Highest Paying Careers Without a Degree

Check out the 6 highest paying careers to pursue in 2024, no degree required

Real Estate Agent

Median salary: $48,770
Education needed: high school diploma, licensing requirements vary by state
Job growth: 5% 

Real estate agents (or brokers) work with clients to buy and sell homes. The neat thing about real estate is that it’s commission-based, so you eat what you kill. You can put in lots of hours and effort to grow your business, or you can work on a more flexible and part-time schedule. To really succeed as a real estate agent, you must enjoy sales and working with people. 

Police Officers

Median salary: $66,020
Job growth: 3%

Law enforcement is a demanding, exciting and rewarding career. Obviously, it’s pretty straightforward: Protect those under your care, get the bad guys, and solve the case. Most positions do not require anything beyond a high school diploma.

Entrepreneur 

$60K-500k+

Perhaps the most obvious option of all is that of an entrepreneur. This requires extensive planning, grit, research, and tenacity, but with the right dedication and business tools, even with low start-up capital, it is possible to make a high income, fetching eye-watering salaries from $60k to as much as $500k in some instances.

Commercial Pilot

Average earning potential: $127,846

Commercial pilots, unlike airline pilots, can operate in their roles without a degree, provided they pass licences and certifications, such as undergoing a commercial pilot course, flight training, and passing the FAA test.

Video editor

Average salary $48k - 75k Year

Video editors transform raw clips and video footage into high-quality finished videos used to inform, engage, and inspire their audience. They use specialized software applications and editing tools to merge content from multiple sources and add pictures, graphics, visual effects, voice, sound effects, and music.

Content Creator

Average salary $5k- 250k+

When it comes to earning a YouTube income success breeds success. You will find that the hardest dollar to earn is your first. The more subscribers you have, the more people will click on your ads. The more people click on your ads, the more you make a name for yourself, the higher the likelihood of brands offering you sponsorship or merchandise deals. The better known your channel becomes, the greater your chance of joining a multi-channel network. It is like being on a giant upwards-climbing spiral.

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