300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree The 300 Jobs with the Best Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings—Requiring Short-Term On-the-Job Training to No More Than a Two-Year Degree Over 50 Best Jobs Lists—Useful lists help you quickly identify jobs that may be right for you. Lists include best overall, best-paying, and fastest-growing jobs, plus best jobs by education or training required; by interests; by personality types; and for women, men, the self-employed, part-timers, young workers, and workers over 55. Plus 300 Information-Packed Job Descriptions —Thorough descriptions of each job's duties and S55 up-to-date details on pay, skills required, projected growth, related training programs, and more. {An Important Reference for Anyone Wanting to Get Ahead: Students, Job Seekers, recreateJIST’s Best Jobs Series 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree Developed by Michael Farr and LaVerne L. Ludden, Ed.D. With database work by Laurence Shatkin, Ph.D. Also in JIST’s Best Jobs Series Award-winning Best Jobs for the 21* Century 200 Best Jobs for College Graduates it300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree © 2003 by JIST Publishing, Inc. Published by JIST Works, an imprint of JIST Publishing, Inc. 8902 Otis Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46216-1033 Phone: 1-800-648-JIST Fax: 1-800-JIST-FAX E-mail: [email protected] Visit our Web site at www.jist.com for information on JIST, free job search information, book excerpts, and ordering information on our many products. Some Other Books by the Authors Michael Furr and LaVerne L. Ludden Michael Farr Best Jobs for the 21st Century The Quick Resume & Cover Letter Book 200 Best Jobs for College Graduates America’s Top Resumes for America’s Top Jobs Enhanced Occupational Curlook Handbook Getting the Job You Really Want Guide for Occupational Exploration The Very Quick Job Search Quantity discounts are available for JIST books, Please call our sales department at 1-800-648-JIST for a free catalog and more information. Editors: Stephanie Koutek, Susan Pines Cover and Interior Designer: Aleata Howard Page Layout Coordinator: Carolyn J. Newland Proofreader: Jeanne Clark Printed in the United States of America 06 05 04 03 02 987654321 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file with the Library of Congress. All rights reserved. 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This is because the information reflects jobs as they have been found to occur in general, but it may not coincide in every respect with the content of jobs as performed in particular establishments or in certain localities. Readers demanding specific job information should supplement it with local data. ISBN 1-56370-861-2This Is a Big Book, But lt Is Very Easy to Use This book is designed to help you explore career options in a variety of interesting ways, The nice thing about it is that you don’t have to read it all. Instead, we designed it to allow you to browse and find information that most interests you. The Table of Contents will give you a good idea of what's inside and how to use the book, so we suggest you start there, The first partis made up of interesting lists that will help you explore jobs based on pay, interests, education level, personality type, and many other criteria. The second part provides descriptions for the 300 jobs that mat our criteria for this book (high pery, fast growth, or large number of openings). Just tind a job that interests you in one of the lists in Part | and look up its description in Part |. Simple. How We Selected the 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree Deciding on the “best” job is a choice that only you can make, but objective criteria can help you identify jobs that are, for example, better paying than other jobs with similar duties. We sorted through the data for aff major jobs and selected only those jobs that meet the following criteria: 1. They do not require a four-year college degree. The U.S. Department of Labor assigns a minimum level of training or education for entry into each job they track. This book excludes all jobs that require a four-year college degree or above. We included jobs requiring up to but not more than a two-year associate’s degree—including those requir- ing shortterm to longterm on-the-job training, work experience in a related field, and/or formal or informal training lasting from several weeks to several years. There were 605 jobs that met this criteria. 2. They have the highest combined scores for earnings, growth, and number of openings. For the 605 jobs that met our first criteria, we collected data from a yariety of government sources and created three lists that organized the jobs from highest to lowest on three measures: Annual earnings Projected growth rate through 2010 Number of job openings per year feantinuad)3 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree fcantinuead} We then assigned a number to the relative positions of the 605 jobs on each list. We combined each job's position numbers from the three lists and sorted the jobs by total score, The 300 jobs with the highest combined score for earnings, growth rate, and num- ber of openings per year are included in this book. They comprise the lists in Part |, and descriptions for each are located in Part Il. We are not suggesting that all of these jobs are good ones for you to consider—some will not be. But the 300 jobs that met our criteria cover such a wide range that you are likely to find one or more that interest you. The jobs that met our criteria are more likely than average to have higher pay, faster projected growth, and a larger number of openings than other jobs at similar levels of education and training. Some Things You Can Do with This Book Identify more interesting or betterpaying jobs that don‘t require additional training or education. Develop longterm career plans that may require additional training, education, or experience. Explore and select a training or educational program that relates to a career objective. Find reliable earnings information to negotiate pay. & Prepare for interviews. These are afew of the many ways you can use this book. We hope you find it as interesting to browse as we did to put together. We have tried to make it easy to use and as interesting as occupational information can be. When you are done with this book, pass it along or tell someone