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

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Highest-paying jobs in Toledo 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 Toledo that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Postal service mail carriers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $51,800
- Employment: 830

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,180
- Employment: 339,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#49. Firefighters

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,650
- Employment: 324,620
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#48. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,110
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,610
- Employment: 16,290
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

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#47. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,350
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,190
- Employment: 102,390
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#46. Carpenters

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,530
- Employment: 1,290

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- Employment: 734,170
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#45. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,750
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- Employment: 123,730
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#44. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,800
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,210
- Employment: 71,600
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#43. Glaziers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $52,940
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 52,400
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#42. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $53,510
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,560
- Employment: 208,480
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#41. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $53,520
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,630
- Employment: 45,770
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#40. Crane and tower operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $54,280
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,530
- Employment: 45,480
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#39. Tool and die makers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $54,620
- Employment: 900

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

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#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $55,910
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,840
- Employment: 147,800
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#37. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,030
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,920
- Employment: 32,470
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#36. Bailiffs

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,480
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,840
- Employment: 19,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#35. Pipelayers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,660
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,600
- Employment: 36,270
- Entry level education requirements: No formal educational credential

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#34. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $56,960
- Employment: 720

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,920
- Employment: 542,690
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#33. Insulation workers, mechanical

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $57,340
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,120
- Employment: 26,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#32. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $58,470
- Employment: 2,640

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,130
- Employment: 1,487,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#31. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $58,830
- Employment: 1,340

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,760
- Employment: 1,039,670
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#30. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- Employment: 2,950

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,344,530
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#29. Structural iron and steel workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $60,710
- Employment: 740

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,170
- Employment: 76,570
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#28. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $61,380
- Employment: 880

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,210
- Employment: 405,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#27. Insurance sales agents

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $61,670
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,780
- Employment: 410,050
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#26. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $62,270
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,470
- Employment: 60,650
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#25. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $62,340
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,970
- Employment: 32,520
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#24. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $62,360
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,940
- Employment: 287,960
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#23. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $62,580
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,720
- Employment: 220,750
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $63,070
- Employment: 1,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 387,630
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#21. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $63,820
- Employment: 110

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

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#20. Millwrights

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $63,950
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,050
- Employment: 47,320
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#19. Sheet metal workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $64,440
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,480
- Employment: 131,300
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#18. Construction and building inspectors

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $65,490
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,390
- Employment: 110,420
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#17. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $65,660
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,110
- Employment: 133,310
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#16. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $66,000
- Employment: 1,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,220
- Employment: 631,100
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#15. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $66,120
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,730
- Employment: 25,570
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#14. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $67,380
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- Employment: 14,530
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#13. Electricians

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $67,600
- Employment: 1,530

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,370
- Employment: 688,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#12. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 1,000

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,550
- Employment: 485,700
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $67,980
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 442,870
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#10. Commercial pilots

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $68,140
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $102,870
- Employment: 37,830
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#9. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $72,400
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,440
- Employment: 626,180
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $73,720
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- Employment: 52,270
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $75,110
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,030
- Employment: 105,620
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#6. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $75,930
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $82,010
- Employment: 69,590
- Entry level education requirements: Postsecondary nondegree award

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#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $85,130
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,960
- Employment: 111,660
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#4. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $85,650
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,830
- Employment: 40,370
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#3. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $87,740
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,180
- Employment: 249,090
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $87,770
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $94,950
- Employment: 121,340
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Toledo, OH
- Annual mean salary: $92,600
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,320
- Employment: 132,040
- Entry level education requirements: High school diploma or equivalent

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