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

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Burlington 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 Burlington-South Burlington, VT that don't require a college degree.

#50. Carpenters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $51,800
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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)

#49. Postal service clerks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $52,520
- #237 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,090
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#47. Machinists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,230
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,360
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

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)

#45. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,530
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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)

#44. Electricians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $53,880
- #309 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#43. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,070
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $40,070
- Employment: 93,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($56,220)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($54,100)
--- Burlington-South Burlington, VT ($54,070)

#42. Advertising sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,080
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $54,700
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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)

#40. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,100
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#39. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,200
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,170
- Employment: 77,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Eugene, OR ($70,940)
--- Salem, OR ($68,640)
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($68,520)

#38. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,290
- #104 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

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)

#37. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,630
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#36. Opticians, dispensing

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $55,790
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#35. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,090
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#34. Tax preparers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,390
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#33. Photographers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,420
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,210
- Employment: 38,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,810)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($71,160)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($70,440)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $56,760
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $57,260
- #95 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

#30. Airfield operations specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $57,670
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,360
- Employment: 12,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($88,510)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($80,230)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,230)

#29. Real estate sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $57,820
- #150 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $58,070
- #202 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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)

#27. Self-enrichment teachers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $58,820
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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)

#26. Computer user support specialists

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $59,750
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,100

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)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $60,310
- #171 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,030
- #403 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 790

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)

#23. Construction and building inspectors

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,490
- #146 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)

#22. Food service managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,540
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#21. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,560
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,360
- Employment: 25,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,600)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,910)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,660)

#20. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $62,880
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,870
- Employment: 221,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($69,160)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($68,140)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($64,980)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $63,930
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#18. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $64,140
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $64,470
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $64,830
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

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. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $68,610
- #211 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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $68,750
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#13. Insurance sales agents

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $69,320
- #111 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $69,480
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $72,700
- #162 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $73,600
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 420

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $73,950
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

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)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $74,220
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $76,200
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#6. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $76,330
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $86,130
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

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

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $88,900
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $91,530
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

Burlington-South Burlington, VT
- Annual mean salary: $106,690
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

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