else about it. We wish you well in your career and in your life. Creelits anel Acknowledgments: Whilethe authors created this book, itis based on the werk of many others, The eccupetional information is based on data obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor and the US. Census Bureau. These sources proyide the most authoritative occupational information available. The job titles and their related descriptions are from the O* NET detabase, which was developed by researchers and deyelopers under the direction of the U.S. Department of Labor, They, in turn, were assisted by thousands of employers whe provided details on the neture of work inthe many theusands of jek samplings used in the database's development, Ve used the most recent yersion of the O*NET database, relecse 40, yehich was tirst available in April 2002. We appreciate ond thank the staff ofthe US. Department of Laber for their efforts and expertise in providing such arich seuree of cletes. iv AAA AAA ARR OR ROR RR UR RA RR AOR AUR Ake 5G0 Best Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JIST WorksTable of Contents Summary of Major Sections Introduction. Very short review to help you better understand and use the book. Starts on page 1. Part I. The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree. Very useful for exploring career op- tions! Lists are arranged into easy-to- use groups. The first group of lists presents the 300 jobs that do not re- quire a four-year degree and that have the highest rankings based on earn- ings, projected growth, and number of openings. More specialized lists fol- low, presenting the best jobs by age, gender, level of education or training, personality type, and interest. The col- umn starting at right presents all the list titles within groups. Starts on page 2 Part II. Descriptions of the 300 Best Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree. Provides complete descrip- tions of the jobs that met our criteria for a combination of high pay, fast growth, and large number of open- ings. Starts on page 127, Appendix. Provides descriptions of the skills referenced in the job descrip- tions in Part Il. Starts on page 447. | Part I. The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year | Degree $6806 6606 669660066066 9 | The many interesting lists in this book are orga- nized into the major groupings below. Simply find the lists that interest you, turn to the page number indicated, and browse the lists to find jobs that in- terest you. Then look up job descriptions in Part I. Easy! Best Jobs Overall: Jobs with the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings .......c.0.-00« 10 The 300 Best Jobs That Dont Require a Four-Year Degree cocccccccccccsceescessseeeessnseserees il The 100 Best-Paying Jobs That Don't Require BPO NORE DORIC cwnracsnwencuvreaawcrnonwasswess Ag The 100 Fastest-Growing Jobs That Don't REge he @ Pour- Tea Degree cansacmsmannvns oF The 100 Jobs with the Most Openings That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree crccccccue oF Best Jobs with High Percent- ages of Workers Age 16-24, Workers Age 55 and Over, Part-Time Workers, Self- Employed Workers, Women, CIN Me Mt ..cccccccccccccccccsencccnccosce SD Best Jobs with a High Percentage of Workers Age 16-24 .........00000. 35 Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Workers HD Fb OA rccessao rouse reece sraunssartcereaceusvanccenounasy 36table of Contents Best Jobs Overall for Workers Age 16—24......... 38 | Best Jobs with a High Percentage Fastest-Growing Jobs for Workers Age 16—24 ... 40 fobs with the Highest Percentage of Women ..... 61 fobs with the Most ** Cpenings prt Workers Best fobs Overall Employing 7 70 Percent or Age 16-24... ae eunnl More Women. sovonwnssOB Best-Payine Jobs Employing 70 Percent or ape Jos wi with a High Percentage ae le & ev OF WAGES BUSS NE SMG exe te Fastest-Growing Jobs Explying 7 FO Percent fobs with a id Hereeaidee am Workers | inten ae . 5 Age DS ane ONE. nt A Jobs with the Most Onenins Bnplying si eenetiee Workers An 55 Hi 7O Percent or More Women ... Latent OO a ver, . eveeetereees Best-Paying Jobs for a Age 55 Best Jobs with a High Percentage and Quer .. eeoupere 45 of Men OF OF FF FF EFSF EEE OS OF OF OF OF SPOS SRSC SFOS 67 Fst Growing “Jobs fr Workers dee 55 Jobs with the Highest Percentage of Men ......... 67 and Over .. verre 46 Best Jobs ieee ge /O Percent or fobs with she Most Open fr Workers More Men... ven ZB Age 55 and Over .. verre AF Best-Paying Jobs Enplyng /O Percent or Bast Jébs-with « High ® ' iMore Men... verre PA af Pp aetcrina é wave a - ercen entage Fave Growing Job Epleying 7 7O Percent or PRPPPP PEPE PE PEPE EE Adore Aden... . 75 - wel the. the Highest Percentage of Part-Time is jbcnidi be Dion Ovening Bnp bring SHEETS . 7O Percent or More Men... core hO Best fobs a for a Workers... .. 50 Best-Paying Jobs for Part-Time Worker ec 51 | Best Jobs Based on Levels of Fastest-Growing Jobs for Part-Time Workers .... 52 Edu cation, Training, and jessie ite alae st Openings for Riel ae 53 Experience $66 O66 6666 6666 6666 66666606666 77 , —_ Best fobs Requiring an Associate’ Degree ........79 Best Jobs with a High Percentage Best Jobs Regains HOU LOTAay Vocational of Self-Employed Workers ......... 54 Training... veeteeeeeenes cevereere OO Jobs with the Highest P sais a Sef Best Jobs Raping Work Eperiense in ina Employed Workers .. ot Related Job .... — 82 Best fobs Overall for Self Linlone Workers. 36 Best Jobs Repring Long Term On-thee boob Best-Paying fobs por Self Employed Workers ..... 57 Training... veveveneeeres 84 Hee, Somes a see a Smee Best Jobs Repu Moderate- Term On-the- Job Workers... veveereeee LPALMING. occ. vee BO fobs with the ifost Open ngs fir See Best fobs Requiring Shore-Term On-the- “ols Employed Workers .... vevreerrree 3D LATING cece tet eeceterees veverteceererereree OD vi 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JST WorksBest Jobs Based on Personality Types .....cccccreee 92 Best Jobs for Artistic Personality Types........00+. 93 Best fobs for Conventional Personality Types .... 94 Best Jobs for Enterprising Personality Types ...... 96 Best jobs for Investigative Personality Types ...... 98 Best Jobs for Realistic Personality Types ............ 