Are there Jobs With Salary US$80,000 Without College Degree?

One of Mississippi river cruise ships (credit to Google)

Just to give an idea that average salary for college degree is US$48,00 in the USA. Off course depends very much on the:

- majors (medical relate degrees, nurse and engineering are different to social relate degrees)

- places of work (profit companies, public or non-profit institutions).

- occupation (teacher, employee, business owner, supervisor or manager).

The question then, are there Jobs With Salary US$80,000 Without College Degree? The answer is YES.

There are jobs without college degrees with higher salary. Annual average salary US$80,000. Sure, the higher could reach more than US$100 thousands per-year.

Two of trending jobs with high school diploma, but higher salary are:

- Water vessel pilot and associates

- Operator at nuclear power reactors

An inter coastal boat (credit to Google)

Based on area of operations, water vessels (cargo, cruise, oil tanker and others) include:

- Deep ocean ships

- Coastal boats

- Lake transportation

- Inland water vessels

In addition to vessel captains, other supporting occupations get higher salary as well, especially at managerial or supervise levels.

Interestingly, who works in the shipping industries fell their jobs are:

- 75% satisfy

- 67% meaningfulness

A nuclear power plant (credit to Google)

Operators at nuclear power reactors work 24 hours cycle with 8 hours shift. Thus, they need life adjustment.

It is reported that operators view about their jobs are:

- 63 satisfy

- 72% feel meaningfulness of their jobs.

In addition to high school diploma, both water vessel captains and nuclear power plant reactors need specific license and rigorous training.

Do you know occupations with higher pay, more than US$80,00 per year without 4 years college degrees?