Highest-paying jobs in Myrtle Beach that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $41,220
- Employment: 930
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#49. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $41,240
- Employment: 710
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,420
- Employment: 342,040
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#48. Carpenters
- Annual mean salary: $41,310
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- Employment: 734,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#47. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $41,340
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,440
- Employment: 22,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#46. Millwrights
- Annual mean salary: $41,480
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#45. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $42,390
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $43,090
- Employment: 370
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree
#43. Surveying and mapping technicians
- Annual mean salary: $43,180
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 53,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#42. Dental assistants
- Annual mean salary: $43,300
- Employment: 390
National
- Annual mean salary: $41,170
- Employment: 351,470
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#41. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
- Annual mean salary: $43,390
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#40. Automotive service technicians and mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $44,030
- Employment: 950
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,890
- Employment: 655,330
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#39. Athletes and sports competitors
- Annual mean salary: $45,180
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $93,140
- Employment: 11,330
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

#38. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
- Annual mean salary: $45,440
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,000
- Employment: 576,950
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $45,520
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#36. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
- Annual mean salary: $45,750
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#35. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $47,350
- Employment: 1,480
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $47,950
- Employment: 1,090
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $48,100
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#32. Audio and video technicians
- Annual mean salary: $48,430
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,260
- Employment: 73,960
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#31. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $49,070
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#30. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Annual mean salary: $49,920
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,640
- Employment: 370,380
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
- Annual mean salary: $49,930
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,340
- Employment: 103,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $50,830
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $51,120
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $51,400
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23 (tie). Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $51,560
- Employment: 290
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23 (tie). Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Annual mean salary: $51,560
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,360
- Employment: 266,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $51,710
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $52,310
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $52,370
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $52,530
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Real estate brokers
- Annual mean salary: $53,260
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,450
- Employment: 42,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $55,600
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#16. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $55,920
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $57,760
- Employment: 390
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,790
- Employment: 1,030
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $60,280
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $60,590
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $61,460
- Employment: 630
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $61,600
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Maintenance workers, machinery
- Annual mean salary: $63,260
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,450
- Employment: 72,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $63,470
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
- Annual mean salary: $65,230
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#5. Ship engineers
- Annual mean salary: $65,540
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- Employment: 8,410
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $65,710
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $69,900
- Employment: 350
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $81,330
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $90,980
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