99 Best Jobs for Social Personality Types ............. LO4 Best Johs Based on Interests 006 6506 6666 6066 6666668666606 66 1 05 Best Jobs jor People faterested in Art, Entertainment, and Medi o..cccccccccecreeeeee LOD Best Jobs for People Interested in Science, Math, and Engineering occ i10 Best Jobs for People Interested in Plants and Animats ., ve tt Best fobs ‘Soh People Fesehacied in 5 Bai ap Enforcement, and Public Safety... sunk £2 Best jobs for People Interested in Ben Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers............ 113 Best Jobs for People Interested in Construction, Mining, and Drilling... LE Best Jobs for People Interested in LRAMSPOTLALION oo ceccceveees 116 Best Jobs for People Taibaeseesd 3 in Gnd lanes Production .. ‘ com te Best Jobs for Peaple a in —— Detail ... .. 120 Best Jobs “ip Nail. Interested i in » Sales et Marketing .... .. 12] Best Jobs for People Interested i in , Recreation, Travel, and Other Personal Services .. bee Best Jobs for People Interested in baie and Social Service .. een LDS Best Jobs for People Hasevebed in i Management and Support .... weeiconcea Le Best Jobs for People Tnterested in Hiadiat and Health Services... seciacenmnnnern LAD 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JIST lWarks Table of Contents) Part Il. Descriptions of the 300 Best Johs That Don't Require a Four- Year Degree... 127 Descriptions for all of the jobs that met our crite- tia for this book are included in this part of the book. They are presented in alphabetical order here, along with the page numbers where you will find them, and they also appear in alphabetical or- der in this part. We suggest that you use the lists in Part I to identify job titles that interest you and then locate their descriptions in Part II. Actors .. stonpeneacnacedonmmenceacamanaenneEe® Adjissnicat Clerks . cimmconenawcncen EGO Advertising Sates Agents .. seretrtteerterrteenee LOL Air Traffic Controtlers .. 132 Aircraft Mechanics and —— Tebni micians ....... 133 Aircraft Rigging Assemblers... senwmencn ESS Aircraft Structure Assemblers, Precisiott..o........ i345 Aircraft Systems Assemblers, Precision ................ 136 Amusement and Recreation AMENAGHES ...cccce. 137 Appraisers, Real Estate... wee cancers ricci LRRD Architectural Drafters... serecstrereerrreeer LBD Athletes and Sports Campsie. cocereereeree, £40 Audio-Visual Collections ne onncesereenon LEEF Automatic Teller Machine Servicers .oree+000 142 Automotive Body and Related Repairers............. 143 Automotive Master Mechanics cocccccccccccceterscrecee L44 Automotive Specialty Techmicians ...ccccccccce £46 Aviation Inspectors sicssiciiiciieectiwcteisietinittie LET Aviornics TecBaiciQuis coccccccccccccccetecseeserserterteeees 48 Bakers, Bread and PAstty ...ccccccccccsceccccetcvee. LED Bakers, Manufacturing .....ccccctcccccccrecnereee LO Bartenders... eles nueceerccea nee EE Bill and Account Collectors... cecerrevtseereess £52 Billing, Cost, and Rate fa 153 viitable of Contents Billing, Posting, and Caloulasing Machine Operators ... is sata cemrnas ri Biological Technicians .. Boat Builders and Shiptttiel oun Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Aisha Clerks... re Bipattite BE LEEG sooeovrvescssrscrvesnmsaunormace, sso Be wee L60 Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Brazers., ‘ agoancwcee Benes ~ BETES, Speciatists . Bus Drivers, Seal, vevees Bus Drivers, Transit Buk Hibbs Calibration and Instrumentation Technicians . Camera Ovenavaes: Teaniing Video, ee Motion Picnere . Cardiovascular Pi clanolaiit ant lechnicians . . Carpenter Auewablexs send nd Repair rers Carpet Installers .. weet. Cartoonists ,, Cashiers ... Casting Machine Set- Up OPENIEE Ceiling Tile Installers .. Repairers ... Chefs and Head Cc _ Operators ... Chemical Technicians... Child Care Workers .. : Child Support, Missing Persons, and Chempiesment fr fusurance Fraud Lnvestigators.. Civil Drafters ..., Claims Examiners, Propery and Casaly Jusurance.. Coaches and Scouts .. viii wine LF vee LSS riak 5O eke £58 ven L6L cen LOD wl 63 , 164 wid 6Y vee L66 co BOF a 168 vere LOD wee LPO seeand at ssectercanscens tend Fue Central Office and PBX Installers and sesteneontnannnend PEE Chemical Equipment Controllers nd Chemical Egupmens Te Teriden.. peteeneneete es sieisiroitan some. el eo £76 wowed GO. . £81 _ corre LED Cleaners of Vehicles ~~) od Biipment so sepperuitice sans ee L83 Coating, Painting, and Spying Machine Operators and Tenders ., Coating, Painting, and Spreng Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators... Combination Machine Tool Onevasers ia prencaes ce Tenders, Metal and Plastic... Combination Machine Tool Cee es Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic ............ Combined Food Preparation and Serving Workers, Including Fast Food .o.ccccccecie: Lot Commercial Pilots .. Conaneunication Bpgpiiee Meshunaies lnstallers, and Repairers ... Construction and Building Inspects. Construction Carpenters .... COME RCHOH LAO OPENS ccsscccncansuiovenceateceancnnerincens CG0RS RESMIIAE cnccnmsamenereneea eMC corer LOS eee LOD Counter and Rental CARE SRE RE CADRDN RECO AESE Coroners .. Correctional Officers tid. HIPS... Costume Attendants ... Counter Attendants, Cafeteria, Food Concession, and Coffee Sep Court Clerks .. 2% aeuensiteg Crane and Tower Operators... Criminal Investigators and Special Agent. Customer Service Representatives, Utilities .. Data Processing Eguipment Repairers... sai Sanaa Demonstrators and Product Promoaters ....0.0.0...... Dental Assistann .. Dental Fygicwise.. Operators ... Desktop Pu blishers.. Ambulance .. Dragline Operators .. Drywatl Installers .. Electrical Drafters .... ee lSa .. £86 L89 L90 ct vee LOB 194 L95 Lf? 201 ver 202 wm 2OS venue td ve LOS 1 DOE 206 207 vere LOS veerereee LOD Design Printing hiachinee en sina SE Up . vereereeererere td Dispatchers, Beep Pe Police, Fire, aiid) pps cicteeeeetnveereee LA Electrical and Elvavonie Romans: Commercial and Industrial “guipment. ec sess eas seen eto 215 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JST WorksElectrical Engi BEETE ag Technicians... Electricians .. Ptcrre-Mechaneca! TS ebnicans.. Electronic Drafters .... ssa Electronics Engineering Technicians... Elevator Installers and Repairers ... Embossing Machine Set-Up Oetaati. cevenererenere: Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics .. Sr aac Engraver Set-Up Connors... beneneeee Environmental Compliance 1 DE Environmental Science and Protection fechnicians, Including Health ....0.0.cccccccccen Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers. Excavating iia Taadeage Wa shai opeaan a Executive Secretaries