Highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport that don't require a college degree

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Highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport that don't require a college degree

From the moment they arrive on campus, today's high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students' future careers, it's not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don't require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don't require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn't list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT that don't require a college degree.

#50. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,120
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,430
- Employment: 55,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($95,980)
--- Decatur, IL ($92,670)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($89,340)

#49. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,160
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,000

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,870
- Employment: 221,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($69,160)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($68,140)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($64,980)

#48. Carpenters

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,410
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 668,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)

#47. Firefighters

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,920
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,290
- Employment: 317,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,210)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,150)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($97,470)

#46. Sheet metal workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $69,960
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,760
- Employment: 122,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($101,150)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($94,930)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,840)

#45. Opticians, dispensing

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,300
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,060
- Employment: 73,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,300)
--- New Haven, CT ($69,460)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($65,010)

#44. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,540
- Employment: 54,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,360)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($54,750)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($52,300)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,480
- #3 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

#42. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,770
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,020

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

#41. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $70,800
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- Employment: 172,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)

#40. Photographers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $71,160
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,210
- Employment: 38,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,810)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($71,160)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($70,440)

#39. Massage therapists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $72,230
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,260
- Employment: 81,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($96,260)
--- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($74,980)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($74,850)

#38. Tool and die makers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $72,510
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,150
- Employment: 63,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,920)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($72,510)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($71,910)

#37. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $72,610
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,330
- Employment: 33,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($126,420)
--- Anchorage, AK ($118,620)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($110,750)

#36. Travel agents

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $72,820
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,580
- Employment: 37,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($72,820)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,110)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($57,990)

#35. Insurance sales agents

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $73,540
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

#34. Electricians

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $73,720
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,430

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)

#33. Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,120
- Employment: 21,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($73,810)
--- Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL ($61,590)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($60,790)

#32. Tapers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $74,030
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,140
- Employment: 14,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($93,010)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($87,750)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($86,880)

#31. Hearing aid specialists

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,130
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,960
- Employment: 10,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($75,130)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($73,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,300)

#30. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,150
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,280
- Employment: 404,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)

#29. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,250
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $75,730
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,320
- Employment: 121,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)

#27. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $76,580
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,530

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

#26. Food service managers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $76,760
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

#25. Private detectives and investigators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $77,990
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,970
- Employment: 28,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Jackson, MI ($93,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($91,080)
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($87,760)

#24. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $79,000
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,270

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

#23. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,110
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,360
- Employment: 25,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,600)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,910)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,660)

#22. Cargo and freight agents

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $80,300
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,420
- Employment: 85,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($80,300)
--- Yakima, WA ($68,030)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($64,030)

#21. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $83,380
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,310
- Employment: 44,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

#20. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $83,770
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $87,640
- Employment: 22,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($120,210)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($118,510)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($114,280)

#19. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $85,500
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,410

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

#18. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $85,960
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

#17. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $87,740
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,850
- Employment: 35,720
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,740)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($83,090)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $87,760
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,480

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- Employment: 466,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

#15. Fire inspectors and investigators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $88,770
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,680
- Employment: 14,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dayton, OH ($116,740)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($112,040)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($107,220)

#14. Parking enforcement workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $90,360
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,050
- Employment: 7,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($90,360)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($70,670)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($57,200)

#13. Lodging managers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $92,490
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)

#12. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $92,660
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $93,460
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,480
- Employment: 117,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $95,200
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#9. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $96,420
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $98,150
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

#7. Power plant operators

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $98,260
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,740
- Employment: 28,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($129,650)
--- Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)

#6. Real estate sales agents

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $99,880
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,480
- Employment: 175,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

#5. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $102,180
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $103,040
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

#3. Athletes and sports competitors

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $107,470
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $116,930
- Employment: 12,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($212,500)
--- Cleveland-Elyria, OH ($210,210)
--- Columbus, OH ($201,290)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $108,010
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT
- Annual mean salary: $154,170
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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