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Paying Jobs Without a Degree
Dec, 20 2022 researched and
also written by Joe
Thurston
Are you fresh out of
high school and want a career, but you are not
so sure what job to pursue?
With this Top Paying Jobs Without a Degree article, I am going to dig
into some careers you can make a good living at. Although I do
recommend getting a college degree, not everyone in the world can
accomplish this feat, due to the tremendous cost involved in a college
education.
To help with planning your path to your new career, we looked into the
U.S. Department of Labor data to help you identify some great career
paths
with potential and an average yearly salary of $40,000.*
We will also point out to you the potential for growth in that job
classification and the average pay.
This approach I hope will give you a better focus on your own job
search to find some top paying jobs without a degree.After
all, if you are just out of high school, the best thing to do is hit
the job openings you can get without a college degree.
I am looking at some $40,000 per year jobs that I think
will treat you well and have potential for long term employment. So
here goes, these top paying jobs without a degree will at least give
you some great ideas on what occupation you may want to look into.
Job #1. Carpenters
Median annual salary*
$39,940
Job growth from
2012 to 2022**
24 percent
If you are handy with power tools, hand tools and math, have
excellent skills at measuring and marking wood for exact cutting and
then framing the pieces together, you may be just the
candidate for a career as a carpenter.
According to our U.S. Department of Labor, carpenters are the backbone
of America. Home building is getting ready to take off again, but this
is not all that carpenters do in their jobs.
Carpenter Job
Task: Build from scratch or possibly repair
cabinets, install doors, stud wall framework, floors, or any wooden
fixtures used in housing, using various woodworking machines, many
carpenter's hand tools, and power tools.
Install structures or fixtures, such as windows, frames, floorings,
trim, or hardware, using carpenters' hand or power tools. Verify
trueness of structure, using plumb bob and level.
How to
prepare: These carpentry jobs usually only require a high
school diploma. Often, previous skills, any knowledge, and or
experience you already have might be helpful, but most often when you
are starting out, are not needed. Advancement in this occupation will
require you to work and train in this field for a few
months with experienced employees.
Job
#2. Maintenance
workers, machinery
Median annual salary*
$40,620
Job growth from
2012 to 2022**
11 percent
Those with strong mechanical skills will install, also replace, and or
change machined parts and any attachments, according to that particular
machines true specification.
You should be very skillful at using many industrial grade tools to
perform this job. You can get in on the ground floor, if during your
interview you can show them you know your stuff through work experience
in other positions.
Maintenance Job Task:
Read any work orders and their specifications to determine the machines
and the equipment requiring the repair or maintenance. Lubricating
machinery, changing machine parts, performing other routine
machinery maintenance.
Transport all machine parts, also tools,
equipment, or other materials between work areas and their storage
areas, using cranes, different types of hoists, and dollies.
How to prepare:
Millwrights usually go through some apprenticeship type program that
will normally last possibly for a few years and will also involve both
classroom time and some on-the-job training.
Industrial machinery mechanics on the other hand usually need some type
of higher education after high school then also experience working on
plant related specific machines to be considered an actual mechanic.
Machinery maintenance workers will land a job with a high school
diploma or equivalent; most of these workers will learn on the job.
Job
#3. Hearing Aid Specialists
Median annual salary*
$41,430
Job growth from
2012 to 2022**
26 percent
During a day at work, you would administer some basic hearing tests
that could include air conduction, or bone conduction, or possibly
speech audiometry tests.
You would also help to maintain and possibly repair hearing aids. Train
clients to use hearing aids or other augmentative communication
devices. Demonstrate assistive listening devices (ALDs) to clients.
Job Task:
Hearing
Aid Specialists select and fit hearing aids for customers, administer
and interpret tests of hearing. They also take ear impressions and
prepare, design, and modify ear molds.
How to
prepare: Requirements in this type of position will vary
by state, according to the Department of Labor. Depending on the state,
either a high school diploma or possibly a General Educational
Development (GED) certificate would be the minimum level of
education for any entry-level employment position for a
hearing aid specialist.
