Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree

While most people are under the impression that unskilled labor typically is worth little to nothing, there actually are several jobs that pay high wages, even if you don’t have a college degree. Here’s a look at some of the best jobs out there where you can start making money now, regardless of your education. For our list we chose only jobs that start at more than $20 per hour and that usually offer on-the job training.

Highest Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree

Top 50 Occupations

If you're thinking about what you want to be when you grow up or switching careers then you need to know this: Related Occupations and Their Projected 10 Year Growth

The Top 50 Occupations were selected in the following way:

A "Top 50 rating" was created by multiplying the Projected Need for Employees times the Median Hourly Wage.

Occupations whose Median Wage is less than $20/hr were eliminated.

Of the remaining occupations, only the top 50 were selected.

Small Business Expo

The Small Business Expo will be held February 22nd, 2007 at the Palms in Sierra Vista. This is a great opportunity for:

• Established ‘small-based’ businesses who want to improve and grow their business
• Businesses in a start-up phase who want to shorten the learning curve to minimize their risk
• Those interested in becoming self-employed and are examining options or business opportunities
• Corporations that are looking for outsourcing resources and that market to the small business demographic
• Independent business professionals who are looking for additional clients, strategic partners, vendors
• Regional (resource) government agencies and non-profit organizations that serve small businesses

Free seminars and valuable information will be available.

Call the Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce at 458-6940 or Cochise County Workforce Development at 458-9309 to register today.

Free "how to" seminars will be offered by the State of Arizona, Cochise College Small Business Development Center, University of Phoenix and Cherry Creek Radio.

Arizona Job Growth Ranked #1

Arizona adds 121,200 nonfarm payroll jobs in the last twelve months bringing the growth rate to 4.73 percent.

Full Story: Arizona Daily Star

Facts about the U.S. job market

1. There are about 7 million employers in the United States with 147 million people on the payroll.

2. On average, 5.5 million job openings become available every year.

3. It is estimated that 80 percent of the workforce got their jobs through employee referrals (networking).

4. More than 46 million workers change jobs every year.

5. The average worker stays on the job 4 years.

6. Two million people are laid off and 1 million people quit their jobs every year.

7. The average length of employment is 9 weeks.

8. Eighteen percent of the workforce has a 4 year college degree.

9. The median annual wage is $49,000 (half earn less, half earn more).

10. Of the 10 highest-paid occupations, 9 are medical doctors with a median annual wage of $145,000. Business executives also earn a median wage of $145,000 a year.

11. The 10 fastest growing occupations are;

1. Home Health Aides
2. Network Systems Analyst
3. Medical Assistants
4. Physicians Assistants
5. Computer Software-Application Engineers
6. Physical Therapy Assistants
7. Dental Hygienists
8. Computer Software-Systems Engineers
9. Dental Assistants
10. Personal and Home Care Aides

12. The occupation with the most people: Retail sales clerks (4.3 million)

Small Business Expo Set

The Small Business Expox will be held February 22nd, 2007 at the Palms in Sierra Vista. This is a great opportunity for:

• Established ‘small-based’ businesses who want to improve and grow their business
• Businesses in a start-up phase who want to shorten the learning curve to minimize their risk
• Those interested in becoming self-employed and are examining options or business opportunities
• Corporations that are looking for outsourcing resources and that market to the small business demographic
• Independent business professionals who are looking for additional clients, strategic partners, vendors
• Regional (resource) government agencies and non-profit organizations that serve small businesses

Free seminars and lots of information will be available.

Call the Sierra Vista Chamber of Commerce at 458-6940 or Cochise County Workforce Development at 458-9309 to register today.

Free "how to" seminars will be offered by the State of Arizona, Cochise College Small Business Development Center and the University of Phoenix.

Lowes Begins Hiring for Sierra Vista Store

Lowes is starting the process of selecting associates for its new store in Sierra Vista scheduled to open in February. Ken Staley, the store manager, expects the Sierra Vista store positions to be posted on the Lowes website any day now and hiring to begin by December 1st. Applications are available “now” at the Cochise County Workforce office 1843 Paseo San Luis in Sierra Vista (520) 458-9309