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

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January 5, 2021
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Highest-paying jobs in Macon 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 Macon that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Logging equipment operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $39,590
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,060
- Employment: 26,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#49. Automotive body and related repairers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $39,630
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,390
- Employment: 144,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#48. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,110
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,340
- Employment: 103,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#47. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,180
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,190
- Employment: 410,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#46. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,210
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,380
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- Employment: 405,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#44. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,410
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,830
- Employment: 1,171,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#42 (tie). Brickmasons and blockmasons

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,510
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 60,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#42 (tie). Millwrights

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,510
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#41. Parts salespersons

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $40,660
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,220
- Employment: 256,170
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#40. Real estate sales agents

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $41,870
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#39. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#38. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,220
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 71,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#37. Self-enrichment teachers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,240
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,120
- Employment: 252,780
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#36. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,460
- Employment: 160

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

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,470
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,120
- Employment: 383,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#34. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,750
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 442,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,890
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 697,510
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#32. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $43,970
- Employment: 590

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $44,560
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,360
- Employment: 266,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#30. Food service managers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $44,580
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#29. Dental laboratory technicians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,160
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,330
- Employment: 34,460
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#28. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,370
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#27. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,970
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#26. Computer user support specialists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $46,980
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
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#25. Order clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $47,970
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $36,600
- Employment: 137,180
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
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#24. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $48,010
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,640
- Employment: 370,380
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#23. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $48,260
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#22. Electricians

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $48,550
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Employment: 688,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#21. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $50,550
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#20. Postal service mail carriers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,070
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $51,160
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#18. Advertising sales agents

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,230
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#17. Postal service clerks

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,450
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#16. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,580
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#15. Meter readers, utilities

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $52,800
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,250
- Employment: 30,450
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#14. Surgical technologists

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $53,430
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,110
- Employment: 109,000
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#13. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#12. Insurance sales agents

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#11. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $58,550
- Employment: 1,140

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#10. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $59,590
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#9. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $60,720
- Employment: 830

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#8. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $61,210
- Employment: 370

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $62,980
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#6. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,640
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,710
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#4. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $63,740
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $70,760
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Macon, GA
- Annual mean salary: $100,030
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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