8 High-Paying Jobs That Don't Require A College Degree 

@@saulgoodman2018 an AA

California?

thats amazing!

@@jyc2201 No my brother makes 70k a year in a smallish town in Florida... BUT he works like 60-70 hours a week tho.

W

It's changing. I lived it.

@@lot2196 it's not. Thats why all the personalities on the dave ramsey show have a degree. Is a degree required to be a show host? Nope but they got one anyways

That’s true, but the way to get around that is to provide some other value add that the average person with a college degree doesn’t have. If you understand the skill sets needed better than most people with college degrees then you still have a better chance of getting hired.

@Romil Patel doesn't make sense. If the person with a degree is applying to the position and the position is in the field they studied for, they automatically have the edge on everyone. The person with a degree is gonna understand the concepts and terminology more than some guy off the street applying for the job

So true. I’ve been experiencing being picked over for not having an MBA even though it wasn’t required. No saying everyone does this but I think a lot of companies are going to go with the highest degree holder.

He also says it's the median while title says high paying.

The title say "College" Degree :) Not only a degree

And it starts…

@@saulgoodman2018 When people say "a college degree," they mean a bachelor's, not an associate's.

@@passive101 The census doesn't count a person as a "college graduate" unless the person has a Bachelor's. And my experience has been 100% the opposite of yours with everyone I've ever talked to.

What academy you went to ?

@@abrahamdiaz9376 apex technical school in New York

@@yehudastollak6808 I actually don’t live too far from there. Was it worth it? Looking into changing my field.

Whats your salary 😂

@@triple_gem_shining stars $20 an hour then goes up from there with experience

2-year one (associate's degree) wouldn't guarantee jobs either, but those associate's degrees have their place. I do not have attended higher education, and associate's degrees are highly recommendable over a bachelor's degree because of money and time. But yes, experience is what matters the most.

Unless you’re going into education these days

@Beyond Tribalism I’m curious, what you do for living?

I agree

AGREE!!! 100 percent FACTS!!!

@@junfengou6856 Computer/IT/Project Support.

😂okay zoomer

Exactly

depends on where you live honestly

Thanks Biden

As someone whose worked in personal finance for ten years, it depends on where you are and how you manage your money. There are people making 60k in living well with high credit scores. There’s also people making 120k living check to check with credit scores of 600 and less

Plumbers can easily make six figures!

I agree, was surprised.

I’d love to be a mechanic. Took a semester of automotive in community college. Also took auto tech all throughout high school. Currently I’m a machinery technician in the Coast Guard. What would it take for me to get into the auto mechanic world? I’m pretty knowledgeable overall on mechanics. No degree however.

Same here lol

@@joeplanter7959 you could pursue some ASE certifications. Alternatively if you have the knowledge, buy a service truck, throw your tools in it and do mobile service.

I worked in automotive accounting for 12 years in Maryland. Having worked most all of the desks in that office, from Tag & Title all the way up to Controller so I’ve seen payroll and expense trends that 100% support what you’ve said here. Even the “weakest” mechanic made $60K and we were always posting ads for more mechanics. (I’m aware that one could become a mechanic or master mechanic outside of automotive but I’m making the assumption you’re in automotive.) Also, congrats on becoming master certified - that’s an incredible accomplishment! May have taken 10 years but my friend, being a master tech is very very very valuable! What manufacturer?

Wats wear n tear like on the body?

I feel like the executive assistant can pay well if you have good connections but not really if you do not.

Those OTR are not good for ppl with families but local or for a single Pringle of course

You beat me to it.

A good number of truck drivers now are spanish/ mexicans. Because they tend to be shorter in height, some of them can't reach the brake and clutch pedals with their feet.

@@captainh3831 not funny 😑

@@captainh3831 Why is this relevant

Reading Comprehension was on a different lvl a difficulty lol

Most stressful job in Aviation.

It’s worth a try for the potential to make over $200k a year. It can seem overwhelming at first but people are regularly surprised what they can do. I think it’s worth exploring and giving it a shot.

