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

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

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#50. Surveying and mapping technicians

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,270
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 53,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#48 (tie). Pipelayers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,280
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,600
- Employment: 36,270
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential
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#48 (tie). Computer user support specialists

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,280
- Employment: 830

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
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#47. Automotive body and related repairers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,390
- Employment: 144,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#46. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $48,700
- Employment: 1,190

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 442,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#45. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $49,010
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#44. Chefs and head cooks

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $49,340
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#43. Construction and building inspectors

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $49,880
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#42. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $49,960
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 71,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#41. Brokerage clerks

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,040
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 47,990
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#40. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,150
- Employment: 1,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,190
- Employment: 410,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,640
- Employment: 370,380
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#38. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,280
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#37. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,300
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#36. Structural iron and steel workers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,410
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 76,570
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#35. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,440
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $37,310
- Employment: 195,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#34. Cargo and freight agents

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $50,570
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,770
- Employment: 95,810
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#33. Machinists

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $51,270
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,120
- Employment: 383,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#32. Postal service clerks

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#31. Postal service mail carriers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $51,510
- Employment: 410

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#30. Crane and tower operators

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $51,640
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#29. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $53,080
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#28. Lodging managers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $53,660
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#27. Millwrights

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $53,820
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#26. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $53,910
- Employment: 2,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#25. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $54,320
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,280
- Employment: 17,150
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#24. Boilermakers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $54,700
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- Employment: 15,820
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#23. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $54,970
- Employment: 960

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#22. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $56,590
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#21. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $57,810
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- Employment: 40,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#20. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $58,920
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#19. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $60,430
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,540
- Employment: 87,120
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $60,460
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $61,760
- Employment: 1,130

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $63,520
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#15. Food service managers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $64,080
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#14. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $65,290
- Employment: 1,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#13. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $65,480
- Employment: 950

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $65,850
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#11. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $66,950
- Employment: 2,180

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

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $73,000
- Employment: 1,040

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#9. Chemical plant and system operators

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $73,260
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,710
- Employment: 28,840
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#8. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#7. Commercial pilots

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $74,680
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $74,930
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#5. Insurance sales agents

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $80,460
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $88,020
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#3. Transportation inspectors

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $88,450
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
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#2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $89,360
- Employment: 340

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

Mobile, AL
- Annual mean salary: $101,560
- Employment: 150

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

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