Highest-paying jobs in Fresno that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Fresno 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 Fresno that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $52,970
- Employment: 610
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#49. Carpenters
- Annual mean salary: $53,130
- Employment: 1,840
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- Employment: 734,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#48. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $53,310
- Employment: 1,970
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
- Annual mean salary: $53,580
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#46. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
- Annual mean salary: $53,880
- Employment: 610
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,110
- Employment: 325,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#45. Tax preparers
- Annual mean salary: $53,960
- Employment: 430
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#44. Roofers
- Annual mean salary: $54,850
- Employment: 450
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,820
- Employment: 129,690
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

#43. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
- Annual mean salary: $55,520
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,340
- Employment: 103,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#42. Brokerage clerks
- Annual mean salary: $55,940
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#41. Medical equipment preparers
- Annual mean salary: $56,160
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $39,530
- Employment: 56,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $56,640
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#39. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
- Annual mean salary: $57,720
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- Employment: 52,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#38. Hearing aid specialists
- Annual mean salary: $57,870
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- Employment: 8,210
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#37. Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks
- Annual mean salary: $58,890
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $41,880
- Employment: 26,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#36. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,150
- Employment: 3,270
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
- Annual mean salary: $59,830
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $59,950
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $60,490
- Employment: 660
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#31. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $61,350
- Employment: 1,200
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#30. Electricians
- Annual mean salary: $61,380
- Employment: 1,870
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Employment: 688,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $61,540
- Employment: 1,060
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $61,710
- Employment: 920
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $63,230
- Employment: 680
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#26. Tapers
- Annual mean salary: $64,860
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $61,550
- Employment: 17,970
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
#25. Surveying and mapping technicians
- Annual mean salary: $65,620
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 53,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#24. Psychiatric technicians
- Annual mean salary: $66,710
- Employment: 960
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,550
- Employment: 78,470
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#23. Surgical technologists
- Annual mean salary: $67,280
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#22. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $67,640
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#21. Drywall and ceiling tile installers
- Annual mean salary: $68,340
- Employment: 820
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,560
- Employment: 102,850
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

#20. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $68,360
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
- Annual mean salary: $68,560
- Employment: 710
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- Employment: 405,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 780
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#17. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $70,380
- Employment: 2,990
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#16. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $70,560
- Employment: 1,140
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $70,920
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $71,780
- Employment: 440
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Correctional officers and jailers
- Annual mean salary: $72,750
- Employment: 1,600
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,130
- Employment: 423,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 1,000
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $76,680
- Employment: 1,260
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Private detectives and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $78,590
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 35,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
- Annual mean salary: $83,940
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,360
- Employment: 5,060
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- Annual mean salary: $87,000
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $89,820
- Employment: 560
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $92,920
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $93,500
- Employment: 380
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $98,440
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $101,990
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $112,480
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $137,750
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent


