Here are 50 of the highest paying jobs in New York that don’t require a college degree
STATEN ISLAND, NY – Not all jobs are treated equally – and not all require a college degree to have a successful career.
Data journalism website Stacker sought to find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree in New York City. He consulted the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook compile a list of all jobs that do not require a college education.
All occupations that listed high school graduation, some college education (no degree conferred), post-secondary education with no degree, or no formal education requirement for entry-level positions were considered in this list. The jobs have been ranked according to their average annual salary in 2020.
Here are the 50 highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, in addition to their annual salary.
Note: Jobs include positions available in the New York metropolitan area, which includes New York, Newark, and Jersey City.
50. Costume Attendants – $78,390
49. Railcar Repairers — $78,660
48. Aircraft mechanics and maintenance technicians — $78,740
47. Cones – $79,550
46. Installers and Repairers of Controls and Valves — $80,950
45. Food Service Managers — $81,330
44. Telecommunications line installers and repairers — $81,590
43. Repair of switches and switches — $81,670
42. Millwrights — $81,770
41. Fabric and Apparel Pattern Makers — $82,710
40. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators and gauges — $83,660
39. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing — $83,980
38. Electricians — $84,190
37. Postmasters and Mail Superintendents — $84,280
36. Adjusters, examiners and investigators — $84,380
35. Iron and structural steel workers — $84,880
34. Firefighters — $85,040
33. Boat captains, mates and pilots — $85,940
32. Front line supervisors of mechanics, installers and repairers — $86,060
31. Installers and repairers of elevators and escalators — $87,300
30. Service Sales Representatives — $87,700
29. Electrical and electronic repairers, power station, substation and relay – $87,820
28. Terrazzo workers and finishers — $89,220
27. Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators — $90,880
26. Simultaneous court reporters and captioners — $91,560
25. Gas Plant Operators — $92,160
24. Advertising Agents — $92,370
23. Insurance sales agents — $92,650
22. Power Line Installers and Repairers — $94,950
21. Power plant operators — $94,960
20. Ship’s Engineers — $95,380
19. Operations engineers and other construction equipment operators — $96,440
18. Accommodation Managers — $97,680
17. Realtors — $98,580
16. Front-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extractive Workers — $99,410
15. Boilermakers — $103,050
14. Detectives and Criminal Investigators — $104,230
13. Farmers, ranchers and other farm managers — $105,370
12. Pile driving operations — $106,160
11. Insulation workers, mechanical — $106,690
10. Electricity distributors and dispatchers — $107,600
9. Front Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers — $113,070
8. Property, Real Estate and Community Association Managers – $113,800
7. Front-line supervisors of retail workers — $115,000
6. Makeup artists, theater and performance – $121,600
5. Front Line Supervisor of Fire Fighters and Prevention Workers — $128,210
4. Transportation, warehousing and distribution managers — $131,860
3. Front Line Police and Detective Supervisors — $133,880
2. Real Estate Brokers — $134,770
1. Athletes and Sports Competitors — $197,690
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