Job
#4. Truck Driver
Median annual salary*
$45,000
Job growth from
2012 to 2022**
11 percent
Heavy duty straight truck and over the road tractor-trailer drivers
will transport manufactured goods from the starting
location to the final destination.
A lot of tractor-trailer professional drivers are also called long-haul
drivers and will operate trucks that have a gross vehicle weight (GVW)
maximum—this is defined as, the total combined weight of the vehicle,
any passengers, and all cargo—exceeding 26,000 pounds. These types of
drivers will deliver manufactured goods over many intercity routes, a
lot of times spanning several states.
Truck Driver
Job Task: Heavy duty and tractor-trailer truckers usually
do the following:
1. Drive in daylight and at night for very
long distances.
2. Report daily to their dispatcher any and
all incidents
they encountered while on the
road.
3. They follow all traffic laws.
4. Inspect the trailer they will haul
before and also after
their trip.
5. Keep a log book of all their driving
activities.
6. Report any serious mechanical
difficulties to
their company's personnel.
7. Keep the truck and any associated
equipment in great working order.
A lot of long-haul truckers, known as owner-operators, will buy a truck
or they might lease a truck and then go into business, not for a
company but for themselves.
How to
prepare: Most of the trucking companies will require their
own truck drivers to have at least a high school diploma or its'
equivalent.
Many trucking companies will require their drivers to attend a
professional truck-driving school, participating in training courses
that teach them to maneuver a large tractor trailer on our highways or
on crowded streets.
The classes also teach the drivers any federal laws
and any regulations that govern interstate trucking. Students can
either attend a private truck-driving school or opt for a program
offered at their closest community college lasting somewhere around 3
or 6 months.
After completing any of these types of classes, the driver will receive
a certificate of completion.
Our U.S. Department of Transportation might also be considering to
require any recently hired interstate truck drivers that are new to the
trade, take and pass a certified truck-driving class or course.
Job
#5.
Real Estate Agent
Median
annual salary*
$45,950
Job growth from
2012 to 2022**
11 percent
A Real estate broker and also any sales agents will need to have at
minimum their high school diploma. Yes, if you are a broker or a sales
agent, you will need to be licensed, (a must have). To get your
license, you will need to enroll in a number of professional real
estate courses also most importantly,
pass the final licensing exam.
Licensing requirements will slightly vary by state, but they all have
the same basic requirements:
A candidate must
be 18 years of age
be able to complete a number of
professional real estate courses
pass an exam
State licenses will need to be renewed often, mostly 2 to 4 years.
Depending on which state you work in, brokers and all agents must be
able to complete real estate continuing education special courses in
order to renew their license.
If you would like to verify any of your
states licensing requirements, those of you looking for a career as a
broker or agent, should immediately contact your local real estate
licensing commission for the individual state that you want to work in.
Why they're in-demand:
Because most people will increasingly opt to use a real estate broker
or a sales agent when they are going to purchase a home, employment in
this profession will grow as the economy comes out of the recession,
and the real estate market will improve 2 fold.
Population growth in each state and the population moving around from
state to state, also will help to stimulate the 11 percent growth in
newly added real estate agents. People will also be in the need for
brokers and agents as they are looking at a larger home to buy, or when
they are possibly relocating to a brand new job, and many other strong
reasons.
How to prepare:
You will need at the least a high school diploma. If you have a good
sales record and the personality to go along with it, most brokers who
own the company will send you to a real estate program.
Some community colleges, colleges, and universities offer courses in
real estate.
Summary--Top
Paying Jobs Without a Degree
As much as a third of our adult U.S. population does have a college
degree. Although this doesn't necessarily guarantee anyone a job,
getting your degree from college would be the best prerequisite for
yourself if you would like one of the highest paying jobs.
But for anyone who does not get a college degree, and you are armed
with your high school diploma, there are literally thousands of jobs
waiting for you to find that pay very nicely.
Most will require you to start at lower type positions and then work
your way up from there.
Don't hesitate, start looking for that $40,000 dollar job today. There
are actually plenty people with no degree that are really making much
more than that.
*All salary information from the U.S. Department of Labor Occupational
Employment and Wages data,
May 2012.
** Projected job growth rates from the U.S. Department of Labor's
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-15 edition.
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