Top 39 highly paid professions in the US that do not require a higher education

There are many high-paying jobs that only require a two-year associate's degree or even just a high school diploma. Edition Business Insider decided to find out which professions do not require a bachelor's degree, but at the same time are highly paid.

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39. Junior supervisor of mechanics, assemblers and repairmen

• Average annual salary in 2021: $ 71
• Number of employees in 2021: 526 240 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

38. Junior manager of construction workers and mining workers

• Average annual salary in 2021: $ 72
• Number of employees in 2021: 665 870 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

37. Farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $73
• Number of employees in 2021: 5 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

36. Aerospace Engineers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $73
• Number of employees in 2021: 10 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

35. Funeral home managers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $74
• Number of employees in 2021: 12 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

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34. Pile drivers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $76
• Number of employees in 2021: 3760 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

33. Croupier

• Median annual salary in 2021: $76
• Number of employees in 2021: 3660 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

32. Installers and repairmen of electrical and electronic equipment of transport equipment

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 10 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

31. Athletes and participants in sports competitions

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 12 people
• Required education: no education

30. Technologists of magnetic resonance imaging

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 38 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

29. Diagnostic doctors

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 78 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

28. Dental Hygienists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 207 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

27. Gas plant operators

• Median annual salary in 2021: $77
• Number of employees in 2021: 15 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

26. Junior head of fire and preventive services

• Median annual salary in 2021: $78
• Number of employees in 2021: 80 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

25. Installers and repairmen of power lines

• Median annual salary in 2021: $78
• Number of employees in 2021: 123 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

24. Radiation technologists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $78
• Number of employees in 2021: 17 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

23. Oil pump operators in refineries

• Median annual salary in 2021: $79
• Number of employees in 2021: 34 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

22. Junior Supervisor of Non-Retail Workers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $79
• Number of employees in 2021: 243 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

21. Locomotive drivers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $79
• Number of employees in 2021: 38 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

20. Transport inspectors

• Median annual salary in 2021: $79
• Number of employees in 2021: 25 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

19. Postmasters and heads of post offices

• Median annual salary in 2021: $80
• Number of employees in 2021: 12 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

18. Masters for the repair of railway switches and turnouts

• Median annual salary in 2021: $80
• Number of employees in 2021: 8 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

17. Power plant operators

• Median annual salary in 2021: $80
• Number of employees in 2021: 28 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

16. Metro and tram operators

• Median annual salary in 2021: $81
• Number of employees in 2021: 10 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

15. Captains, mates and pilots of watercraft

• Median annual salary in 2021: $81
• Number of employees in 2021: 33 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

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14. Ship Engineers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $82
• Number of employees in 2021: 7650 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

13. Radiation Therapists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $82
• Number of employees in 2021: 16 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

12. Detectives and criminal investigators

• Median annual salary in 2021: $83
• Number of employees in 2021: 107 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

11. Masters in the repair of power plants, substations and relay electronics

• Median annual salary in 2021: $93
• Number of employees in 2021: 22 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

10. Installers and repairers of elevators and escalators

• Median annual salary in 2021: $97
• Number of employees in 2021: 22 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

9. Transportation, storage and distribution managers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $98
• Number of employees in 2021: 144 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

8. Distributors and dispatchers of electricity

• Median annual salary in 2021: $98
• Number of employees in 2021: 9 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

7. Junior Chiefs of Police and Detectives

• Median annual salary in 2021: $99
• Number of employees in 2021: 128 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

6. Nuclear scientists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $99
• Number of employees in 2021: 5 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

5. Commercial pilots

• Median annual salary in 2021: $99
• Number of employees in 2021: 42 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

4. Operators of nuclear power reactors

• Median annual salary in 2021: $104
• Number of employees in 2021: 4820 people
• Required education: high school diploma or equivalent

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3. Medical dosimetrists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $127
• Number of employees in 2021: 2400 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

2. Air traffic controllers

• Median annual salary in 2021: $129
• Number of employees in 2021: 21 people
• Required Education: Associate's Degree

1. Theatrical make-up artists

• Median annual salary in 2021: $134
• Number of employees in 2021: 1960 people
• Required education: higher education without a degree

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