and Administrative Assishants .. Extruding aid De rau! ag Deal Sent, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic .... vereereees 23S ve 236 Fire duspectors.... . beceereeees Fire Inspectors He h a vessieatirs... First-Line Supervisors and Mawson Supervisors—Construction Trades Workers .. Pirst-@inme Gy were BESOTS me a Supervisors—Extnactive Workers... First-Line Supervisors and sige Supervisors—Lanedscaping Workers... ccc. First-Line Supervisors, Adnainistrative Support ... seca First-Line Su PPS, Gie weer en First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Food Preparation and Serving Worke?s o.....ccccccee First-Line Supervisors/ Managers of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand.......... First-Line SupervisorsiManagers of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers 0.0000 First-Line SupervisorsiManagers of Now-Retail Sates Workers oo .occccccccccccccecevecceees 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JIST lWarks esa EE Hlectrical Power-Line fustatlers and a Reparen ey cevecteerereereerers BAGO vere So wencetae sige Oe a DOE 218 226 aneae creer ODE sen AD 2350 weed 232 eS 234 or 236 re aF 238 raves 240 vow DEL 242 243 244 245 Table of Contents) First-Line Supervisors Managers of Personal Service Workers .. First-Line Su a ofPolice and Detectives. First-Line Su sie HoT ange af Production and Operating Workers 00.0.0... First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Retail Sates Workers .. First-Line Si soieiionsl Maiager af Transportation and Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Openttors ....000c00c.cc000: Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Fastructors ............ Fitters, Structural Metal—Preciston o..cccccccccceee- Lhigtet Apt ened date vescisiesichca eines ieee egies Pood Preparation Workers occccccccrcreseree: Pood Servers, NoveresttterQvat ccccceccsececctcceeesrverees cme cecerernteeneter DOF Forest Fire Fi spring ng ie Peeuion Pood Service Ma WAZETS ... Forest Fire Fighters... Supervisors . Freight I eli rs. Gaming Dealers .. Glazters .. favestigators..... - Grader, Bulldozer, ae — Op etto re, Grips and Set- lp Workers, Motion Picture Sete: ORG aint SOS ascacenmcncacaemmencconts Hairetressers, Hates and Ce osmetologists .... Heat Treating, —- 7g, -—, baits Machine Openitors and Tenders, Metal and Plastic .. Heaters, Metal wee Plas. Heating Equipment Setters and Set-Up Operators, Metal and Plastic ...0.0.ccccccc ce Helpers—Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Mardéle Setters ..... Helpers—Heotrictdias scsisccussessomunnnsunacmuaees 1 246 1 DEF 248 1 BAD 250 251 252 259 254 255 sent IE wieveeel 39 Freight, Stock, and Wicistal Movers, Hand —— vere LOO citeavagcenswen BO Government int Beapehep h pei rs wal 259 verreere BOL w 263 265 266 vere LOK . veeren se DOE Heating and Air Canadiiaau ee Neha. oe 269 271 BED 273table of Contents Hetpers—Installation, Maintenance, and Depa ir Wor heres ves yesraers yc cavers. vere SD cece DEF meee. aparece eo Highway Patrol Pilots .. Home Health Aides... . Hotel, Motel, and Rear Bab Glebe, Housekeeping Supervisors . : Human Resources Aaiieants Eeape Parl and Timekeeping... — - immigration and Casini TBO fndustrial Truck and Tractor Dieraiors .. lnsurance Adjusters, Examiners, and duvestigators.... sgianqusnearenmctnne interpreters and Taba faterviewers, Except Bgl a and Tan... frradiated-Puel Handlers... ceceeeee Janitorial Supervisors ... fanitors and Cleaners, Feces Ws aE Housekeeping Cleaners .. Lawn Service Managers ... Legal Secretaries .. Letterpress Setters anil Sei: Up Opes. a cevanvaversneeeeee BOF . 294 Library Assistants, Clerical ... Library Technicians... 12 Licensed Practical ind Terensed Vocdbionil JMurses . Licensing Peaainen end d Ipc Lodging Managers ... ee Machinisss .. Nes oanare one Repair Workers, ‘Coenl.. idarine Cargo Lnspectors..ccse+- Marking and identification Printing M pibzebinge Setters and Set- e DEIR “ Marking Clerks ... peceenereereers Mechanical D a Medical Assistants .. Medical Encument Penasren... veneers Medical Records and Health Laforms naation Technicians. 274 eave BOO we JEL crore, BOL eaneg BES. veers LEE weve LES verve EG 2b F ee LBS Landscaping and GroundbecingW Weber... _ senmaceee OI ae Zt 289 292 veveee 296 wee ene AOS. wee 299 vere SOO carec Oe pee aCe veer SOF we BOF Medical and Clinical Laboratory Thieme ws 305 ietse GOO: SOF sca we SOS Medical Secretaries . A son HH aa carne HH ora 309 Adetal Fabricators, Strucneral Metal Products ..... Metal Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Operators and TERAES 0.00.00. ccc Metal Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters and Set-Up Operators 0.00... Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, ECODE BA GINES oc cccccecece cee ceeececnnercneeeeteenetess Motor Vehicle Taspectors ...ccccccccccteeete sen eeesveees Municipal Clerks .. Municipal Fire Piles. Supervisors . Adusicians, Toisas IE, Nonjarm Animal Ca retahers.. Nuclear Equipment Operation cinicans, oe seamen seepage Numerical Control Machine Toot Opentors Nuclear Medicine lechnologists.... Nuclear Monitoring Technicians .. and lenders, Metal and Plastic... Numerical Tool and Process Cruel Programmers... Nursing Aides, Orderlies, and Aienctinks Occupational Therapist Assistants ... Office Clerks, General... Offset Lithographic Press Setters and Set- P Operators ... . cectrerrerrteeees Operating EIB a Order Fillers, Wholesale bal Retail Sales . Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders .. creeettees Packers and Pacbigers. Had. Painters and ifastrators .. Painters, Coustruction and Maintenance... Painters, Transportation Bpuprent cn sam aD pene SAL Paving, Surfacing, and Taming Equipmens Paperhangers .... Paralegals and Legal Miciihainite. Operators ... . Personal and Eis Cae Aisle os 310 3il 313 314 315 eve Sl ceeerereteere DLE Municipal Fire Fighting aid Prevention sama dO 32f d2E eee Sey eee voce DOE sacra reee Office Machine and Cash Register Servicers sapnaite 330 secure Od ssttinnaGh ne eae vere SSF sso DID fe DIO 1 DSF 338 vereernee 342 some 4S Pest Control Warkbers oo. cccccccccccccccecccccececccsecceerere 344 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JST WorksPharenady Techni ca Ws secscsemcesesevsasuresvwcesssvas Photogaap betsy Sceemtapiciccciecteincisterteciictkenias Physical Therapist Atdes 0.00.0 ccccccccccc cc eetrteeeeen Physical Therapist Asststants ....ccccccceccscerseerees Pile- Driver