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

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

#50. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $46,790
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,840
- Employment: 169,840
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($57,820)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($53,920)
--- Salinas, CA ($52,980)

#49. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $46,900
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

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)

#48. Dental assistants

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $46,990
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#47. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $47,090
- #126 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#46. Loan interviewers and clerks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $47,320
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,910
- Employment: 238,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($59,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,710)

#45. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $48,360
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#44. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $48,660
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,570
- Employment: 151,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,570)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($67,900)
--- New Haven, CT ($63,790)

#43. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $48,750
- #119 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#42. Firefighters

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $48,780
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#41. Maintenance and repair workers, general

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $48,980
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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)

#40. Construction laborers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $49,050
- #73 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#39. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $49,140
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,560
- Employment: 149,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)

#38. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $49,430
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#37. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $50,340
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#36. Self-enrichment teachers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,230
- Employment: 216,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
--- Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)

#35. Postal service clerks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $51,640
- #302 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $51,910
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $52,600
- #406 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

#32. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $54,050
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Carpenters

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $54,330
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#30. Machinists

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $55,220
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $55,270
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#28. Surgical technologists

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $55,790
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#27. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $56,150
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#26. Automotive body and related repairers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $56,290
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- Employment: 137,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
--- Ames, IA ($68,340)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $56,420
- #67 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,190
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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)

#23. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,590
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,090
- Employment: 88,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Pittsfield, MA ($58,590)
--- Reno, NV ($50,700)
--- Springfield, MA-CT ($50,600)

#22. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,970
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#21. Tool and die makers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $58,980
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $59,660
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $60,440
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $60,520
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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)

#17. Computer user support specialists

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $60,640
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,220
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#15. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,620
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#14. Food service managers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,360
- #141 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#13. Electricians

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,520
- #142 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,840
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,890
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,920
- #136 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#9. Chefs and head cooks

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $67,560
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $70,980
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#7. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,590
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,710
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,800
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,960
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#3. Insurance sales agents

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $77,810
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $80,330
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Pittsfield, MA
- Annual mean salary: $102,890
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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