Highest-paying jobs in Phoenix that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Phoenix 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 Phoenix that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall
- Annual mean salary: $55,200
- Employment: 510
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,100
- Employment: 33,550
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

#49. Private detectives and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $55,250
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 35,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#48. Chefs and head cooks
- Annual mean salary: $55,380
- Employment: 1,650
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $55,520
- Employment: 2,450
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 168,140
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Annual mean salary: $55,790
- Employment: 5,430
National
- Annual mean salary: $48,500
- Employment: 697,510
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#45. Traffic technicians
- Annual mean salary: $55,960
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,590
- Employment: 7,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#44. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
- Annual mean salary: $56,830
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- Employment: 52,270
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#43. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
- Annual mean salary: $56,910
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#42. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $57,680
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,440
- Employment: 22,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#41. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 26,920
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $58,200
- Employment: 960
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#39. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $58,470
- Employment: 3,280
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#38. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $58,650
- Employment: 1,600
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#37. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
- Annual mean salary: $59,330
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#36. Home appliance repairers
- Annual mean salary: $60,310
- Employment: 320
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,400
- Employment: 31,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $60,580
- Employment: 6,480
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
- Annual mean salary: $61,020
- Employment: 940
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#33. Airfield operations specialists
- Annual mean salary: $61,050
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,620
- Employment: 10,680
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#32. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers
- Annual mean salary: $61,260
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,520
- Employment: 22,560
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#31. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
- Annual mean salary: $61,450
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,120
- Employment: 10,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#30. Tool and die makers
- Annual mean salary: $61,770
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,980
- Employment: 70,770
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#29. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $63,740
- Employment: 6,070
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $65,530
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#27. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $65,590
- Employment: 20,880
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#26. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
- Annual mean salary: $66,260
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#25. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $66,390
- Employment: 17,620
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $66,450
- Employment: 8,000
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $67,300
- Employment: 12,620
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $67,980
- Employment: 10,100
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Millwrights
- Annual mean salary: $68,170
- Employment: 270
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $68,520
- Employment: 4,870
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#19. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $68,770
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#18. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $69,820
- Employment: 3,610
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $70,260
- Employment: 440
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $70,830
- Employment: 3,210
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#15. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
- Annual mean salary: $75,230
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $80,360
- Employment: 5,060
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Real estate brokers
- Annual mean salary: $75,390
- Employment: 2,170
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,450
- Employment: 42,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $76,750
- Employment: 6,050
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $80,390
- Employment: 340
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $80,720
- Employment: 490
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $80,810
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,370
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#9. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $81,580
- Employment: 1,210
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#8. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $84,080
- Employment: 950
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $85,120
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#6. Power distributors and dispatchers
- Annual mean salary: $87,920
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $88,910
- Employment: 10,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#5. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $92,300
- Employment: 310
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: $93,110
- Employment: 1,380
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#3. Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Annual mean salary: $93,610
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $95,050
- Employment: 2,110
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $102,350
- Employment: 1,880
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent



