They say Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates and Oracle CEO Larry Ellison do not have any college degree to boast but we are not interested because such examples you will only find in billions. CNN in partnering with CareerBuilder based on the U.S. department of Labor and the Census Bureau published the second edition of the book, “The 300 Best Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree.”
And these jobs, which include health technology, plumbing, firefighter and automotive repair, are less vulnerable to outsourcing. After all, if your car breaks down in Indiana, you’re not going to fly someone in from another country to help you.
Here are 20 of the top-paying jobs that don’t require a degree according to Shatkin’s book:
‘ Air traffic controller
Annual income: $102,030
‘ Storage and distribution manager
Annual income: $66,600
‘ Transportation manager
Annual income: $66,600
‘ Police and detectives supervisor
Annual income: $64,430
‘ Non-retail sales manager
Annual income: $59,300
‘ Forest fire fighting and prevention supervisor
Annual income: $58,920
‘ Municipal fire fighting and prevention supervisor
Annual income: $58,902
‘ Real estate broker
Annual income: $58,720
‘ Elevator installers and repairer
Annual income: $58,710
‘ Sales representative
Annual income: $58,580
‘ Dental hygienist
Annual income: $58,350
‘ Radiation therapist
Annual income: $57,700
‘ Nuclear medicine technologist
Annual income: $56,450
‘ Child support, missing persons and unemployment insurance fraud investigator
Annual income: $53,900
‘ Criminal investigators and special agent
Annual income: $53,990
‘ Immigration and Customs inspector
Annual income: $53,990
‘ Police detective
Annual Income: $53,990
‘ Police identification and records officer
Annual income: $53,990
‘ Commercial pilot
Annual income: $53,870
‘ Talent director
Annual income: $52,840
Via [CNN]






