The 20 highest-paying jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree

Dental hygienists had a median annual wage of $94,260 and typically need an associate degree.lechatnoir/Getty ImagesA high school diploma or an associate degree can sometimes lead to high-paying work.About a dozen jobs that typically don't need a bachelor's degree had six-figure median annual pay.Air traffic controller is a high-paying job that doesn't usually require a bachelor's.If you don't have a bachelor's degree but want to earn a lot, you could consider becoming an air traffic controller, a power plant operator, or a dental hygienist.Business Insider ranked median annual wages of jobs that usually just need an associate degree, a high school diploma or the equivalent, a postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Almost a dozen jobs that typically don't need a bachelor's degree had a median annual pay in the six figures. Radiation therapists and nuclear technicians, where the typical requirement for entry is an associate degree, and power distributors and dispatchers, who typically need a high school diploma or the equivalent, had median annual wages of more than $100,000. Are you making six figures without student loan debt and without a bachelor's degree? Reach out to this reporter to share at [email protected]. Below are the 20 highest-paying jobs that typically don't need a bachelor's or more advanced degree. Employment and pay estimates are for 2024, and the education needed for entry reflects 2023.20. ModelsInnocenti/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $89,990Typical education: No formal educational credentialEmployment estimate: 5,35019. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workersJesse Koering/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $92,430Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree awardEmployment estimate: 93,68018. Electrical power-line installers and repairersCatherine McQueen/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $92,560Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 123,68017. Postmasters and mail superintendentsPatrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $92,730Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 13,81016. Detectives and criminal investigatorsJack Berman/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $93,580Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 110,79015. Dental hygienistslechatnoir/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $94,260Typical education: Associate degreeEmployment estimate: 219,07014. Nuclear medicine technologistsSvitlana Hulko/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $97,020Typical education: Associate degreeEmployment estimate: 16,96013. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugerszorandimzr/Getty Images/iStockphotoMedian annual pay: $97,540Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 34,86012. Power plant operatorsKinwun/Getty Images/iStockphotoMedian annual pay: $99,670Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 30,72011. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relayShinyfamily/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $100,940Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree awardEmployment estimate: 23,04010. Ship engineersMonty Rakusen/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $101,320Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree awardEmployment estimate: 8,5809. Radiation therapistsPovozniuk/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $101,990Typical education: Associate degreeEmployment estimate: 18,7008. Transportation, storage, and distribution managersThomas Barwick/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $102,010Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 213,0007. Nuclear techniciansaimintang/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $104,240Typical education: Associate degreeEmployment estimate: 5,9906. First-line supervisors of police and detectivesOliver Helbig/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $105,980Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 153,1305. Elevator and escalator installers and repairersSvetlana Verbitskaya/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $106,580Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 23,3404. Power distributors and dispatchersMonty Rakusen/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $107,240Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 9,1803. Nuclear power reactor operatorsAndreyPopov/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $122,610Typical education: High school diploma or equivalentEmployment estimate: 5,7202. Commercial pilotsAzmanL/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $122,670Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree awardEmployment estimate: 51,8301. Air traffic controllersgorodenkoff/Getty ImagesMedian annual pay: $144,580Typical education: Associate degreeEmployment estimate: 22,400Read the original article on Business Insider

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