Median annual wage (2012): $66,130

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 12,900

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Funeral service directors

  2. Funeral service directors
    Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the services or resources of funeral homes.

Median annual wage (2012): $66,720

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 3,200

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Nuclear technicians

  2. Nuclear technicians
    Description: Nuclear technicians assist physicists, engineers, and other professionals in nuclear research and nuclear production.

Median annual wage (2012): $69,060

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 4,100

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

  2. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
    Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the management or operation of farms, ranches, greenhouses, aquacultural operations, nurseries, timber tracts, or other agricultural establishments.

Median annual wage (2012): $69,300

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 150,200

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

  2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
    Description: Directly supervise and coordinate activities of sales workers other than retail sales workers.

Median annual wage (2012): $70,060

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 50,300

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Nuclear medicine technologists

  2. Nuclear medicine technologists
    Description: Use a scanner to create images of various areas of a patient’s body. They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to patients undergoing the scans.

Median annual wage (2012): $70,180

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 7,200

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Dental hygienists

  2. Dental hygienists
    Description: Clean teeth, examine patients for oral diseases like gingivitis, and provide other preventative dental care.

Median annual wage (2012): $70,210

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 113,500

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Power distributors and dispatchers

  2. Power distributors and dispatchers
    Description: Coordinate, regulate, or distribute electricity or steam.

Median annual wage (2012): $71,690

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 3,600

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Commercial pilots

  2. Commercial pilots
    Description: Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate.

Median annual wage (2012): $73,280

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 14,400

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Detectives and criminal investigators

  2. Detectives and criminal investigators
    Description: Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of Federal, State, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes.

Median annual wage (2012): $74,300

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 27,700

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Nuclear power reactor operators

  2. Nuclear power reactor operators
    Description: Operate or control nuclear reactors. Move control rods, start and stop equipment, monitor and adjust controls, and record data in logs. Implement emergency procedures when needed.

Median annual wage (2012): $74,990

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 2,300

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Elevator installers and repairers

  2. Elevator installers and repairers
    Description: Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

Median annual wage (2012): $76,650

Education required: High school diploma or equivalent

Projected job openings (through 2022): 8,000

On-the-job training: Apprenticeship

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Radiation therapists

  2. Radiation therapists
    Description: Check equipment, observe patients reactions to treatment, and document the session.

Median annual wage (2012): $77,560

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 8,400

On-the-job training: None

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

  1. Air traffic controllers

  2. Air traffic controllers
    Description: Monitor and direct the movement of aircraft. Median annual wages of air traffic controllers are the highest of any occupation in which workers typically do not need a bachelor's degree.

Median annual wage (2012): $122,530

Education required: Associate's degree

Projected job openings (through 2022): 11,400

On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training

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