Qpemators sisssswnwwieawceivsannsaosveviesenvcess Peed Fier rics tes iaccersmss sates ree nas ececceas as vere SSD pee BID sovsnestucneaee POE Plastic Molding and EaPes Machine Pipelayers.... Pipelaying Papas... Plasterers and Sis MEG. Operators and Tenders .. Plastic Molding and Casti ng Whine Bars and Se Operators sid secur sib Phambers... Potice Deane VES. ; Police Identification aanial Record: Office IETS... Police Patrol Officers . Precision Printing Workers... Pressure Vessel Inspectors . Tenders... cere cevereeres Private Dewaa ves emnd h ATE ALOT ay Production Helpers ... Production Laborers. Clerks... . Bropesomal a Public Transportation Bieta Railroad Inspectors. Real Estate B — Real Estate Sales HEP Receptionists and S emabiin Clerks... Refrigeration Mechanics . Refuse and Regialvbde bhaseeal Gullecare rs. Registered Nurses . Retuforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents a Resicberatial AGUisors cocccccccccccscccccesecesvevveenvecesanes Respiratory T hend pists: ccicocsciwunncceveeiei es 300 Bast Jobs Without a Four year Degree @ JIST lWarks 345 346 347 348 349 350 veo B54 356 uae Sa vere SIS coe 2 Postal Service Mail Cirsies: sara ces eno vee 562 a sacemvagengnne DOD Printing Press Machine Operivaes iii 361 veeeee SOF ver 366 soe SOL rarsnsemonen HOO Production, Panating and Espediting vecteetsereee 369 sae ee mavememmmnee Radiologic SERIE and Technicians .. a 3/2 eee B73 meen DFE pci Pe spread sovnee 376 purer “esa 378 - SEO 3&! 3&2 383 Table of Contents) Resasl Salepenors sp SR aR RTE ee SES, ven SEG ne Roofers .... Rough Caspensers:... Sates Ronacumive, gnieabundl .. Sales Representatives, Chemical and Pharmaceutical... Sates Representatives, a Hic. Sates Representatives, Instruments... Sales Representatives, Mechanical !Epuipmen and Supplies ... Sates Honaemattics M edical... 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Operators ... 432 oe ABT vere 438 wre 439 cuerpo tbh seen $4? verere 443 Nag Marines Setters and Set- P Xi AAAAAAAAAAA AAA A AAA A AAA Ok A Oe 300 Best Jabs Without a Four ear Degree @ AST WorksIntroduction We want to keep our introduction short to encourage you to actually read or at least scan it. For this reason, we don't provide many details on the technical issues we had to solve in order to create this book. Instead, we give you short explanations that will help you understand the information presented in the book and use it well as a career exploration or planning tool. Why We Created This Book Several years ago we wrote a book titled Best fobs for the 21° Century. It was very well received and has since been revised. It covered all major jobs at all levels of education and taining and included only those with earnings, projected growth rate, and number of job openings over certain criteria that we set. And it is a very good book for those who want to consider jobs at all levels of education and training. Although the book covered 500 jobs, it left out many jobs that dont require a four-year college degree that we think should be considered. So we decided that the world needed a good book for the many people who want to get ahead or change jobs—but who do not have a four-year college degree and are not planning to obtain one in the next few years. This is that book. Where the Information Came From The information we used in creating this book came from three major sources: The U.S. Department of Labor—We used a variety of data sources to construct the information in this book. Most came from various databases of information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor. We started with the jobs included in the Depart- ment of Labor's O*NET (Occupational Information Network) database. The O*NET includes data on about 1,000 occupations and is now the primary source of detailed3 Introduction information on occupations. The Labor Department updates the O*NET on a regular basis, and we used the most recent one available—O*NET version 4. The U.S. Census Bureau—Because we wanted to include earnings, growth, number of openings, and other data not in the O*NET, we cross-referenced information on earnings developed by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the U.S. Census Bureau. This information on earnings is the most reliable data we could obtain. For data on projected growth and number of openings, the BLS uses a slightly different system of job titles than the O*NET uses. We were able to link the BLS data to many of the O*NET job titles in this book and tie growth and earnings information to the job titles in this book. US—That’s “us,” the authors. We did many things to help make all the data useful and present it to you in a way that is more understandable than any boring database format. How the Best Jobs in This Book Were Selected The “This Is a Big Book...” statement at the beginning of this book includes a brief description of how we selected the jobs we included in this book. Here are a few more details: 1. We began by creating our own database of information from the O*NET and the Census Bureau and other sources to include the information we wanted. This database covered about 1,000 job titles at all levels of education and training. . We cut our initial list to include only those jobs requiring up to but not more than a two-year associate's degree. A total of 605 jobs met this criteria; they require short- to long-term on-the-job training, apprenticeship, work experience, career or vocational school training, or a two-year associate's degree. . Next, we created three lists that ranked all 605 of these jobs based on three major criteria: annual earnings, projected growth through 2010, and number of job openings projected per year. Each of these lists was then sorted from highest to lowest, and the jobs were assigned a number score from 605 (highest pay, for example) to 1 (lowest pay, for example). Wre then added the number scores for each job from all three lists and created a new list that presented all 605 jobs in order from highest to lowest total score for all three measures. ‘To emphasize jobs that tend to pay more, are likely to grow more rapidly, and have more job openings, we selected the 300 job titles with the highest total scores from our final list. These jobs are the focus of this book. 300 Best Jobs Viithout a Four-Year Degree @ JIST VVorksIntroduction & For example, Registered Nurses has the highest combined score for earnings, growth, and number of job openings, so