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Since there seems to be plenty of people on this board that think you need a college degree or your life is over, here is a list of the top paying jobs based on a study by careerbuilder, they found that 115 different types of jobs pay over $20 an hour, and these are the top 20.
Well where do I start. Detectives there is listed twice for some reason. In Mass you can't become a detective until you become a cop first and even still you still have to pass the academy training.
Nuclear power reactor operators well maybe with retirements that can happen but we haven't actually opened a nuclear plant in over 30 years. Yankee in Vermont is actually closing. You have to admit that you can go hundreds of miles if not complete states without seeing a plant. NRC: Operating Nuclear Power Reactors (by Location or Name)
What's a gaming manager? Did they mean casino
Real estate brokers? yeah that's a three hour class and you wonder how housing screwed up. It takes more effort to pass the series 7 and sell someone a bond yielding 0.1%.
Commercial pilots? Flight school is needed. It's pretty risky to fly without experience in a simulator. I know aviation majors from my undergraduate years.
You have me with elevator repair I've mentioned that on here before.
Sure, it is possible for a HS grad to make a living. You also need to note that 3/4 of the people interviewed in those jobs have more than a HS education. How much more, we don't know, but we do know that the survey says only 1/4 of the people stopped going to school after HS. How many of those people are long term employees who wouldn't be hired today? Then you always have the ignorant things like airline pilot.
Sure, technically you don't need a degree, but how many airline pilots don't have degrees and/or an ass-load of expensive and time consuming training? Probably pretty close to zero. The last pilot I talked to at any length was an ex-airforce pilot.
Detective. It is getting harder and harder to get hired as a police officer without some college education. In addition, a detective assignment is part of career progression. No one is hired as a detective -- you spend years as a police officer waiting your turn to go into investigations. Again, not a practical example.
Railroad police? I spoke with a RR cop last year. They advertise nationally and received 3,000 applications for a single position.
While I think the list has flaws, it is markedly better than some of the crap lists that get posted.
Sure, it is possible for a HS grad to make a living. You also need to note that 3/4 of the people interviewed in those jobs have more than a HS education. How much more, we don't know, but we do know that the survey says only 1/4 of the people stopped going to school after HS. How many of those people are long term employees who wouldn't be hired today? Then you always have the ignorant things like airline pilot.
Sure, technically you don't need a degree, but how many airline pilots don't have degrees and/or an ass-load of expensive and time consuming training? Probably pretty close to zero. The last pilot I talked to at any length was an ex-airforce pilot.
Detective. It is getting harder and harder to get hired as a police officer without some college education. In addition, a detective assignment is part of career progression. No one is hired as a detective -- you spend years as a police officer waiting your turn to go into investigations. Again, not a practical example.
Railroad police? I spoke with a RR cop last year. They advertise nationally and received 3,000 applications for a single position.
While I think the list has flaws, it is markedly better than some of the crap lists that get posted.
I've worked in the legal field for years. That hourly rate for Legal Support people is ridiculously high (unless you're on east or west coast). That wage is more in line for paralegals with a degree, a paralegal certificate and several years experience.
Legal support personnel are more in the $10-14 an hour wage
joining military is worth it if you are young enough and have nothing to lose
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Originally Posted by MJ7
Without a doubt oilfield workers. Once you climb the ladder from rig hand to driller/directional driller you could become a company man making 200k+.
Military is laying people off right now.
Oilfield, I agree is a good one.. And, from what I understand, there's not a WHOLE lot of competition for them right now. They're booming and since they're mostly in the Dakotas where not a whole lot of people want to be.. They're having a real hard time getting people... Seriously, some of the companies are doing a SUATMM thing. Even fast food is getting $15/hr up there. Apparently not a high risk of being fired, either, because they can't get people in there fast enough
Now.. The question is.. How long does that fast and easy money last? How long does your body take it, because I believe that is a fairly physically demanding job.
Oh.. "SUATMM = Shut Up And Take My Money"
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