What are the highest paying careers that don't require a college degree?

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OF must be a contender

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Entertainer, Athlete, Lottery winner

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My friend is a successful software engineer at Bloomberg without a college degree

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Successful unicorn exit founder

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Sales.

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Owning a business - nailing salons, Dublin donuts, jimmy johns, laundromats etc. of course you need the seed capital from your parents or someone…

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Bigtime real estate agents. High school diploma + real estate license needed only!

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Anything oil and gas has to be up there - off-shore platform work, tar sands worker, pipefitters, etc.

Highly skilled (and potentially dangerous) trade work is also up there, e.g. underwater welding. If your own plumbing or electrical business you will likely make big bucks.

Finally, sales can be highly lucrative but you often need a good amount of subject matter expertise.

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Pilot (non-military)

Can confirm -especially a few years ago, pilots were making stupid money. My old flight instructor was getting 100k a year to sit reserve

Tower crane operators in KSA

Prop trading

Advertising Creative
$430k and not complaining

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Join a skilled trade Union in a major city. I know elevator mechanics making $65 - $70 an hr in Chicago w/o overtime. Lots of overtime available. 30 and out with a pension and low cost healthcare benefits until your dead.

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