Registered Nurses is listed first in our “The 300 Best Jobs That Don't Require a Four-Year Degree” list even though it is not the best-paying job (which is ‘Traffic Controllers), the fastest-growing job (which is Desktop Publishers), or the job with the most openings (which is Cashiers). Understand the Limits of the Data in This Book In this book we use the most reliable and up-to-date earnings, projected growth, number of openings, and other information available. Some came ftom the U.S. Department of Labor source known as Occupation and Employment Statistics, and others came from the Current Population Survey from the Census Bureau. As you look at the data, keep in mind that they are estimates. They give you a general idea about the number of workers employed, annual earnings, rate of job growth, and annual job openings. Understand that a problem with data is that it is only true on the average. Just as there is no precisely average person, there is no such thing as a statistically average example of a particular job. We say this because data, while helpful, can also be misleading. ‘Take, for example, the yearly earnings information in this book. This is highly reliable data obtained from a very large U.S. working population sample by the Bureau of Labor Statis- tics. It tells us the average annual pay received by people in various job titles (actually, it is the median annual pay, which means that half earned more and half less). This sounds great, except that half of all people in that occupation earned less than that amount. For example, people entering the occupation or with a few years of work experi- ence often earn much less than the average amount. People who live in rural areas or who work for smaller employers typically earn less than those who do similar work in cities (where the cost of living is higher) or for bigger employers. People in certain areas of the country earn less than those in others. Other factors also influence how much you are likely to earn in a given job in your area. For example, Lawn Service Managers have median earn- ings of $33,720, but those in cold climate areas would work only part of the year. So, in reviewing the information in this book, please understand the limitations of data. You need to use common sense in career decision-making as in most other things in lite. Even so, we hope that you find the information helpful and interesting. Part I. The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree Sixty lists are included in Part I of this book—look in the Table of Contents for a complete list of them. Although there are a lot of lists, they are not difficult to understand because they have clear titles and are organized into groupings of related lists. 300 Best Jobs Vvithout a Four-Year Degree © JIST Vvorks 3aA cn . © Introduction Depending on your situation, some of the jobs lists in Part I will interest you more than others. For example, if you are young, you may be interested in finding out about the best- paying jobs that employ high percentages of young people. Other lists show jobs at various levels of training, experience, or education that you might consider in your career planning. Whatever your situation, we suggest you use the lists that make sense for you to help explore career options. Following are the names of each group of lists along with short comments on each group. You will find additional information in a brief introduction provided at the beginning of each group of lists in Part I. Comments are also provided at the beginning of many of the lists. Here is an overview of each major group of lists in Part I. Best Jobs Overall: Jobs with the Highest Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings Four lists are in this group, and they are the ones that most people want to see first. The first list presents all 300 jobs that are included in this book in order of their total scores for earnings, growth, and number of job openings. These jobs are used in the more specialized lists that follow. Three more lists in this group present the 100 best-paying jobs, the 100 fastest-growing jobs, and the 100 jobs with the most openings. Best Jobs with High Percentages of Workers Age 16-24, Workers Age 55 and Over, Part-Time Workers, Self-Employed Workers, Women, and Men This group includes a total of 30 lists that are arranged into subgroups of five lists for each population covered. For example, the first subgroup presents five lists for workers age 16 to 24, The first list in this subgroup presents jobs with a high percentage of workers age 16 to 24. In this case, we set the criteria of 20 percent or higher of workers age 16 to 24, and 52 jobs met this criteria. This list is then followed by more specialized lists: Best Jobs Overall for Workers Age 16—74—This list includes the 25 jobs with the highest total combined scores for earnings, growth, and number of openings. Best-Paying Jobs for Workers Age 16—24—A list of the 25 jobs with the highest pay. Fastest-Growing Jobs for Workers Age 16—24—A list of 25 jobs that are projected to grow the fastest through 2010. Jobs with the Most Openings for Workers Age 16—24—A list of 25 jobs that are projected to have the most openings per year. In a similar way, five lists are provided for each of the other subgroups of special popula- tions in this grouping. 4 300 Best Jobs Viithout a Four-Year Degree @ JIST VVorksIntroduction & Best Jobs Based on Levels of Education, Training, and Experience Each of the six lists in this group presents jobs that require different levels of education or training. The jobs are all from our list of 300 best jobs used throughout this book. One list is provided for each level of education and training up to and including a two-year associate's degree. The levels are those used by the U.S. Department of Labor, and they represent the mini- mum level of education or training typically required for entry to that job. The number of jobs in each list varies based on how many of the jobs in our top 300 require each of the levels. The lists cover jobs for the following levels: associate’s degree, postsecondary voca- tional training, work experience in a related job, long-term on-the-job training, moderate- term on-the-job training, and short-term on-the-job training. The introduction to this group of lists in Part I describes these levels and provides other information. Best Jobs Based on Personality Types This group provides one list