
Highest-paying jobs in Hinesville that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Hinesville 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 Hinesville, GA that don’t require a college degree.
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#50. Light truck drivers
- Annual mean salary: $30,460
- #514 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: 1,010,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($51,860)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,560)
--- Waterbury, CT ($50,100)

#49. Stockers and order fillers
- Annual mean salary: $30,830
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360
National
- Annual mean salary: $33,020
- Employment: 2,451,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($42,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($41,960)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($40,620)
#48. Recreation workers
- Annual mean salary: $31,750
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $32,020
- Employment: 264,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($50,710)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($45,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($44,200)
#47. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers
- Annual mean salary: $31,780
- #296 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $35,240
- Employment: 892,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($47,650)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($47,240)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($44,830)

#46. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers
- Annual mean salary: $32,620
- #425 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220
National
- Annual mean salary: $39,150
- Employment: 1,040,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($52,950)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($52,140)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($50,430)
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#45. Tellers
- Annual mean salary: $33,050
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,930
- Employment: 364,210
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($45,040)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($43,490)
--- Napa, CA ($42,000)
#44. Customer service representatives
- Annual mean salary: $33,560
- #390 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $39,070
- Employment: 2,787,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($52,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($50,510)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($47,490)
#43. Construction laborers
- Annual mean salary: $33,690
- #431 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,130
- Employment: 968,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($65,910)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($64,590)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($63,820)
#42. Social and human service assistants
- Annual mean salary: $34,040
- #358 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,460
- Employment: 398,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($56,140)
--- Danbury, CT ($54,870)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,590)
#41. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
- Annual mean salary: $34,240
- #424 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260
National
- Annual mean salary: $41,080
- Employment: 1,825,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,730)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($54,450)
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#40. Medical assistants
- Annual mean salary: $34,510
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,190
- Employment: 727,760
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($58,670)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($54,930)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($53,870)

#39. Correctional officers and jailers
- Annual mean salary: $34,700
- #351 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $53,420
- Employment: 392,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($96,580)
--- Salinas, CA ($89,100)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($86,260)
#38. Office clerks, general
- Annual mean salary: $36,050
- #285 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,990
- Employment: 2,578,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($49,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($49,740)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($48,850)
#37. Billing and posting clerks
- Annual mean salary: $36,150
- #403 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,750
- Employment: 429,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,850)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($55,130)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($54,960)
#36. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand
- Annual mean salary: $36,320
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,950
- Employment: 2,729,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($44,210)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($43,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($42,590)
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#35. Court, municipal, and license clerks
- Annual mean salary: $37,940
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,870
- Employment: 150,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,520)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($62,040)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,730)
#34. Pharmacy technicians
- Annual mean salary: $37,980
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $37,970
- Employment: 436,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,340)
--- Napa, CA ($58,620)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($58,390)
#33. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks
- Annual mean salary: $39,500
- #348 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,140
- Employment: 1,509,370
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,670)
--- Napa, CA ($54,940)
#32. Dental assistants
- Annual mean salary: $40,270
- #244 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,510
- Employment: 347,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,150)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($55,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,590)

#31. Maintenance and repair workers, general
- Annual mean salary: $40,520
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,920
- Employment: 1,416,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,230)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,870)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($56,650)
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#30. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
- Annual mean salary: $40,800
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $38,210
- Employment: 795,360
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($51,470)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($48,440)
--- Anchorage, AK ($47,150)
#29. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
- Annual mean salary: $40,810
- #299 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $45,100
- Employment: 153,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,770)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($59,160)

#28. Security guards
- Annual mean salary: $41,110
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
National
- Annual mean salary: $35,830
- Employment: 1,057,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($70,350)
--- San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA ($58,440)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($55,500)

#27. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $41,360
- #392 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,890
- Employment: 1,143,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
--- Boulder, CO ($56,520)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)

#26. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $42,800
- #520 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
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)
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#25. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $42,880
- #272 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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)

#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
- Annual mean salary: $43,970
- #380 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
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)
#23. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Annual mean salary: $44,020
- #429 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150
National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 641,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($76,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)

#22. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
- Annual mean salary: $44,550
- #429 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,340
- Employment: 1,903,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)

#21. Procurement clerks
- Annual mean salary: $44,600
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $44,930
- Employment: 61,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,800)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($56,330)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($56,260)
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#20. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
- Annual mean salary: $45,340
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,650
- Employment: 194,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
--- Decatur, IL ($60,740)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($58,620)

#19. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
- Annual mean salary: $46,500
- #363 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,690
- Employment: 356,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)

#18. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Annual mean salary: $46,630
- #353 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
#17. Industrial truck and tractor operators
- Annual mean salary: $46,660
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100
National
- Annual mean salary: $40,950
- Employment: 758,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($60,930)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($58,200)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($53,310)

#16. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Annual mean salary: $48,360
- #321 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,220
- Employment: 367,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)
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#15. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $50,060
- #472 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130
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)
#14. Automotive service technicians and mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $50,490
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $47,990
- Employment: 629,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($62,810)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($62,690)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,350)

#13. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $51,380
- #437 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
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)

#12. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $53,340
- #318 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $54,370
- Employment: 335,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $60,040
- #457 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
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#10. Electricians
- Annual mean salary: $62,870
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
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)

#9. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $63,220
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
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)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $63,770
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
#7. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $64,660
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)

#6. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $65,790
- #237 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
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#5. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
- Annual mean salary: $65,880
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $64,230
- Employment: 50,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
--- Fresno, CA ($86,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)

#4. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $68,320
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
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)
#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- #365 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60
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)

#2. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $72,440
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170
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)
#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $83,390
- #355 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
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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