Yea dude I was in the Air force with people who flamed out of the Air traffic school and its rhe hardest job in the military

Will you please tech me, I’ve been learning webflow

@@Steve-hi1db Don’t learn web flow if you want to be a web dev lol pick a programming language and learn to build things from scratch

@@junfengou6856 I mean to be fair you can certainly make a decent income with webflow, but I wouldn't start with that personally

@@ToastyMcNuggetLuvr you can if your sole focus is to be a freelancer working with small clients. But nobody at the corporate level uses web flow or Wordpress. For beginners, their best bet is to learn a front end framework like React or Vue. For someone who wants to be fullstack web dev, you can’t go wrong with either .NET or Java spring

@Prey R Career growth and better income. Every corporation in American build their own in house software one way or another. Why do you think startups still use outdated programming languages like Java and C# to power their applications?

Who do you drive for? I have my CDL and I’m looking for local driving…… thanks

@@Markhoward7777 what state are you in?

Social work lol

Lol

Education

Teacher #1

Don't even go there.. if you approach looking for a job like this, in this mindset, you're setting yourself up to fail.. RESEARCH AND STUDY "how to get a job," there are particular things you need to do, you don't just send out a bunch of resumes and hope for the best

Same man, people have no idea how hard it is when you dont have someone that knows wtf is going on

Same

What's the money like? My daughter is going for this

How much was tuition??

Two year degree to be an assistant? Whats your overhead?

Taylor is a cant with a u

In Wisconsin they want 4 years for this job now and you now have to have an advanced degree to be a and physical therapist it's a 6 year degree if you never been certified so people aren't going into this anymore. They are also making it harder to get CNA certification etc.

Cnc Machinist / Toolmaker Technician

I think people just like the idea of stability. Commission/performance based jobs scare people to death. They'd much rather have a low income fixed salary than an unpredictable one.

Yeah but an associates degree costs like $6000 from a community college.

Once you get outside the U.S.A., no-one recognizes anything, unless it is at least a Bachelors Degree.

The point is the savings in getting an associates. Vs. going into debt. Many states have some form of free community college tuition. Then you're into a good career and can then cashflow the remaining 2 years of college. No debt and set.

thats why they pay them more. its like getting electricuted as an electrician.

What is a better one? Besides nursing

What is that and how does that apply to the real world? It sound interesting

@@shawnchristianson324 a CMM, or Coordinate Measuring Machine, is a robotic piece of equipment which takes very precise measurements of manufactured parts (common in auto and aerospace) by touching the part with a probe. The programmer creates the pathways the robot takes and tells it how to measure the part. GD&T is a measurement standard that fully defines the size, location and orientation of a part and its features (holes, posts, contour, etc). It essentially guarantees two mating parts will assemble together every time.

Im not super good at computers I guess you can say I know the basics. Do you think it would be a good fit for me ?

@@femrock4116 as long as you are willing to learn and overcome any fear of working with a computer I think anyone can do it.

@Beyond Tribalism that’s awesome! How’d you do that?

Agreed. I own a home remodeling company and make over 220 K a year profit, and over one mil gross a year. I only work like 40 to 45 hours a week, and the pay is great! I also love that I’m able to make so many deductions for items I want, as a business expense

As a side note- It’s weird how angry and jealous college educated people get when they hear that. It’s like they don’t believe I should be allowed to make money if I didn’t go to college, or they wanna pretend like I’m lying lol

@@charlesg7926 that is amazing! It’s awesome to hear stories like yours to show that there is other options available that can still make a lot of money and it can be a good job also. Don’t listen to the haters, there are always going to be people out there that want to tear you down, but you just keep doing your thing.

It's really what you believe in and have passion for. I'm going to school to get a 4 year degree because the career I'm seeking asks for it. But I know that if I get my bachelor's, I don't get a handout. But I'll say this, two candidates going for the same job and both perform the same on the interview and both otherwise similar except that one candidate has a 4 year degree and the other doesn't, then the one with the degree should get hired.

How long was the schooling and how much do you make an hour?

How much money did it cost to become an ATC?

⁠@@reecea.419schooling is about 6-9 months & pay varies depending on city but it’s good all around

@@casey9559it’s free, if you can get picked up by the gov or by joining the military

@@casey9559They pay you to go to ATC school in Oklahoma.

How many experience required for these positions?

I really want to do this. Old school IT guy so busy to learn but need to make the time somehow

@@Rashaadthegr8 Just build as many side projects as you can and bring them to interviews. Show the interviewers what you can do and what values you can provide to the company. YOE don’t really matter for junior positions.

@@junfengou6856 ok.

What programming languages would you say would be best to learn for employment ? Java/C#/Ruby etc. I caught between NodeJS/PHP right now.