of jobs for each of six personality types, based on a system that is used in a variety of popular career exploration inventories. The lists present the jobs in order of their total combined scores for earnings, growth, and number of openings. We explain the six personality types in the introduction to these lists. Best Jobs Based on Interests There are 14 lists in this group, and they contain all of the jobs from our 300 best jobs list that fall within each of 14 major areas of interest. The number of jobs varies by list, and the lists are organized from highest to lowest total combined score for earnings, growth, and number of openings. Part Il. Descriptions of the 300 Best Johs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree ‘This part of the book provides a brief but information-packed description for each of the 300 best jobs that met our criteria for this book. ‘The descriptions are presented in alpha- betical order. This structure makes it easy to look up a job that you've identified in a list from Part I and you want to learn more about. We used the most current information from a variety of government sources to create the descriptions. Although we've tried to make the descriptions easy to understand, the sample job description that follows—and the explanation of each of its parts—may help you better understand and use the descriptions. 300 Best Jobs Vvithout a Four-Year Degree © JIST Vvorks 5Introduction Job Title Advertising Sales Agents Summary Description Sell or solicit advertising, including graphic art, ad- vertising space in publications, custom-made signs, or TV and radio advertising time. May obtain leases for outdoor advertising sites or persuade retailer to use sales promotion display items. Advises customer in advantages of various types of programming and methods of composing layouts and designs for signs and displays. Draws up contract covering arrangements for designing, fabricating, erecting, and maintaining sign or display, Sells signs to be made according to custom- ers’ specifications, utilizing knowledge of lettering, color harmony, and sign making processes. Visits advertisers to point out advantages of publication. Exhibits pre- pared layouts with mats and copy with headings, Calls on prospects and presents outlines of various programs or commercial announcements. Prepares list of pros- pects for classified and display space for publication from leads in other papers and from old accounts. Arranges for and accompanies prospect to commercial taping sessions. Delivers advertising or illustration proofs to customer for approval. Collects payments due. Writes copy as part of layout. Computes job costs. Plans and sketches layouts to meet customer needs. Prepares pro- motional plans, sales literature, and sales contracts, us- ing computer. Calls on advertisers and sales promotion people to obtain information concerning prospects for current advertising and sales promotion. Obtains per- tinent information concerning prospect's past and cur- rent advertising for use in sales presentation, Informs customer of types of artwork available by providing samples. SKILLS—Speaking. Persuasion. Writing. Reading Comprehension. Active Listening. GOE—Interest Area: 10, Sales and Marketing. Work Group: 10.02. Sales Technology. Other Job Titles in This Work Group: Insurance Sales Agents; Sales Agents, Tasks GOE Skills Dertea Elements Growth: 26.3% Annual Job Openings: 25,000 » Annual Earnings: $44,960 ® Education/Training Required: Moderate- term on-the-job training Self-Employed: 3.9% » Part-Time: 22.3% Financial Services; Sales Agents, Securities and Com- modities; Sales Representatives, Agricultural; Sales Rep- resentatives, Chemical and Pharmaceutical; Sales Representatives, Electrical/Electronic; Sales Represen- tatives, Instruments; Sales Representatives, Mechanical Equipment and Supplies; Sales Representatives, Medi- cal; Sales Representatives, Services, All Other; Sales Rep- resentatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products; Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents. PERSONALITY TYPE—Enterprising. Enterprising occupations fre- quently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and mak- ing many decisions. They sometimes require risk tak- ing and often deal with business. 109 adAy os13q Ayu EDUCATION/TRAINING PROGRAM(S }—Adver [7 tising. RELATED KNOWLEDGE/COURSES—Salés and Marketing: Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or ser- vices. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, prod- uct demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems. English Language: Knowledge of the struc- ture and content of the English language, including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. Communications and Media: Knowl- edge of media production, communication, and dis- semination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media. Fine Arts: Knowledge of the theory and techniques required to compose, produce, and perform works of music, dance, visual arts, drama, and sculpture. Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their appli- cations. Related Know ledge/ Courses suUPIBOId Buuioay fueloonpy 300 Best Jobs Viithout a Four-Year Degree @ JIST VVorksIntroduction & Here are details on each of the major parts of the job descriptions you will find in Part IT: Job Title—This is the job title for the job as defined by the U.S. Department of Labor and used in its O*NET database. Data Elements—This information comes from various government databases for this occupation, as explained elsewhere in this Introduction. Summary Description and Tasks—The bold sentences provide a summary description of the occupation. This is followed by a listing of tasks that are generally performed by people who work in the job. Skills—The government provides data on many skills; we decided to list only those that were most important for each job rather than list pages of unhelpful details. For each job, we identified any skill with a rating that was higher than the average rating for that skill for all jobs. Tf there were more than five, we included only those five with the highest ratings, and we present them from highest to lowest score. We include up to seven skills if scores were tied for fifth place. And, finally, at least one skill is listed for each job, even if the rating for that skill is lower than the average for all jobs. You | can find definitions for the skills in the