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Top 20 Jobs That Don’t Require A College Degree

LAUSD plans to require all high school students to take college prep classes in order to graduate.  However there are hundreds and perhaps thousands of jobs that do not require a college degree. As reported on AOL.COM here is a list of the top 20 jobs not requiring that diploma.

Careercast.com put together a list of the top 20 jobs that don’t require a college degree, ranked by average starting salary, income growth and employment growth. Income growth refers to percentage of growth from starting earnings to the top level; and employment growth refers to the projected increase in number of jobs through 2020 according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

1. Dental Hygienist

    • Average Starting Salary: $45,000
    • Income Growth: 109%
    • Employment Growth: 37.70%

2. Online Sales Manager

    • Average Starting Salary: $40,000
    • Income Growth: 255%
    • Employment Growth: 25.00%

3. Web Developer

    • Average Starting Salary: $43,000
    • Income Growth: 179%
    • Employment Growth: 21.70%

4. Medical Secretary

    • Average Starting Salary: $21,000
    • Income Growth: 114%
    • Employment Growth: 41.30%

5. Paralegal Assistant

    • Average Starting Salary: $29,000
    • Income Growth: 159%
    • Employment Growth: 18.30%

6. Stenographer / Court Reporter

    • Average Starting Salary: $26,000
    • Income Growth: 250%
    • Employment Growth: 14.10%

7. Heating / Refrigeration Mechanic

    • Average Starting Salary: $26,000
    • Income Growth: 158%
    • Employment Growth: 33.70%

8. Surveyor

    • Average Starting Salary: $31,000
    • Income Growth: 190%
    • Employment Growth: 25.40%

9. Executive Assistant

    • Average Starting Salary: $29,000
    • Income Growth: 131%
    • Employment Growth: 12.60%

10. Insurance Agent

    • Average Starting Salary: $26,000
    • Income Growth: 342%
    • Employment Growth: 21.90%

11. Industrial Machine Repairer

    • Average Starting Salary: $30,000
    • Income Growth: 127%
    • Employment Growth: 21.60 %

12. Cosmetologist

    • Average Starting Salary: $16,000
    • Income Growth: 163%
    • Employment Growth: 15.70%

13. Hair Stylist

    • Average Starting Salary: $16,000
    • Income Growth: 163%
    • Employment Growth: 15.70%

14. Tax Examiner / Collector

    • Average Starting Salary: $30,000
    • Income Growth: 207%
    • Employment Growth: 7.30%

15. Sales Representative – Wholesale

    • Average Starting Salary: $27,000
    • Income Growth: 304%
    • Employment Growth: 15.60%

16. Construction Machinery Operator

    • Average Starting Salary: $26,000
    • Income Growth: 173%
    • Employment Growth: 23.50%

17. Electrical Technician

    • Average Starting Salary: $34,000
    • Income Growth: 138%
    • Employment Growth: 1.90%

18. Architectural Drafter

    • Average Starting Salary: $30,000
    • Income Growth: 140%
    • Employment Growth: 3.20

19. Teacher’s Aide

    • Average Starting Salary: $17,000
    • Income Growth: 112%
    • Employment Growth: 14.80%

20. Sewage Plant Operator

    • Average Starting Salary: $25,000
    • Income Growth: 156%
    • Employment Growth: 11.60%

Things are Getting Better?

The unemployment rate decreased .1% last month. That sounds good but the cause was more people giving up on searching for a job.  There weren’t even enough jobs created last month to keep up with increased population. 

Today’s Bureau of Labor Statistics report included the following statement. “The number of long-term unemployed (those jobless for 27 weeks and over)was essentially unchanged at 5.3 million in March. These individuals accounted for 42.5 percent of the unemployed. Since April 2010, the number of long-term unemployed has fallen by 1.4 million.”

There is the problem that neither President Obama nor Mitt Romney has addressed. American industry doesn’t need most of those long term unemployed. The reason is that technology and the export of American jobs has reduced the numbers of people required in the United States.

The president’s job plan does include the following proposals
– A $4,000 tax credit to employers for hiring long-term unemployed workers.
– Prohibiting employers from discriminating against unemployed workers when hiring.
Nice gestures that do not answer the question of who will hire these un-needed people?

I have found nothing in Mitt Romney’s proposals that even suggest any solutions. His focus is on “free market.” My question is, where were the free markets under George W. Bush when the economy was in free fall?

My solution is higher tariffs on all imported products. Neither Obama nor Romney agree with that solution.  They don’t have a solution!