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Highest-Paying Jobs Without a High School Diploma

  • <b>1. Mine Shuttle Car Operators</b><br>Operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $52,110</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>West Virginia<br>Kentucky<br>Virginia<br>Pennsylvania<br>Illinois
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    1. Mine Shuttle Car Operators
    Operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.

    Annual mean wage: $52,110

    States with the highest employment:
    West Virginia
    Kentucky
    Virginia
    Pennsylvania
    Illinois
    AP Photo
  • <b>2. Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators</b><br>Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $51,150</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Pennsylvania<br>New Mexico<br>Texas<br>West Virginia<br>Oklahoma
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    2. Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators
    Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.

    Annual mean wage: $51,150

    States with the highest employment:
    Pennsylvania
    New Mexico
    Texas
    West Virginia
    Oklahoma
    AP Photo
  • <b>3. Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas</b><br>Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration. Excludes "Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas".<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $49,220</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Pennsylvania<br>Oklahoma<br>Wyoming<br>Louisiana
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    3. Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
    Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration. Excludes "Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas".

    Annual mean wage: $49,220

    States with the highest employment:
    Texas
    Pennsylvania
    Oklahoma
    Wyoming
    Louisiana
    AP Photo
  • <b>4. Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining</b><br>Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $48,420</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Kentucky<br>West Virginia<br>Illinois<br>Montana<br>Pennsylvania
    4/10

    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    4. Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining
    Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.

    Annual mean wage: $48,420

    States with the highest employment:
    Kentucky
    West Virginia
    Illinois
    Montana
    Pennsylvania
    AP Photo
  • <b>5. Crane and Tower Operators</b><br>Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions. Excludes "Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators".<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $47,290</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Louisiana<br>California<br>Indiana<br>Ohio
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    5. Crane and Tower Operators
    Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions. Excludes "Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators".

    Annual mean wage: $47,290

    States with the highest employment:
    Texas
    Louisiana
    California
    Indiana
    Ohio
    Washington State Dept of Transportation
  • <b>6. Bridge and Lock Tenders</b><br>Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $45,940</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Louisiana<br>Michigan<br>Illinois<br> Florida<br>New Jersey
    6/10

    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    6. Bridge and Lock Tenders
    Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

    Annual mean wage: $45,940

    States with the highest employment:
    Louisiana
    Michigan
    Illinois
    Florida
    New Jersey
    AP Photo
  • <b>7. Wellhead Pumpers</b><br>Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $52,110</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Oklahoma<br>New Mexico<br>Pennsylvania<br>West Virginia
    7/10

    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    7. Wellhead Pumpers
    Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.

    Annual mean wage: $52,110

    States with the highest employment:
    Texas
    Oklahoma
    New Mexico
    Pennsylvania
    West Virginia
    AP Photo
  • <b>8. Tapers</b><br>Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $45,290</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>California<br>Mississippi<br>Ohio<br>Texas<br>Pennsylvania
    8/10

    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    8. Tapers
    Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.

    Annual mean wage: $45,290

    States with the highest employment:
    California
    Mississippi
    Ohio
    Texas
    Pennsylvania
    Thorius via Flickr
  • <b>9. Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders</b><br>Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $44,100</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>New Jersey<br>Louisiana<br>Pennsylvania<br>Illinois
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    9. Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
    Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.

    Annual mean wage: $44,100

    States with the highest employment:
    Texas
    New Jersey
    Louisiana
    Pennsylvania
    Illinois
    AP Photo
  • <b>10. Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas and Mining.</b><br>Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations. Includes fishing-tool technicians.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $41,970</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Louisiana<br>Oklahoma<br>Colorado<br>North Dakota
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    Highest Pay Jobs without a High School Diploma

    10. Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas and Mining.
    Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations. Includes fishing-tool technicians.

    Annual mean wage: $41,970

    States with the highest employment:
    Texas
    Louisiana
    Oklahoma
    Colorado
    North Dakota
    AP Photo
<b>1. Mine Shuttle Car Operators</b><br>Operate diesel or electric-powered shuttle car in underground mine to transport materials from working face to mine cars or conveyor.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $52,110</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>West Virginia<br>Kentucky<br>Virginia<br>Pennsylvania<br>Illinois
<b>2. Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators</b><br>Operate steam, gas, electric motor, or internal combustion engine driven compressors. Transmit, compress, or recover gases, such as butane, nitrogen, hydrogen, and natural gas.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $51,150</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Pennsylvania<br>New Mexico<br>Texas<br>West Virginia<br>Oklahoma
<b>3. Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas</b><br>Set up or operate a variety of drills to remove underground oil and gas, or remove core samples for testing during oil and gas exploration. Excludes "Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas".<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $49,220</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Pennsylvania<br>Oklahoma<br>Wyoming<br>Louisiana
<b>4. Loading Machine Operators, Underground Mining</b><br>Operate underground loading machine to load coal, ore, or rock into shuttle or mine car or onto conveyors. Loading equipment may include power shovels, hoisting engines equipped with cable-drawn scraper or scoop, or machines equipped with gathering arms and conveyor.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $48,420</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Kentucky<br>West Virginia<br>Illinois<br>Montana<br>Pennsylvania
<b>5. Crane and Tower Operators</b><br>Operate mechanical boom and cable or tower and cable equipment to lift and move materials, machines, or products in many directions. Excludes "Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators".<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $47,290</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Louisiana<br>California<br>Indiana<br>Ohio
<b>6. Bridge and Lock Tenders</b><br>Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $45,940</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Louisiana<br>Michigan<br>Illinois<br> Florida<br>New Jersey
<b>7. Wellhead Pumpers</b><br>Operate power pumps and auxiliary equipment to produce flow of oil or gas from wells in oil field.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $52,110</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Oklahoma<br>New Mexico<br>Pennsylvania<br>West Virginia
<b>8. Tapers</b><br>Wind wire coils used in electrical components, such as resistors and transformers, and in electrical equipment and instruments, such as field cores, bobbins, armature cores, electrical motors, generators, and control equipment.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $45,290</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>California<br>Mississippi<br>Ohio<br>Texas<br>Pennsylvania
<b>9. Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders</b><br>Load and unload chemicals and bulk solids, such as coal, sand, and grain into or from tank cars, trucks, or ships using material moving equipment. May perform a variety of other tasks relating to shipment of products. May gauge or sample shipping tanks and test them for leaks.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $44,100</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>New Jersey<br>Louisiana<br>Pennsylvania<br>Illinois
<b>10. Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas and Mining.</b><br>Operate equipment to increase oil flow from producing wells or to remove stuck pipe, casing, tools, or other obstructions from drilling wells. May also perform similar services in mining exploration operations. Includes fishing-tool technicians.<br><br><b>Annual mean wage: $41,970</b><br><br><b>States with the highest employment</b>:<br>Texas<br>Louisiana<br>Oklahoma<br>Colorado<br>North Dakota
Updated


Methodology: Excluded were occupations with fewer than 10,000 jobs nationwide or lacking sufficient data. Pay includes base rate, cost-of-living allowances, guaranteed pay, hazardous-duty pay and incentive pay, including commissions, production bonuses and tips. Data were released in April 2013 for the year 2012.

Sources: Bloomberg News, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Education-Portal.com