20 High-Paying Jobs That Only Require A High School Diploma
Looking for work? According to Insider, there are a bunch of jobs you can get with just a high school diploma. You could be a chef, plumber, bus driver, or…
Inc.com published a great article on the question that Steve Jobs used to ask himself every morning, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today? If the answer is no for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.”
Shutterstock/ fizkesLooking for work?
According to Insider, there are a bunch of jobs you can get with just a high school diploma. You could be a chef, plumber, bus driver, or welder just to name a few. And you know what the best part is? They pay some serious cash.
So if you are searching for a new job and don't want to go back to school, here is a list of 20 high-paying jobs that only require a high school diploma you can get.
1. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
2. Industrial machinery mechanics
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 83,600
Median annual wage in May 2020: $55,490
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
3. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 22,200
Median annual wage in May 2020: $49,770
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 23,400
Median annual wage in May 2020: $56,330
On-the-job training: Apprenticeship
5. Machinists
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 28,800
Median annual wage in May 2020: $45,840
On-the-job training: Long-term on-the-job training
6. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 22,700
Median annual wage in May 2020: $62,850
On-the-job training: None
7. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 27,900
Median annual wage in May 2020: $49,640
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
8. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 34,100
Median annual wage in May 2020: $44,190
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
9. Chefs and head cooks
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 28,000
Median annual wage in May 2020: $53,380
On-the-job training: None
10. Transit and intercity bus drivers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 34,800
Median annual wage in May 2020: $45,900
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
11. First-line supervisors of transportation and material-moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 30,900
Median annual wage in May 2020: $54,870
On-the-job training: None
12. Flight attendant
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 31,100
Median annual wage in May 2020: $59,050
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
13. Insurance Sales Agents
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 35,500
Median annual wage in May 2020: $52,180
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
14. First-line supervisors of personal service and entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 48,400
Median annual wage in May 2020: $42,000
On-the-job training: None
15. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 31,700
Median annual wage in May 2020: $70,240
On-the-job training: None
16. Food Service Managers
17. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 43,100
Median annual wage in May 2020: $67,840
On-the-job training: None
18. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 48,600
Median annual wage in May 2020: $65,540
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
19. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 59,400
Median annual wage in May 2020: $62,070
On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training
20. Electrician
Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 66,100
Median annual wage in May 2020: $56,900
On-the-job training: Apprenticeship
