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

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Highest-paying jobs in Barnstable Town 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 Barnstable Town, MA that don't require a college degree.

#50. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $57,210
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,660
- Employment: 23,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($66,390)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($57,930)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($57,210)

#49. Machinists

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,590
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,770
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,540
- Employment: 155,250
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($77,210)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($72,760)

#46. Massage therapists

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,920
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#45. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $59,970
- #178 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

#44. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $60,230
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,270
- Employment: 116,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Madera, CA ($76,040)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,800)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,360)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $60,600
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

#42. Cement masons and concrete finishers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,110
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 186,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Bedford, MA ($90,980)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($82,820)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($79,650)

#41. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,940
- #23 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#40. Opticians, dispensing

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,300
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#39. Industrial machinery mechanics

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,630
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#38. Audio and video technicians

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,680
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,310
- Employment: 50,590
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($80,410)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,160)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($68,430)

#37. Sheet metal workers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,060
- #69 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)

#36. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,140
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#35. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,630
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,140
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,190
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,130

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)

#32. Surgical technologists

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,280
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#31. Computer user support specialists

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,740
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#30. Construction and building inspectors

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,840
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#29. Firefighters

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $66,380
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $66,680
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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. Electricians

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $67,310
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,320
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#25. Surveying and mapping technicians

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,850
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,950
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

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)

#23. Real estate brokers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $69,030
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,490
- Employment: 48,460
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($152,460)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($133,810)
--- Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($132,320)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $70,950
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $71,510
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#20. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $71,590
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#19. Food service managers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $72,980
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $72,990
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#17. Advertising sales agents

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,210
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,870
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $75,140
- #310 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#14. Chefs and head cooks

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $75,970
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#12 (tie). First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,910
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#12 (tie). First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,910
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

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)

#11. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $77,380
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,820
- Employment: 12,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $80,770
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#9. Lodging managers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $81,300
- #18 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)

#8. Real estate sales agents

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $82,140
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#7. Insurance sales agents

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $84,590
- #18 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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $85,590
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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)

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

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $89,250
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $97,550
- #184 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#3. Ship engineers

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $98,650
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- Employment: 7,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lafayette, LA ($108,770)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($100,970)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,670)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $98,790
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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 police and detectives

Barnstable Town, MA
- Annual mean salary: $113,180
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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