Highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Harrisburg 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 Harrisburg that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Structural iron and steel workers
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 76,570
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#49. Maintenance workers, machinery
- Annual mean salary: $50,670
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,450
- Employment: 72,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#48. Brokerage clerks
- Annual mean salary: $51,210
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $51,280
- Employment: 640
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Annual mean salary: $51,820
- Employment: 1,800
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 697,510
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#45. Tax preparers
- Annual mean salary: $52,720
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $52,760
- Employment: 650
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#43. Home appliance repairers
- Annual mean salary: $52,830
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,400
- Employment: 31,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#42. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $53,220
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41. Occupational health and safety technicians
- Annual mean salary: $53,650
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 20,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#40. Tool and die makers
- Annual mean salary: $53,950
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,980
- Employment: 70,770
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#39. Chefs and head cooks
- Annual mean salary: $54,200
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#38. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $54,220
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Annual mean salary: $54,330
- Employment: 1,240
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 442,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $55,760
- Employment: 2,560
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,830
- Employment: 1,171,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $56,020
- Employment: 980
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $56,230
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- Annual mean salary: $56,750
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#32. Electricians
- Annual mean salary: $57,020
- Employment: 1,040
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Employment: 688,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#31. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $57,460
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#30. Sheet metal workers
- Annual mean salary: $57,790
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,480
- Employment: 131,300
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $57,970
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Brickmasons and blockmasons
- Annual mean salary: $58,340
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 60,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $59,420
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
- Annual mean salary: $59,600
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- Employment: 52,270
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Earth drillers, except oil and gas; and explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters
- Annual mean salary: $59,630
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,890
- Employment: 24,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. Correctional officers and jailers
- Annual mean salary: $60,210
- Employment: 810
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,130
- Employment: 423,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $60,470
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#21 (tie). Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $61,000
- Employment: 1,030
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#21 (tie). First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $61,000
- Employment: 4,610
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $61,270
- Employment: 2,030
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $61,430
- Employment: 460
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $62,590
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $63,110
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $64,570
- Employment: 1,560
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $64,950
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#14. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $66,210
- Employment: 970
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $68,470
- Employment: 900
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $71,990
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#11. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $74,460
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $75,160
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#9. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $76,800
- Employment: 2,520
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Annual mean salary: $77,870
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $78,510
- Employment: 1,130
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $79,510
- Employment: 250
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#5. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $84,800
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $91,120
- Employment: 780
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $91,210
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $99,930
- Employment: 560
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $107,080
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

