Highest-paying jobs in Orlando that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Orlando 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 Orlando that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $51,920
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,130
- Employment: 25,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#49. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $51,940
- Employment: 460
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#48. Massage therapists
- Annual mean salary: $52,220
- Employment: 1,750
National
- Annual mean salary: $47,180
- Employment: 107,240
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#47. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $53,210
- Employment: 2,960
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#46. Cargo and freight agents
- Annual mean salary: $53,250
- Employment: 820
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,770
- Employment: 95,810
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#45. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers
- Annual mean salary: $53,490
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,950
- Employment: 23,590
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Advertising sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $53,500
- Employment: 960
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- Employment: 129,740
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#43. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $53,990
- Employment: 16,000
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#42. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $54,400
- Employment: 16,400
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#41. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
- Annual mean salary: $55,080
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- Employment: 52,890
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $55,130
- Employment: 1,190
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#39. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
- Annual mean salary: $55,500
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#38. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
- Annual mean salary: $56,080
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#37. Hearing aid specialists
- Annual mean salary: $57,400
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- Employment: 8,210
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $57,570
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. Riggers
- Annual mean salary: $57,700
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,420
- Employment: 23,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $57,760
- Employment: 3,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#33. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $58,380
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#32. Occupational health and safety technicians
- Annual mean salary: $58,490
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 20,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#31. Sound engineering technicians
- Annual mean salary: $59,500
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,090
- Employment: 12,890
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#30. Surveying and mapping technicians
- Annual mean salary: $59,570
- Employment: 690
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 53,030
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 4,300
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#28. Flight attendants
- Annual mean salary: $60,280
- Employment: 2,710
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,230
- Employment: 120,840
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $60,510
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $60,840
- Employment: 11,630
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- Annual mean salary: $61,410
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,960
- Employment: 9,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $62,050
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $62,270
- Employment: 7,850
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Costume attendants
- Annual mean salary: $62,350
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,970
- Employment: 7,460
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $62,410
- Employment: 2,570
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Medical appliance technicians
- Annual mean salary: $63,090
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,200
- Employment: 14,130
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $63,990
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
- Annual mean salary: $64,610
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- Employment: 52,270
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#17. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
- Annual mean salary: $65,000
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#16. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $65,320
- Employment: 4,400
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $66,200
- Employment: 680
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $67,860
- Employment: 530
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $67,870
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $69,100
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#11. Power distributors and dispatchers
- Annual mean salary: $69,590
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $88,910
- Employment: 10,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $70,150
- Employment: 2,530
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $70,950
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#8. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $74,460
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#7. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $75,600
- Employment: 2,630
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $75,640
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#5. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $76,650
- Employment: 2,460
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $79,420
- Employment: 860
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $84,250
- Employment: 850
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Annual mean salary: $87,460
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#1. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $88,360
- Employment: 250
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent


