5. Power distributors and dispatchers
Median pay in 2015 – $80,840
This category includes jobs such as steam and power panel operator, steam plant control room operator and more. The responsibility list includes coordinating, regulating and distributing electricity or steam. You can start with a blank slate, but you have to learn on the job quite a bit.
4. Elevator installers and repairers
Median pay in 2015 – $80,870
If you’ve been passionate about elevators since you were young, then this might be the career path for you. The list of jobs that rank 4th in our list of best careers if you don’t go to college includes being an elevator constructor, installer, mechanic, service technician and more, although the list does expand to escalators too. You only need to have a high school diploma to work in the field and the rest you’ll learn on the go as you work.
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