Highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Jacksonville 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 Jacksonville that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 680
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#49. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $50,310
- Employment: 1,460
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#48. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $50,850
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
- Annual mean salary: $51,010
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- Employment: 40,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#46. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $51,240
- Employment: 4,080
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
#45. Meter readers, utilities
- Annual mean salary: $51,310
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,250
- Employment: 30,450
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $51,330
- Employment: 1,440
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#43. Mechanical door repairers
- Annual mean salary: $51,510
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,740
- Employment: 23,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#42. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $51,520
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
- Annual mean salary: $52,310
- Employment: 1,030
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#40. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
- Annual mean salary: $52,640
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#39. Commercial divers
- Annual mean salary: $52,740
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,100
- Employment: 3,420
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#38. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $53,030
- Employment: 1,970
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- Employment: 1,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. Private detectives and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $54,720
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 35,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. Hearing aid specialists
- Annual mean salary: $55,020
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- Employment: 8,210
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
- Annual mean salary: $56,250
- Employment: 450
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#33. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders
- Annual mean salary: $56,290
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,370
- Employment: 51,160
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#32. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $56,400
- Employment: 1,750
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#31. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $56,760
- Employment: 9,680
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#30. Millwrights
- Annual mean salary: $56,790
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Riggers
- Annual mean salary: $56,810
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,420
- Employment: 23,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#28. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
- Annual mean salary: $57,760
- Employment: 580
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- Employment: 52,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
- Annual mean salary: $58,410
- Employment: 510
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $58,810
- Employment: 2,140
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $59,690
- Employment: 1,990
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#24. Brokerage clerks
- Annual mean salary: $59,780
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $59,830
- Employment: 2,820
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $60,510
- Employment: 3,910
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $61,310
- Employment: 5,520
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $61,610
- Employment: 1,360
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $61,630
- Employment: 1,300
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $62,300
- Employment: 6,270
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $62,470
- Employment: 1,840
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#16. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $63,280
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- Annual mean salary: $63,360
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $63,780
- Employment: 380
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $65,280
- Employment: 3,240
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $65,750
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $66,460
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Ship engineers
- Annual mean salary: $68,030
- Employment: 940
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- Employment: 8,410
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#8. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $69,900
- Employment: 420
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#7. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,390
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $77,220
- Employment: 520
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#5. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $79,290
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $90,480
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $90,640
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $91,890
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $97,880
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent


