(Stacker) – From the moment they first set foot on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of getting a college education.They hear from their counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, coaches—the list goes on.While graduating from a four-year college can certainly do wonders for a student’s future career, it’s not required in all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes don’t mention.
To find high-paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stark consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require a higher education.All occupations that list a high school diploma, some college education (which does not confer a degree), higher education non-degree awards, or entry-level positions with no formal education requirements are considered.Jobs that did not list any entry-level educational requirements were excluded, as were positions that combined multiple positions.Jobs are ranked by 2020 annual average salary.The job description is from O*NET.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $51,950 – 37th highest salary of all metropolitan areas – Employment: 50
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $59,620 – Employment: 10,020 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Cities with Highest Average Salary: – Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD- WV ($83,080) – Cincinnati, OH – KY-IN ($77,290) – Austin-Round Rock, TX ($71,970) – Job Description: Supervises and coordinates ground crew when loading, unloading, securing and staging aircraft cargo or luggage activity.The quantity and orientation of the cargo can be determined and the center of gravity of the aircraft calculated.May accompany the aircraft as a flight crew member, monitor and handle in-flight cargo, and assist and brief passengers on safety and emergency procedures.Including load supervisor.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $52,060 – 45th highest paying of all metros – Employment: 940
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $51,440 – Employment: $105,400 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Wausau, WI ($57,620) – Cape Girardeau, MO ($55,670) ) – Canton-Marcilon, OH ($55,520) – Job Description: Prepares mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS).Check, categorize and send mail.Loads, operates, occasionally adjusts and repairs mail handling, sorting and cancelling machines.Keeping records of shipments, bags and sacks, and performing other duties related to mail handling in the postal service.Includes Postal Service mail sorters and handlers employed by USPS contractors.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $52,060 – 112th among all metros – Employment: Data not available
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $55,520 – Employment: 61,190 – Entry Level Education Requirements: Higher Education Non-Degree Awards – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Flint, MI ($74,390) – New Haven, CT ($73,530) – San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, Calif. ($72,420) – Job Description: Analyze specifications, lay out metal inventory, set up and operate machine tools, and assemble and assemble parts to manufacture and repair molds, cutting tools, fixtures, Fixtures, gauges and hand tools for mechanics.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,000 – 14th highest paying of all metros – Employment: 200
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $45,490 – Employment: 20,440 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Cities with Highest Average Salary: – San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX (63,080 USD) – San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,490)-Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($58,680) – Job Description: Repairs and adjusts electrical and mechanical equipment for inboard or outboard boat engines .
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,010 – 13th highest salary of all metros – Employment: 180
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $46,650 – Employment: 55,180 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($65,040 ) – Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($64,450) – Sacramento-Roswell-Arden-Ackard, CA ($60,380) – Job Description: Plans and sells transportation and lodging for clients.Determine the destination, mode of transportation, travel dates, costs and required accommodation.It can also describe, plan and arrange itineraries and sell tour packages.May help with customer travel issues.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average Annual Salary: $53,190 – Ranked 257th of all metros – Employment: Data not available
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $61,000 – Employment: 197,010 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Bridgeport, CT – Stamford – Norwalk ($97,610) – New Jersey Trenton, State ($95,640) – Waterbury, CT ($88,100) – Job Description: Plan, direct, or coordinate the activities of an organization or department that provides food and beverages.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,510 – 63rd among all metros – Employment: 680
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $51,200 – Employment: 86,950 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metro Areas with Highest Average Salary: – Monroe, MI ($58,120) – El Centro, CA (58,000 USD) – Los Angeles Houma-Thibodaux ($57,330) – Job Description: Perform any combination of tasks at the United States Postal Service (USPS) post office, such as receiving letters and packages; selling stamps and tax stamps, postcards and stamp envelopes; filling and selling money orders; Put the mail in the pigeonhole or bag in the mail rack; and check that the postage on the mail is correct.Includes postal service clerks employed by USPS contractors.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,750 – 63rd highest salary of all metropolitan areas – Employment: 3,190
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $53,180 – Employment: 333,570 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Bismarck, ND ($56,520) – Burlington, NC ($55,750) – Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($55,680) – Job Description: Sorts and delivers mail for the United States Postal Service (USPS).Deliver mail on established routes by vehicle or on foot.Includes Postal Service mail carriers employed by USPS contractors.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,790 – 65th highest salary of all metropolitan areas – Employment: 80
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $57,870 – Employment: 20,950 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Boston – Cambridge – Nashua, MA – New Hampshire ($80,790) – Tennessee Knoxville, GA ($77,510) – Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($76,950) – Job Description: Collects work environment data for analysis by occupational health and safety specialists.Implement and evaluate programs designed to limit chemical, physical, biological, and ergonomic risks to workers.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $53,800 – 231st highest paying of all metros – Employment: 3,400
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $65,230 – Employment: 503,390 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,040 ) – Bridgeport-Stanford-Norwalk, CT ($89,100) – San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,180) – Job Description: By conducting research, preparing statistical reports and processing requests for information, and performing Day-to-day administrative functions (such as preparing correspondence, receiving visitors, arranging conference calls, and scheduling meetings. Can also train and supervise lower-level civilian staff.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $54,410 – 15th among all metros – Employment: Data not available
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $71,880 – Employment: 3,820 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ -DE-MD ($106,390)-New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($106,160)-San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,650)- Job Description: Operates mounted on skids, barges, track pedals Or pile drivers on locomotive cranes to drive piles for retaining walls, diaphragms and the foundations of structures such as buildings, bridges and wharves.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $54,500 – 33rd highest paying of all metros – Employment: 180
