Highest-paying jobs in Naples that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Naples 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 Naples that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $47,840
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,440
- Employment: 22,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#49. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
- Annual mean salary: $48,000
- Employment: 1,640
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,960
- Employment: 1,011,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#48. Travel agents
- Annual mean salary: $48,180
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,690
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $48,440
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree

#46. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
- Annual mean salary: $48,480
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#45. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $48,730
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#44. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
- Annual mean salary: $48,750
- Employment: 1,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,960
- Employment: 1,512,660
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
#43. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
- Annual mean salary: $49,360
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $41,260
- Employment: 146,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#42. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $49,860
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $50,040
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Annual mean salary: $50,310
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,640
- Employment: 370,380
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#39. Skincare specialists
- Annual mean salary: $50,480
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,970
- Employment: 56,660
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#38. Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $50,710
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
- Annual mean salary: $50,790
- Employment: 510
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,340
- Employment: 103,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $50,870
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#35. Security and fire alarm systems installers
- Annual mean salary: $50,990
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 71,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Brokerage clerks
- Annual mean salary: $51,030
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $51,730
- Employment: 460
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#32. First-line supervisors of personal service and entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
- Annual mean salary: $52,460
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,400
- Employment: 217,680
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
- Annual mean salary: $52,580
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#30. Opticians, dispensing
- Annual mean salary: $52,860
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,730
- Employment: 72,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $53,770
- Employment: 710
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors
- Annual mean salary: $54,330
- Employment: 340
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,110
- Employment: 325,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#27. Automotive body and related repairers
- Annual mean salary: $54,410
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $47,390
- Employment: 144,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $55,220
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
- Annual mean salary: $55,760
- Employment: 320
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- Employment: 405,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#24. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $56,500
- Employment: 1,830
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $56,530
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $56,580
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#21. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $57,060
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#20. Massage therapists
- Annual mean salary: $59,200
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $47,180
- Employment: 107,240
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#19. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,310
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $59,840
- Employment: 810
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $60,090
- Employment: 530
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#16. Athletes and sports competitors
- Annual mean salary: $62,500
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $93,140
- Employment: 11,330
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

#15. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $63,880
- Employment: 500
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $64,160
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Chefs and head cooks
- Annual mean salary: $64,380
- Employment: 430
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
- Annual mean salary: $64,930
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#11. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $65,450
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#10. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
- Annual mean salary: $65,770
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,950
- Employment: 23,590
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $66,000
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $67,940
- Employment: 950
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $69,480
- Employment: 1,800
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#6. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $71,540
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $76,950
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $78,730
- Employment: 540
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $83,720
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $92,750
- Employment: 180
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#1. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $95,670
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award


