Highest-paying jobs in Dallas that don't require a college degree

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January 4, 2021
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Highest-paying jobs in Dallas that don't require a college degree

From the moment they first set foot on campus, today's high-school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, coaches—the list goes on and on. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students' future careers, it's not necessary for all fields—something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest-paying jobs that don't require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don't require higher education. All professions that listed a high-school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary non-degree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn't list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2019 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest-paying jobs in Dallas that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $58,430
- Employment: 8,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#49. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $58,730
- Employment: 1,500

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#48. Hearing aid specialists

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $58,840
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- Employment: 8,210
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#47. Real estate brokers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,410
- Employment: 860

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,450
- Employment: 42,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#46. Food service managers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $59,640
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#45. Construction and building inspectors

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,190
- Employment: 3,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#44. Firefighters

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,560
- Employment: 7,950

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#43. Fiberglass laminators and fabricators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $60,990
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,970
- Employment: 20,010
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#42. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,050
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,070
- Employment: 21,010
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#41. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $61,380
- Employment: 39,850

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#40. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,220
- Employment: 11,520

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#39. Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,430
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: 10,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#38. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,580
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#37. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $62,960
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#36. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $63,390
- Employment: 840

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#35. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,090
- Employment: 16,620

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#34. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,530
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,670
- Employment: 9,790
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#33. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $64,830
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#32. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,110
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#31. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,190
- Employment: 13,350

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#30. Advertising sales agents

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,240
- Employment: 2,740

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#29. Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,780
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,350
- Employment: 2,160
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#28. Private detectives and investigators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $65,990
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 35,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#27. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $66,160
- Employment: 940

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#26. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $66,310
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 29,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#25. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $66,680
- Employment: 34,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#24. Fire inspectors and investigators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,200
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#23. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $68,770
- Employment: 8,640

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#22. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,350
- Employment: 41,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#21. Model makers, metal and plastic

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,610
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,420
- Employment: 4,300
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#20. Gas plant operators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $69,810
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,050
- Employment: 14,410
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#19. Power plant operators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $71,620
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#18. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $73,120
- Employment: 11,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#17. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $73,690
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- Employment: 40,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $74,460
- Employment: 7,380

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#15. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $77,570
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,360
- Employment: 5,060
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#14. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $78,960
- Employment: 1,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#13. Power distributors and dispatchers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $79,130
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,910
- Employment: 10,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#12. Real estate sales agents

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $79,490
- Employment: 5,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#11. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $81,710
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#10. Transportation inspectors

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $86,280
- Employment: 1,310

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#9. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,310
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#8. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $87,520
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#7. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $88,010
- Employment: 7,940

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $88,740
- Employment: 1,730

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#5. Insurance sales agents

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $89,330
- Employment: 11,150

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $93,090
- Employment: 1,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#3. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $93,400
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,610
- Employment: 4,380

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#1. Commercial pilots

Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
- Annual mean salary: $122,120
- Employment: 2,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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