Highest-paying jobs in Miami that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Miami 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 Miami that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Public safety telecommunicators
- Annual mean salary: $54,990
- Employment: 1,440
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,310
- Employment: 95,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#49. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
- Annual mean salary: $56,360
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,670
- Employment: 9,790
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#48. Brokerage clerks
- Annual mean salary: $56,690
- Employment: 1,490
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Chefs and head cooks
- Annual mean salary: $57,020
- Employment: 3,090
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#46. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
- Annual mean salary: $57,210
- Employment: 490
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#45. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $57,250
- Employment: 8,680
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Traffic technicians
- Annual mean salary: $57,320
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,590
- Employment: 7,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#43. Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Annual mean salary: $57,470
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: 10,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#42. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
- Annual mean salary: $58,380
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#41. Boilermakers
- Annual mean salary: $58,500
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- Employment: 15,820
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $58,750
- Employment: 600
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#39. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $59,010
- Employment: 5,130
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#38. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,030
- Employment: 32,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. Rail car repairers
- Annual mean salary: $59,400
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,810
- Employment: 25,930
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,430
- Employment: 6,700
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $59,630
- Employment: 25,740
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Camera and photographic equipment repairers
- Annual mean salary: $60,790
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,720
- Employment: 3,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#33. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $60,820
- Employment: 1,630
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#32. Ship engineers
- Annual mean salary: $60,930
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- Employment: 8,410
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#30 (tie). Real estate brokers
- Annual mean salary: $61,020
- Employment: 840
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,450
- Employment: 42,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#30 (tie). Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
- Annual mean salary: $61,020
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#29. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- Annual mean salary: $61,340
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
- Annual mean salary: $61,490
- Employment: 500
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,460
- Employment: 42,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $61,680
- Employment: 31,830
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $61,930
- Employment: 2,650
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $62,340
- Employment: 10,620
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $62,780
- Employment: 8,390
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $63,230
- Employment: 8,780
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $64,300
- Employment: 6,130
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $65,610
- Employment: 5,230
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#20. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $66,550
- Employment: 12,260
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $66,610
- Employment: 6,430
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 560
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,960
- Employment: 9,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $67,700
- Employment: 4,640
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#16. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
- Annual mean salary: $67,840
- Employment: 470
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#15. Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $68,510
- Employment: 3,720
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $69,610
- Employment: 4,500
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $70,340
- Employment: 860
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
- Annual mean salary: $70,430
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,520
- Employment: 22,560
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $71,080
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Gambling managers
- Annual mean salary: $73,570
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $84,700
- Employment: 4,450
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
- Annual mean salary: $77,450
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,360
- Employment: 5,060
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $77,830
- Employment: 570
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $79,250
- Employment: 780
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $81,640
- Employment: 5,740
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#5. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $90,730
- Employment: 610
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $92,670
- Employment: 2,190
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $96,340
- Employment: 2,120
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $98,210
- Employment: 1,690
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $107,230
- Employment: 2,650
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent


