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Americans Are Skipping College for No-Degree Jobs That Pay More Than $100,000 a Year

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Key Takeaways New college graduates are struggling in the worst entry-level job market in years.

Here are the no-degree-required roles that pay the most, per a new study from NetCredit.

For some young people in the U.S., higher education is losing its luster.

New college graduates are currently facing the worst entry-level job market since the pandemic, per The Guardian.

What’s more, the average tuition for both public and private four-year colleges has essentially doubled over the past 30 years when adjusted for inflation, NPR reported last year.

Undergraduate enrollment was 15% lower in fall 2021 than in fall 2010, with 42% of the dropoff taking place amid the pandemic, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

High school graduates who plan to join the workforce right away might wonder which no-degree-required roles pay the most.

Online lender NetCredit’s new study, which examined occupations that don’t require a degree (per the BLS Occupational Handbook) and the average yearly salary for each role, reveals the highest-paying job options in the U.S.

The top seven no-degree roles boast national average salaries ranging from $102,482 (gambling managers) to $122,824 (nuclear power reactor operators).

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