
Highest-paying jobs in Killeen that don't require a college degree
Highest-paying jobs in Killeen 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 Killeen-Temple, TX that don't require a college degree.
#50. Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $43,580
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,010
- Employment: 27,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($65,530)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($59,150)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($53,620)
#49. Procurement clerks
- Annual mean salary: $43,960
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140
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)
#48. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $44,120
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,580
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)
#47. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Annual mean salary: $44,300
- #444 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230
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)
#46. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Annual mean salary: $44,350
- #453 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260
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)
#45. Loan interviewers and clerks
- Annual mean salary: $44,390
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300
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)
#44. Community health workers
- Annual mean salary: $44,420
- #150 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)
#43. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
- Annual mean salary: $44,730
- #308 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290
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)
#42. Gambling dealers
- Annual mean salary: $45,790
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $28,960
- Employment: 64,700
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($50,000)
--- Killeen-Temple, TX ($45,790)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($45,250)
#41. Surveying and mapping technicians
- Annual mean salary: $46,660
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
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)
#40. Electricians
- Annual mean salary: $47,160
- #461 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450
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)
#39. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers
- Annual mean salary: $47,170
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
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)
#37 (tie). Recreational vehicle service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $47,360
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50
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)
#37 (tie). Automotive service technicians and mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $47,360
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 670
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)
#36. Maintenance workers, machinery
- Annual mean salary: $47,960
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- Employment: 57,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Savannah, GA ($76,260)
--- Cedar Rapids, IA ($70,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,980)
#35. Automotive body and related repairers
- Annual mean salary: $48,070
- #212 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190
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)
#34. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
- Annual mean salary: $48,330
- #261 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,000
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. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Annual mean salary: $48,370
- #396 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330
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)
#32. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
- Annual mean salary: $48,390
- #405 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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)
#31. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Annual mean salary: $48,520
- #494 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210
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)
#30. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers
- Annual mean salary: $48,650
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,390
- Employment: 51,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,390)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,460)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,070)
#29. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses
- Annual mean salary: $48,920
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,260
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. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
- Annual mean salary: $49,520
- #410 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160
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)
#27. Surgical technologists
- Annual mean salary: $49,920
- #153 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200
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)
#26. Real estate sales agents
- Annual mean salary: $50,690
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230
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)
#25. Computer user support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $50,920
- #270 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640
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)
#24. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Annual mean salary: $51,260
- #473 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 720
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. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
- Annual mean salary: $51,610
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250
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)
#22. Firefighters
- Annual mean salary: $51,880
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620
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)
#21. Postal service clerks
- Annual mean salary: $52,190
- #265 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
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)
#20. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
- Annual mean salary: $53,170
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
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)
#19. Postal service mail carriers
- Annual mean salary: $53,300
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400
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)
#18. Property, real estate, and community association managers
- Annual mean salary: $53,360
- #324 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260
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)
#17. Crane and tower operators
- Annual mean salary: $53,800
- #144 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30
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)
#16. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Annual mean salary: $54,340
- #342 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,410
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)
#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Annual mean salary: $54,820
- #339 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250
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)
#14. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Annual mean salary: $55,290
- #506 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 640
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)
#13. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $56,900
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $62,250
- Employment: 101,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
--- Salinas, CA ($88,050)
#12. Construction and building inspectors
- Annual mean salary: $57,270
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170
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)
#11. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $59,260
- #507 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590
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)
#10. Detectives and criminal investigators
- Annual mean salary: $59,920
- #295 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80
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)
#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Annual mean salary: $61,300
- #324 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130
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)
#8. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Annual mean salary: $61,570
- #433 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610
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)
#7. Food service managers
- Annual mean salary: $64,270
- #124 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)
#6. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Annual mean salary: $64,470
- #333 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 660
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)
#5. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- #419 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180
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)
#4. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
- Annual mean salary: $74,690
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160
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)
#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Annual mean salary: $82,370
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120
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. Commercial pilots
- Annual mean salary: $100,020
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available
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)
#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Annual mean salary: $104,460
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90
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)