12 engineering and architecture jobs you can get without a bachelor's degree, and how much they typically pay

Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians had a median annual wage of almost $80,000.Tashi-Delek/Getty ImagesBusiness Insider ranked the pay of engineering and architecture jobs that don't need a bachelor's degree.Most typically needed an associate degree, and pay ranged from about $52,000 to about $80,000.These jobs included different kinds of technicians, technologists, and drafters.Even if you don't have a bachelor's degree, you might still be able to land a job in industrial, mechanical, aerospace, and other kinds of engineering.Business Insider looked at typical education requirements for engineering and architecture jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and ranked the median annual wages among roles that usually only need an associate degree or a high school diploma. We excluded two catch-all occupation titles due to a lack of specificity.None of the 12 jobs that fit the criteria hit a six-figure median. Their typical pay ranged from about $52,000 to about $80,000, based on 2024 wage data.Below are the ranked jobs, including employment and wage figures from last year.12. Surveying and mapping technicians365 Studio/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment: 56,720Annual wage: $51,94011. Environmental engineering technologists and techniciansonuma Inthapong/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 12,500Annual wage: $58,89010. Civil engineering technologists and techniciansdamircudic/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 62,130Annual wage: $64,2009. Architectural and civil draftersDragos Condrea/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 109,550Annual wage: $64,2808. Industrial engineering technologists and techniciansgorodenkoff/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 73,410Annual wage: $64,7907. Calibration technologists and techniciansandresr/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 15,320Annual wage: $65,0406. Mechanical draftersgorodenkoff/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 39,900Annual wage: $68,5105. Mechanical engineering technologists and techniciansVithun Khamsong/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 37,450Annual wage: $68,7304. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and techniciansonuma Inthapong/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 14,680Annual wage: $70,7603. Electrical and electronics draftersenigma_images/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 20,020Annual wage: $73,7202. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and techniciansJK1991/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 92,710Annual wage: $77,1801. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and techniciansTashi-Delek/Getty ImagesTypical requirement: Associate degreeEmployment: 9,060Annual wage: $79,830Read the original article on Business Insider

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