Yeah jobs will lowball programmers because of not having a degree. Leverage is key and a degree gives you tons of leverage

Or get the job then cashflow the degree sometimes it's not what you know but who you know

I have a degree in a comp sci and getting a software engineering job without a degree is extremely difficult. someone who has attended a year boot camp is not going to be nearly as competent as someone with a 4 year degree. so it is a huge risk because chances are the person with the certification is not as qualified

Two of the best software engineers I ever hired had no 4yr degree. It is a weird one, you really don't learn it in school and it has a creative aspect that's often not recognized.

@@Paul-jp8zz that certainly can happen, it just probably isn’t the case generally. Programming isnt always easy, and i just believe that the more experience you have the better off you are

which academy

Same here.

That is true. Apprentices are like medical residents, it's legal slavery. My part-time seasonal job I got for fun pays more than my brother who's a plumbing apprentice 🙄

Wait what free class was this🤔🤔🤔

@@devenloney243 it was offered at his job he had previously! So he would stay for an extra hour or two for the class in order to get his certification. They were desperate to have welders on hand for the job he was working at (making transformers). But he ended up not getting on as a welder as promised from them and found a different job that did offer it at a higher pay.

@@valentinalambert6308 how much does he make a year

Homes in my town range from about 80k to 300k in town and 300k and up on the golf course. I live in central Illinois . My house is worth about 250k and taxes are around 4300 per year which I feel is high

300-400k house is not a 3k mortgage…

Those are median salary’s… not what everyone makes

@@WyattH Yeah I know how median works. I also know how real world costs work too.

@@dedalliance1 ok good so you know that they make much more then that, especially trades since the median for some reason includes the apprenticeship (low pay)

Just be an elevator mechanic and make $181k unless you want to work OT and make $200-$300k. No traveling required.

@@vchafab thought about it in 08, eventually became a trucker, although the 180 intrigues me 🤔

What kind of machine?

You only made 40k as an electrition?

@@saulgoodman2018Amen 🙏

Like i said it is all where you live. I started in 87 was a good run i am dept free and happy.

@@cavemanlook that's great your debt free. I need an electrition now and the compannies all charge $200hr

Need to join the Union unless you work for yourself. Average pay scale for a IBEW journeyman is about $45 hourly. You are correct on location. San Francisco is at $80 hourly and Alabama is at $28.

Baseline they used to compare is likely the US median household income. Their numbers are again medians and represent a single salary given the context. Therefore, household median can be double that. It’s not to argue for skipping school, but it’s to say that some professions that don’t require a typical 4-year degree can also make above the median US household income.

You must live in a blue state hell where 100k is poverty

@@brianpatrick2436 I live in a place called the United States where those incomes are easily doubled or tripled with a little education and effort.

My boyfriend does this! Do you know any places where they pay good ?🤔

how were u able to get in?

Do they offer apprenticeship for this?

Depends on where you go , I put over 60 apps in for millright / industrial maintenance, only had 3 call me back and wouldn’t hire me because I didn’t have any trade school certificates, I finally found a job but not the best paying and in a very dangerous factory that’s non union

Associates degree isn’t a real degree

How much?

Wouldn't surprise me. I have heard that dirty jobs most people don't want to do tend to pay very well.

Seems like you're an experienced gentlemen in that field.

What state are you in?

@@Itsupfromhere_ CA

Like a ups size truck or 18 wheeler?

@@reecea.419 18wheeler 53ft trailer

This sounds like a side effect of inflation. Same with not having kids. Change the way you live because you cannot afford it anymore because the government stole your money.

That's why I am so glad I don't have to work a "job" anymore. I'm extremely grateful.

High paying jobs allow you to retire early. At my firm, it’s very rare for someone to work past their 50s. I retired in my 50s and now I get to spend as much time with my family as I want while other people I know without high paying jobs are still working. I spend all day with my wife, watch TV with her, go out to dinner with her, hang out with my kids and grandchildren whenever I want, take them on vacation whenever I want when the other people I know without high paying jobs have to worry about how to use their paid time off and/or can’t even afford to go on vacation. Also, what you said is a myth. I and several of my friends had high paying jobs and we were always there at our kids’ sporting events, took our families on vacations multiple times a year, took them to professional sporting events, took them out to dinner on the weekends, and some of them even coached their kids sports. And it also takes away a lot of stress. Lots of people stress about their finances and their kids’ college education costs. I was never stressed about that because I had no problem affording my kids’ college or anything else I wanted, with one exception: I’m still not rich enough to accomplish my childhood dream of buying the Atlanta Braves.

