You don’t have to have a degree to make good money. (A high school diploma or GED definitely helps though!) So if you’re looking for 6 figure jobs without a degree, this list can give you some ideas.
Here are 50 Potential 6-Figure Jobs Without a Degree
While salaries definitely vary, these types of jobs all have great potential for high earnings without a degree.
- Agronomist
- Air traffic controller
- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
- Bartender
- Brand manager
- Business analyst
- Business operations director
- Construction superintendent
- Consumer products licensing
- Court reporter
- Data scientist
- Digital marketing
- Electrician
- Epic certified systems analyst
- Escrow officer
- Executive assistant
- Financial advisor
- Firefighter
- Freelance writer
- Graphic designer
- Hairstylist
- Health insurance broker
- Incident response analyst
- Instructional designer
- IT strategist
- Key craft service person
- Life insurance agent
- Long haul trucker
- Mortgage loan originator
- Mortgage underwriter
- Nanny
- Paralegal
- Photographer
- Police officer
- Producer
- Project manager
- Property manager
- Public speaker (sometimes)
- Real estate broker
- Realtor
- Recruiter
- Retail manager
- Sales careers (inside sales, outside sales, business to business, retail sales like car salesperson, etc)
- Salesforce administrator/developer
- Software developer
- Talent acquisition partner
- Technical writer
- TV scriptwriter
- UI/UX designer
- UPS driver
You may need to get certified or pass licensing exams for some of these jobs. Some let you start at entry level with no experience, and then work your way up to a higher salary. Sometimes you can get experience by going through a bootcamp or apprenticing.
Keep in mind that the amount you will earn can vary by:
- location (high cost of living vs low cost of living)
- how much experience you have
- the current job market
- the company you’re looking to work for
- any certifications you may have
- how much job hopping you’re willing to do to get faster salary increases
- etc.
Some companies may still state that they require a degree for jobs that don’t truly need them. You may be able to get a job there anyway if you have enough experience, a foot in the door, or examples of your work to show them.
Hopefully this list of 6 figure jobs without a degree can help spark some ideas! Are there any you would add to the list?