Highest-paying jobs in San Antonio that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in San Antonio 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 San Antonio that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Cargo and freight agents
- Annual mean salary: $50,360
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,770
- Employment: 95,810
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#49. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $50,370
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#48. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Annual mean salary: $50,420
- Employment: 1,700
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,360
- Employment: 266,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
- Annual mean salary: $51,290
- Employment: 580
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#46. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $51,540
- Employment: 8,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#45. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $51,720
- Employment: 1,980
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#44. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers
- Annual mean salary: $52,480
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,120
- Employment: 10,000
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#43. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
- Annual mean salary: $52,740
- Employment: 1,400
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#42. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers
- Annual mean salary: $52,860
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 18,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $53,120
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#40. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $54,130
- Employment: 10,610
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#39. Millwrights
- Annual mean salary: $54,330
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#38. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $54,490
- Employment: 3,010
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $54,540
- Employment: 790
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $54,640
- Employment: 1,540
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,820
- Employment: 235,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#35. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $55,230
- Employment: 1,680
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#34. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $55,540
- Employment: 1,280
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,670
- Employment: 120,900
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Brickmasons and blockmasons
- Annual mean salary: $56,480
- Employment: 460
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 60,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#32. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
- Annual mean salary: $56,620
- Employment: 370
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#31. Chefs and head cooks
- Annual mean salary: $56,950
- Employment: 480
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,310
- Employment: 128,190
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#30. Airfield operations specialists
- Annual mean salary: $56,960
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,620
- Employment: 10,680
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $59,610
- Employment: 4,610
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#28. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers
- Annual mean salary: $59,910
- Employment: 130
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#27. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $61,400
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Tax preparers
- Annual mean salary: $62,900
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#25. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 5,220
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 3,070
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
- Annual mean salary: $63,410
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- Employment: 40,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $63,510
- Employment: 670
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $64,050
- Employment: 1,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
- Annual mean salary: $64,630
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#19. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $65,750
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#18. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $65,880
- Employment: 3,080
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- Annual mean salary: $66,050
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,960
- Employment: 9,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#16. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $67,200
- Employment: 1,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#15. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers
- Annual mean salary: $68,450
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,460
- Employment: 42,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#14. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $68,850
- Employment: 8,680
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#13. Power distributors and dispatchers
- Annual mean salary: $69,420
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $88,910
- Employment: 10,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $69,510
- Employment: 2,040
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $73,950
- Employment: 1,450
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $74,560
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#9. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $74,590
- Employment: 680
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#8. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners
- Annual mean salary: $74,860
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#7. Boilermakers
- Annual mean salary: $76,670
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- Employment: 15,820
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $80,580
- Employment: 400
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#5. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $85,210
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Annual mean salary: $87,660
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $90,320
- Employment: 660
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $96,850
- Employment: 770
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#1. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $100,920
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent



