Tuesday, June 20, 2006

20 Great Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree




20 Great Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree
CareerBuilder.com
What do Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and entertainment mogul David Geffen have in common? Besides being exceedingly rich, none of them has a college degree.



Though it was once conventional wisdom that you needed to have a four-year college degree to be successful, many employment experts believe that maxim has become myth. While a college education increases a worker's chances of earning more money, it's certainly not the only reliable path to well-paid and rewarding work.



Even though good jobs increasingly require some post-high school training, many still don't require a four-year degree. In fact, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, eight of the top 10 fastest-growing occupations through 2014 do not require a bachelor's degree. And these jobs, which include health technology, plumbing, firefighter and automotive repair, are less vulnerable to outsourcing. After all, if your car breaks down in Indiana, you're not going to fly someone in from another country to help you!



Based on data from the U.S. Department of Labor and the Census Bureau, career planning expert Michael Farr and statistician Laurence Shatkin recently published the second edition of their book 'The 300 Best Jobs That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree.' Among the 25 top-paying occupations are jobs in sales, education, law enforcement, construction, administration and transportation, as well as management and supervisory jobs:



Here are 20 of the top-paying jobs that don't require a degree according to Shatkin's book:



Job: Air Traffic Controller
Annual Income: $102,030



Job: Storage and Distribution Manager
Annual Income: $66,600



Job: Transportation Manager
Annual Income: $66,600



Job: Police and Detectives Supervisor
Annual Income: $64,430



Job: Non-Retail Sales Manager
Annual Income: $59,300



Job: Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisor
Annual Income: $58,920



Job: Municipal Fire Fighting and Prevention Supervisor
Annual Income: $58,902



Job: Real Estate Broker
Annual Income: $58,720



Job: Elevator Installation and Repair
Annual Income: $58,710



Job: Sales Representative
Annual Income: $58,580



Job: Dental Hygienist
Annual Income: $58,350



Job: Radiation Therapist
Annual Income: $57,700



Job: Nuclear Medicine Technologist
Annual Income: $56,450



Job: Child Support, Missing Persons and Unemployment Insurance Fraud Investigator
Annual Income: $53,900



Job: Criminal Investigators and Special Agent
Annual Income: $53,990



Job: Immigration and Customs Inspector
Annual Income: $53,990



Job: Police Detective
Annual Income: $53,990



Job: Police Identification and Records Officer
Annual Income: $53,990



Job: Commercial Pilot
Annual Income: $53,870



Job: Talent Director
Annual Income: $52,840

Though a college degree is not a requirement for these positions, all require moderate to extensive on-the-job training or apprenticeship. In addition, dental hygienists, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine technologists and commercial pilots require an associate degree at a vocational or technical school.



Highest-Demand, Competitive-Paying Jobs




Competitive-paying jobs for which there is high demand for workers include:






Vocational Education Teachers at the post secondary level, with annual earnings of $40,740 and 216,000 openings each year;





Registered Nurses, with annual earnings of $52,330 and 215,000 openings each year;





Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives, with annual earnings of $45,400 and 160,000 openings annually; and





Tractor Trailer/Truck Drivers, with annual earnings of $33,520 and 300,000 annual openings.



"The thing to keep in mind is that there are something like 50 million jobs out there that don't require a bachelor's degree and pay upwards of $40,000 a year," says Harlow Unger, author of 'But What If I Don't Want to Go to College? A Guide to Success Through Alternative Education.'



He goes on to say that according to the U.S. Department of Labor, by 2010, almost two-thirds of all projected job openings will require only on-the-job training.



So while a college degree was de rigueur for the baby boom generation, that's not necessarily the case now. In today's highly technical and service-related market, workers are judged more on their skills than their sheepskins.

Copyright 2006 CareerBuilder.com.

7 Comments:

Blogger Blinders Off said...

Common:

This information is what young people need to realize is available to them. Not everyone is cut out to attend a 4-year university that is not to say a person cannot do it. More young people and people in general need to realize a lot of position they think you need to have a bachelor's degree to secure the position is not always necessary. Matter-of-fact, most people who go into the positions you mentioned in your post usually go on to obtain their bachelors degree after getting the position. I hope that we do not have too many companies cutting tuition reimbursement...but, if someone is fortunate to be working for a company that offer tuition reimbursement...it would be to their advantage to utilize it.


Posting this information is what we need more of…There are enough political blogs out. Do not get me wrong. The political blogs are great and I enjoy reading them and sometimes posting a comment on their site. The posting you posts is information many people do not hear about on a regular basis in the mainstream media. I like the blogosphere because of the individuality of the people who creates a blog. The only thing I do not like is when people cannot agree to disagree without taking it personally. I may not post all the time, but I want you to know I am a regular reader. Because of this posting I am going to plug two interesting posting to help low to moderate-income families on Did-U- Know.

5:44 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

blinders,
you are 100% right in everything you said. you already know that im military, but i wanted to tell you this. initially i was going into the regular air force, but because of medical reasons i had to wait 6 months. during my wait, listened to friends and changed to the army reserve. what a mistake....my mos for the airforce for air traffic control. i scored pretty high on the asvab, so i could pretty much choose for most jobs. i had a great recruiter, he told me to choose a job tght i could switch over into the civilian world. that would have been great training, free , i couldnt have beat that with a stick. i saw where common said that they could be paid up to 100,000 or something. but i listened to others. that is why we need for families to talk to your young students in your families. you probably know if they are rocket scientists or not by now. every one doesnt like college, so advise them to look at other avenues.

10:54 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I can speak for the truckers. I try to tell everyone I can.

12:48 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Job: Police Detective
Annual Income: $53,990

Job: Police Identification and Records Officer
Annual Income: $53,990

Our police are threatening to strike, for a 1% raise.Our patrolman make almost this much.

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