Looking for a job that doesn’t require a college degree?
A new report from AI interview firm Final Round AI, based on Glassdoor data, ranked the top 10 occupations that don’t require a traditional degree, from No. 1 commercial pilot to No. 7 hearing aid specialist.
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Although becoming a commercial pilot does not require a degree, obtaining the commercial pilot license required to earn a salary as a pilot is expensive. Indeed estimates that obtaining a commercial pilot’s license costs between $55,000 and $100,000.
The second highest paying job on the Final Round AI list is dental hygiene. Although only 12.63% of dental hygiene jobs require a degree in job postings, New York State requires a high school diploma along with completion of a dental hygiene licensure program accredited by the American Dental Association. State requirements may vary by profession.
So even though the high-paying jobs on this list don’t explicitly require a college degree in many job postings, they may still have unwritten requirements that require time and money to fulfill.
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Here are the top jobs with the lowest percentages of lists that require a traditional college degree. Jobs are ranked by highest average annual salary.
1. Commercial Pilot
Average annual salary: $176,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 36.18%
2. Dental hygiene
Average annual salary: $169,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 12.63%
3. Shipmate
Average annual salary: $158,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 26.24%
4. Diagnostic Medical Sonographs
Average annual salary: $146,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 24.87%
5. Radiation Therapist
Average annual salary: $125,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 30.46%
6. Massage Therapist
Average annual salary: $119,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 4.04%
7. Hearing Specialist
Average annual salary: $113,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 35.03%
8. Physiotherapist assistant
Average annual salary: $109,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 32.14%
9. Aircraft mechanic
Average annual salary: $89,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 12.99%
10. Avionics technician
Average annual salary: $89,000
Percentage of listings requiring any degree: 26.73%