I said "some" high paying jobs, not all. My husband was a union iron worker and I have other family that was/are as well. A lot of time out of town and away from family. I wouldn't presume anything is an all or nothing.

@@martinmi5 You won the lotto or built your own house in the forest?

@@karma_97_ I became a millionaire in a 3 year period of time, now I make enough money day trading and with other streams of income not to need to work a "job" felt like winning the lottery 😃

Would you recommend rad tech or nursing? I cant decide lol

I j finished high school and I think I want to do mri, would u say ur job is extremely stressful? Any tips

What advice would give a complete beginner on how/where to get started?

State corrections or federal?

@@andr3w131 local

Local

Does it matter what you get your degree in?

@@A.O280 No degree is required to do the job. You just apply during an entry level bid, and you'll take an entrance exam to determine if you're eligible.

So you max your income as best as you can and cashflow or look into programs to help you get just a good certificate. Look into the "WIOA program," it's county based, nationwide. And free aid for higher education. Then once you get set into a job, you slowly cashflow a degree. Without increasing your standard of living or any debt. Voila.

Can you tell me more about this? I’m very interested.

Any females doing it?🙂

This is exactly what I’m trying to do, I’m learning webflow. Any advice?

Hello @Ndzzle. Are you still working? Do you have any advice for other self-taught web developers?

Okay if true that's only one job. The video lists several others, as mentioned the website lists 24 others, and real people are here in the comments listing many jobs that don't require going into debt to get a degree. No excuses.

They key word there is wal mart. Of course people will struggle financially in retail. But you can make great money in the trades. It's not for everyone, can be physically demanding and working in the elements. But that's what keeps demand high and supply low in the workforce, creating financial opportunities. Work with lots of guys making 150 to 200k a year right now building solar with their license, and apprentices making 50 to 75% of that depending on experience.

College/university and graduating with a piece of paper does not help you with anything, it's about critical thinking. There are plenty of high-paying jobs (make 60K or more) you get without a piece of paper, especially in the USA. Experience matters a lot more than you think, to be honest.

Yes people with degrees may be more comfortable day to day, but most are actually still broke because they owe student loans. Ramsey is teaching us to stop getting in debt because the fancy and costly careers might not actually be worth it since they don't guarantee wealth. It's not a high salary but it's no debt + being consistent in investing that actually lead to what most people go to college for.

It's high for not having a bachelor's, especially when no debt was amassed to get the job

This is an area I’m interested in pursuing at the moment and I’m currently in school. Can you give more insight please? The jobs I’ve seen available require a bachelors.

Im interested in this. Where do you start?

It's not degrees that they are preaching against. It's the student loan debt that is incurred in getting degrees and traps and enslaves people, that they are discouraging.

Wow did not know this, gonna look into it. Thanks!

Yeah just go work for Flint Michigan that's what happens when you let dumb highschool dropouts run water treatment plants.

How much do you work a week?

Thank you for saying this! Same story for TX

The reason why these prereqs are there is bc people get out of high school without the required knowledge.

So move to a better area, none of that is an excuse for going into massive debt.. 😅

@@RMMomma4Eva easier said than done!! Buy you don’t know the persons situation. we would have to save at 8k or more to move outside of California. We tired before but no property manager or owner would accept our application without having a job at the locations we were looking at Missouri, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida. Non approved our applications, all my family is in California. Plus the average new grad RN Pay in California is 93k. So even having 40k in loans I can make the money back with a few years!

@@MsJennjenn22 This is why people go into debt, they make decisions with lack of information and understanding, with emotions and recklessness. Then a few years later when they have gotten themselves $200K in debt (or whatever the amount is), they are calling Dave crying. When he's been preaching on the same stuff for 30 years. And most of these problems are avoidable.

You forgot to add that many hair stylists don't work Monday or Friday either!

You start as a receptionist, work your way up to secretary, then to executive assistant, no degree required 😅

Yeah if you're one of these and you don't make close to 90k you just don't work OT. Easy to do on the schedule too

What do you mean by home service?

I have two real life friends who couldn't find any jobs but this was after the 2008 crash. Everytime i hear or see 'mAkE sIx fIgUrEs bEiNgInG aN aIr tRaFfIc cOnTroLlEr' i immediately think of my friends who wasted time and money. I don't believe it. The 2008 crash forever blackpilled my view on the job markets. Is $120,000 before or after taxes?