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $51,040 – Employment: 22,540 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Lafayette, Los Angeles ($98,100) – San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ( $69,160) – Albany – Schenectady – Troy, NY ($69,090) – Job Description: Operates a variety of drilling rigs, such as rotary, agitated and pneumatic, to dig groundwater and salt deposits, in mineral exploration or Core samples are removed during soil testing and facilitate the use of explosives in mining or construction.Includes horizontal and backhoe operators.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $57,360 – 212th highest paying of all metros – Employment: 850
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $74,410 – Employment: 114,930 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Cities with Highest Average Salary:- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($114,820)- Redding, CA ( $112,850) – St. Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,810) – Job Description: Installs or repairs cables or wires used in electrical or distribution systems.Power poles and light or heavy transmission towers can be erected.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $57,900 – 83rd highest salary of all metropolitan areas – Employment: 2,960
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $62,990 – Employment: 168,740 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary:- Salinas, CA ($106,280)- San Jose-Sunnyvale, CA- Santa Clara ($101,300) – New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($98,580) – Job Description: Rent, buy or sell properties for clients.Perform duties such as researching real estate listings, interviewing potential clients, accompanying clients to real estate sites, discussing sales conditions and drafting real estate contracts.Include agents representing buyers.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $57,930 – 124th highest salary of all metros – Employment: 190
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $63,350 – Employment: 55,200 – Entry Level Education Requirement: Post-Secondary Non-Degree Awards – Metros with Highest Average Salary: – San Francisco, CA – Oakland – Hayward ($96,510) – Jackson, TN (92,200 USD) – Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($86,640) – Job Description: Repairs, tests, adjusts or installs electronic equipment such as industrial controls, transmitters and antennas.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $58,090 – 10th among all metros – Employment: Data not available
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $51,160 – Employment: 19,100 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($67,100) – Norwich, CT – New London – Westley – RI ($63,600) – Washington-Arlington-Alexander, DC-VA-MD-WV ($61,970) – Job Description: Directly oversees and coordinates designated gaming areas activities of the staff.It’s possible to cycle between tables, watch the action, and make sure each shift covers stations and games.Jackpots can be verified and paid out.The slot machine may be reset and repaired or adjusted after payment, or the slot machine may be recommended to be removed for repairs.Can plan and organize events and services for hotel/casino guests.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $58,150 – 129th highest paying of all metros – Employment: 2,240
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $57,350 – Employment: 385,980 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Norwich – New London – Westley, CT – RI ($84,180) – San Luis Obispo – Paso Robles – Arroyo Grande, CA ($84,150) – San Francisco, CA – Oakland – Hayward, CA ($77,580) – Job Description: Maintenance, Install, adjust or maintain industrial production and process machinery or oil refinery and pipeline distribution systems.Machinery and heavy equipment can also be installed, removed or moved according to the plan.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $58,330 – 74th highest paying of all metros – Employment: 50
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $68,170 – Employment: 29,550 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara, CA ($106,910) – San Francisco – Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,970) – Springfield, IL ($102,660) – Job Description: Operates or maintains stationary engines, boilers, or other mechanical equipment that provides utilities to buildings or industrial processes.Operate equipment such as steam engines, generators, electric motors, turbines and steam boilers.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $58,690 – 4th of all metros – Employment: Data not available
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $45,350 – Employment: 22,680 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($65,040 ) – Boston, MA – Cambridge – Nashua – NH ($61,730) – Appleton, Wisconsin ($61,210) – Job Description: Install, service or repair automatic door mechanisms and hydraulic doors.Includes garage door mechanics.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $59,190 – 86th among all metros – Employment: 760
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $68,040 – Employment: 110,040 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metro Areas with Highest Average Salary: – San Francisco, CA – Oakland – Hayward ($112,850) – Vancouver, NC Ston-Salem ($104,930) — New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($92,370) – Job Description: Selling or soliciting advertisements in publications, signage, television, radio, or Internet agencies or public spaces space, time or media.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $60,620 – 132nd highest paying of all metros – Employment: 1,170
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $66,470 – Employment: 113,770 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – San Francisco, CA – Oakland – Hayward ($103,820) – San Jose – Sunnyvale – Santa Clara, Calif. ($102,920) – Salinas, Calif. ($98,360) – Job Description: Examines structures using engineering skills to determine their robustness and compliance with codes, building codes, and other regulations.Inspections may be general or limited to specific areas, such as electrical systems or plumbing.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $60,760 – 309th highest salary of all metros – Employment: 6,570
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $72,990 – Employment: 614,080 – Entry Level Education Requirement: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Cities with Highest Average Salary: – San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,870) – Florida, WA Nongshan-Anacortes ($103,930) – Santa Rosa, Calif. ($100,620) – Job Description: Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of construction or mining workers.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average Annual Salary: $60,810 – 100th Highest Paying of All Metropolis – Employment: 16,480
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $62,010 – Employment: 1,427,260 – Entry-Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metro Areas with Highest Average Salary:- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($78,770)- WA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue ($77,030) – New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($75,820) – Job Description: Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of clerical and administrative support staff.
Tampa – St.St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL – Average annual salary: $61,950 – 263rd highest paying of all metros – Employment: 3,980
Nationwide – Average Annual Salary: $66,800 – Employment: 599,900 – Entry Level Education Requirements: High School Diploma or Equivalent – Metropolis with Highest Average Salary: – Los Angeles Baton Rouge ($101,930) – Beaumont, TX Seaport ($100,590) – Longview, WA ($99,590) – Job Description: Directly supervises and coordinates the activities of production and operations workers such as inspectors, precision workers, machine installers and operators, assemblers, manufacturing dealers and plant and system operators.Does not include team or job leaders.
Post time: Feb-11-2022