Highest-paying jobs in Tampa that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Tampa 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 Tampa that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Tool and die makers
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,980
- Employment: 70,770
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#49. Tax preparers
- Annual mean salary: $51,040
- Employment: 590
National
- Annual mean salary: $49,550
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#48. Pile driver operators
- Annual mean salary: $51,050
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,230
- Employment: 3,540
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#47. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
- Annual mean salary: $51,070
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#46. Travel agents
- Annual mean salary: $51,240
- Employment: 180
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,690
- Employment: 66,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#45. Community health workers
- Annual mean salary: $51,460
- Employment: 500
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,390
- Employment: 58,950
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#44. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $51,780
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,440
- Employment: 22,940
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#43. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
- Annual mean salary: $52,280
- Employment: 870
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41 (tie). Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $52,350
- Employment: 660
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,610
- Employment: 81,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#41 (tie). Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $52,350
- Employment: 3,310
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#40. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $52,440
- Employment: 9,100
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,550
- Employment: 647,330
- Entry level education requirements: Some college, no degree

#39. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $52,490
- Employment: 1,970
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#38. Occupational health and safety technicians
- Annual mean salary: $52,540
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 20,580
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#37. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers
- Annual mean salary: $53,220
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 29,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#36. Lodging managers
- Annual mean salary: $53,740
- Employment: 610
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,570
- Employment: 38,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $53,820
- Employment: 3,780
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#34. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $55,870
- Employment: 690
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#33. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $56,140
- Employment: 1,430
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#32. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- Annual mean salary: $57,700
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,960
- Employment: 9,500
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#31. Boilermakers
- Annual mean salary: $58,250
- Employment: 110
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,040
- Employment: 15,820
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#30. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $58,600
- Employment: 17,150
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#29. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 6,050
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#28. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $59,370
- Employment: 14,070
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#27. Mechanical door repairers
- Annual mean salary: $60,010
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $43,740
- Employment: 23,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#26. Insurance appraisers, auto damage
- Annual mean salary: $60,170
- Employment: 470
National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#25. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $60,940
- Employment: 4,610
National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#24. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $61,630
- Employment: 400
National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#23. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $61,830
- Employment: 4,280
National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#22. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $64,180
- Employment: 12,880
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $64,370
- Employment: 7,340
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#20. Insurance sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $64,970
- Employment: 7,320
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#19. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $66,370
- Employment: 730
National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#18. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $67,050
- Employment: 2,780
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,060
- Employment: 162,330
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#17. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $67,420
- Employment: 3,310
National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#16. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels
- Annual mean salary: $68,250
- Employment: 430
National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
#15. Fire inspectors and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $69,930
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#14. Ship engineers
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- Employment: 8,410
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#13. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
- Annual mean salary: $73,120
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- Employment: 46,430
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#12. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $75,410
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $83,250
- Employment: 28,350
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#11. Hearing aid specialists
- Annual mean salary: $77,450
- Employment: 370
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- Employment: 8,210
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#10. Power plant operators
- Annual mean salary: $78,370
- Employment: 290
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: $79,650
- Employment: 640
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $82,460
- Employment: 1,180
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#7. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $85,130
- Employment: 240
National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $86,490
- Employment: 3,000
National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $88,160
- Employment: 1,100
National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#4. Transportation inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $88,410
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,530
- Employment: 30,020
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent
#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $90,000
- Employment: 700
National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

#2. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay
- Annual mean salary: $92,500
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $81,280
- Employment: 22,650
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

#1. Postmasters and mail superintendents
- Annual mean salary: $94,520
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $78,220
- Employment: 13,850
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent



