High Paying Jobs That Don’t Require College Degrees: Report

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High Paying Jobs That Don't Require College Degrees: Report

Are you looking for a job that doesn't require a college degree?

A new report from AI interviewing firm Final Round AI, based on Glassdoor data, ranks the ten jobs that don't require a traditional degree, from the No. 1 commercial pilot to the No. 7 hearing aid specialist.

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Although training to become a commercial pilot does not require a degree, obtaining a commercial pilot license, which is required to pay as a pilot, is costly. Indeed estimates that obtaining a commercial pilot license costs between $55,000 and $100,000.

The second highest paying job on Final Round AI's list is dental hygienist. Although only 12.63% of dental hygienist positions require a degree in their job postings, New York State requires a high school diploma in addition to completion of a dental hygiene licensing program accredited by the American Dental Association. State requirements may vary depending on the profession.

Although the high-paying positions on this list do not specifically require a college degree in many of their job postings, they may still have unwritten time- and money-intensive requirements to meet.

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Here are the top jobs with the lowest percentage of openings that require a traditional college degree. Jobs are ranked based on highest average annual salary.

1. Commercial pilot

Average annual salary: $176,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 36.18%

2. Dental hygienist

Average annual salary: $169,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 12.63%

3. Shipmate

Average annual salary: $158,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 26.24%

4. Diagnostic medical sonographers

Average annual salary: $146,000

Percentage of listings requiring a degree: 24.87%

5. Radiation therapist

Average annual salary: $125,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 30.46%

6. Massage therapist

Average annual salary: $119,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 4.04%

7. Hearing aid specialist

Average annual salary: $113,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 35.03%

8. Physiotherapist assistant

Average annual salary: $109,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 32.14%

9. Aircraft mechanic

Average annual salary: $89,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 12.99%

10. Avionics technician

Average annual salary: $89,000

Percentage of entries requiring any degree: 26.73%