Highest-paying jobs in Tampa that don't require a college degree

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January 5, 2021
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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

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,980
- Employment: 70,770
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#49. Tax preparers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#48. Pile driver operators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#47. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $51,070
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,360
- Employment: 58,930
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#46. Travel agents

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#45. Community health workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#44. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#43. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#41 (tie). Postal service clerks

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#41 (tie). Postal service mail carriers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#40. Computer user support specialists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#39. Industrial machinery mechanics

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#38. Occupational health and safety technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#37. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#36. Lodging managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#34. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#33. Construction and building inspectors

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#32. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#31. Boilermakers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#30. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#29. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#28. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#27. Mechanical door repairers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#26. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $60,170
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,240
- Employment: 13,750
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#25. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#24. Crane and tower operators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#23. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#22. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#20. Insurance sales agents

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#19. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $66,370
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#18. Real estate sales agents

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#17. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#16. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $68,250
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,420
- Employment: 33,370
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#15. Fire inspectors and investigators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $69,930
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,730
- Employment: 13,710
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#14. Ship engineers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,540
- Employment: 8,410
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#13. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#12. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#11. Hearing aid specialists

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#10. Power plant operators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#9. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- Annual mean salary: $79,650
- Employment: 640

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award
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#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#7. Commercial pilots

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#6. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#4. Transportation inspectors

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#2. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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
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#1. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
- 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

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