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

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Bangor 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 Bangor, ME that don't require a college degree.

#50. Sheet metal workers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $44,690
- #278 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#49. Public safety telecommunicators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $45,490
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,030
- Employment: 97,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)

#48. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $45,520
- #236 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#47. Machinists

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $46,130
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,020
- Employment: 333,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
--- Monroe, MI ($66,560)

#46. Carpenters

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $46,300
- #273 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#45. Community health workers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $46,330
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,780
- Employment: 61,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($65,530)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($61,820)

#44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $46,340
- #328 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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)

#43. Recreational vehicle service technicians

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $46,920
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,930
- Employment: 16,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($59,830)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($59,220)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($57,770)

#42. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,020
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,790
- Employment: 218,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,830)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($59,120)
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($58,380)

#41. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,130
- #177 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,010
- Employment: 112,130
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Huntsville, AL ($55,830)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,260)
--- Wausau, WI ($55,060)

#40. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,460
- #329 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#39. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,500
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,900
- Employment: 145,410
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, MI ($60,190)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($58,790)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($58,480)

#38. Surveying and mapping technicians

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,520
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

#37. Computer user support specialists

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,660
- #383 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

#36. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $47,740
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670

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)

#35. Postal service clerks

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $48,140
- #443 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,210
- Employment: 79,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)

#34. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $48,340
- #259 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,150

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)

#33. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $49,000
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#32. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $49,420
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- Employment: 397,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
--- Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $50,700
- #341 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,350
- Employment: 417,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

#30. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $50,810
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#29. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $51,060
- #166 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#28. Advertising sales agents

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $51,110
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,540
- Employment: 96,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $51,310
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,920
- Employment: 129,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)

#26. Surgical technologists

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $51,690
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- Employment: 109,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $53,350
- #451 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

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)

#24. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $53,470
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $53,730
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,010
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,530
- #207 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

#20. Postal service mail carriers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $54,820
- #86 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $55,140
- #312 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#18. Lodging managers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $55,920
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#17. Electricians

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $56,050
- #268 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#16. Food service managers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $56,300
- #327 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $58,990
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#14. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $60,070
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- Employment: 125,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)

#13. Construction and building inspectors

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $60,960
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $61,200
- #274 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $61,920
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $62,810
- #398 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#9. Crane and tower operators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $64,500
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- Employment: 43,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,160)
--- Syracuse, NY ($103,350)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($99,990)

#8. Insurance sales agents

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $65,340
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $65,620
- #382 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $66,560
- #203 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $71,500
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $84,820
- #238 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $91,620
- #272 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $91,950
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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

Bangor, ME
- Annual mean salary: $102,200
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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