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

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

#50. Roofers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,290
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,890
- Employment: 129,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($81,450)
--- Anchorage, AK ($74,990)
--- Danbury, CT ($73,020)

#49. Firefighters

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,360
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,720

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)

#48. Audio and video technicians

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $61,850
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#47. Model makers, metal and plastic

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,310
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 3,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,140)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($76,210)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($74,210)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,670
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,230

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)

#45. Advertising sales agents

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $62,910
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#44. Transportation inspectors

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,480
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,620
- Employment: 25,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($112,260)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,930)
--- Anchorage, AK ($108,140)

#43. Private detectives and investigators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,600
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $63,660
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#41. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,320
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,590
- Employment: 19,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($67,710)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($65,990)
--- Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY ($65,510)

#40. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $64,680
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- Employment: 29,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,740)

#39. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,010
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 830

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)

#38. Riggers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $65,940
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,100
- Employment: 17,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($89,080)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,310)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($73,160)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $67,370
- #88 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,600

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)

#36. Construction and building inspectors

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $67,720
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 370

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)

#35. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,010
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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)

#34. Surveying and mapping technicians

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,040
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,250
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#32. Fire inspectors and investigators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,530
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#31. Occupational health and safety technicians

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,770
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,560
- Employment: 21,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
--- Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $68,810
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $69,500
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $69,520
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,730

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)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $70,190
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

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. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $73,150
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#25. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $73,540
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $73,690
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $73,940
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,680

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,210
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 540

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $74,990
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,060

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $75,050
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,910

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)

#19. Structural iron and steel workers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,300
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,270
- Employment: 68,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,020)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($88,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($83,340)

#18. Millwrights

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,490
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,260
- Employment: 39,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $76,880
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 860

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)

#16. Insurance sales agents

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $77,010
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,620

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)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $78,410
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

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)

#14. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $79,910
- #8 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,240
- Employment: 12,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,910)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($100,060)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,120)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $80,980
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,260

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $84,150
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,470

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. Property, real estate, and community association managers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $85,890
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 750

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)

#10. Power plant operators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $86,370
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $86,790
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

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)

#8. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $87,650
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $92,120
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $94,300
- #48 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $94,900
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#4. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $107,010
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,320
- Employment: 22,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($130,290)
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($113,590)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($113,480)

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

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $109,890
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 810

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)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $113,920
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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)

#1. Commercial pilots

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA
- Annual mean salary: $127,980
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,080
- Employment: 42,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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