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

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January 4, 2021
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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

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $52,970
- Employment: 610

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#49. Carpenters

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#48. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#47. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#46. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#45. Tax preparers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#44. Roofers

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $54,850
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,820
- Employment: 129,690
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#43. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#42. Brokerage clerks

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#41. Medical equipment preparers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#40. Real estate sales agents

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#39. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#38. Hearing aid specialists

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#37. Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#36. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#34. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $59,950
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#31. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $61,350
- Employment: 1,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#30. Electricians

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#29. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#28. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#27. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#26. Tapers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#25. Surveying and mapping technicians

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#24. Psychiatric technicians

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $66,710
- Employment: 960

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,550
- Employment: 78,470
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#23. Surgical technologists

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $67,280
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#22. Construction and building inspectors

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#21. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $68,340
- Employment: 820

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,560
- Employment: 102,850
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#20. Lodging managers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#19. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#18. Firefighters

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#17. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#16. Insurance sales agents

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#15. Advertising sales agents

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#14. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#13. Correctional officers and jailers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#12. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#10. Private detectives and investigators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#8. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#4. Power plant operators

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#3. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Fresno, CA
- 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
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#2. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Fresno, CA
- Annual mean salary: $112,480
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Fresno, CA
- 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

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