Appendix. GOE— This information cross-references the Guide for Occupational Information (or the GO), a system that organizes jobs based on interests and is used in a variety of career information systems. We use the new third edition of the Guide for Occupational Exploration, as published by JIST. The description includes the major Interest Area the job fits into, its more specific Work Group, and a list of related job titles that are in this same GOE Work Group. This will help you identify other jobs that relate to similar interests or require similar skills. You can find more information on the GOE and its Interest Areas in the introduction to the lists of jobs based on interests in Part I. Personality Type—This part gives the name of the personality type that most closely matches each job as well as a brief definition of this personality type. You can find more information on the personality types in the introduction to the lists of jobs based on personality types in Part I. Education/ Training Programs—This entry provides the name of the educational or training program or programs listed for the job in a related government data source called the Classification of Instruction Programs (CIP). This information can help you identify sources of formal or informal training for a job that interests you. Related Knowledge/Courses—This entry can help you understand the most important knowledge areas that are required for a job and the types of courses or programs you will likely need to take to prepare for it. We used information in the Department of Labor's O*NET database for this entry. We went through a process similar to the one we used for Skills (earlier in this list) to determine which entries were most important for each job. 300 Best Jobs Vvithout a Four-Year Degree © JIST Vvorks 73 Introduction Sources of Additional Information Hundreds of sources of career information are available; here are a few we consider most helpful for getting additional information on the jobs listed in this book. Print References O*NET Dictionary of Occupational Tittes—Revised ona regular basis, this book pro- vides good descriptions for all jobs listed in the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET database (about 1,000 jobs, at all levels of education and training), plus lists of related job titles in other major career information sources, educational programs, and other information. Published by JIST: Guide for Occupational Exploration, Third Edition—This new edition of the GO is cross-referenced in the descriptions provided in Part I. The GOZ book provides helpful information to consider on each of the interest areas and work groups as well as descriptions of all O*NET jobs within each group, and it has many other features useful for exploring career options. Published by JIST. Enhanced Occupational Outlook Handbook—Updated regularly, this handbook provides thorough descriptions for 260 major jobs, descriptions for the O*NET jobs that are telated to each, thousands of additional descriptions of more specialized jobs, and other information. Published by JIST. Infernel Resources The U.S. Department of Labor Web site—The U.S. Department of Labor Web site (hitp://www.bls.gov) provides a lot of career information, including links to other pages that provide information on the jobs covered in this book. The site is a bit formal and, well, confusing, but it will take you to the major sources of government career information if you explore its options. O*NET site—Go to http://www.onetcenter.org for a variety of information on the O*NET database, including additional detailed information on the O*NET job titles presented in Part IT of this book. CareerOINK.com—This site (at hetp://www.careeroink.com) is operated by JIST and includes lots of free information on all major jobs, easy-to-use crosswalks between major career information systems, links from military to civilian jobs, sample resumes, and many other features. Thanks Thanks for reading this introduction. You are surely a more thorough person than someone who jumped into the book without reading it—and you will likely get more out of the book. We wish you a satisfying career and, more importantly, a satisfying life. 8 300 Best Jobs Viithout a Four-Year Degree @ JIST VVorksPart | The Best Jobs Lists: Jobs That Don’t Require a Four-Year Degree This part contains a lot of interesting lists, and it’s a good place for you to start using the book. Here are some suggestions for using the lists to explore career options: The Table of Contents at the beginning of this book presents a complete listing of the list titles in this section. The lists are arranged in easy-to-use groups. You can browse the lists or use the Table of Contents to find those that interest you most. We organized the lists into sensible groups and gave them clear titles, so most require licle explanation. We provide comments for each group of lists to inform you of the selection criteria we used or other details we think you may want to know. This part contains a large variety of lists to meet many different interests and needs. Sone lists will help you identify jobs based on your interests or personality type; others provide information on jobs by education or training needed, jobs with high percentages of men or women, and many other criteria. The Table of Contents also provides page numbers for these lists. As you review the lists, one or more of the occupations may appeal to you enough that you want to seek additional information. As this happens, mark that occupation (or, if someone else will be using this book, write it on a separate sheet of paper) so that you can look up the description of that job in Part IL. (comenned)© Part! feo tinecedt) Keep in mind that all jobs in these lists met our basic criteria for being included in this book. All lists, therefore, emphasize occupations with high pay, high growth, or large numbers of openings. These measures are easily quantified and are often presented in lists of best jobs in the newspapers and other media. While earnings, growth, and openings are important, there are other factors to consider in your career planning. For example, location, liking the people you work with, having an opportu- nity to serve others, and enjoying your work are a few of many factors that may define the ideal job for you. These measures are difficult or impossible to quantify and so are not used in this book, so you will need to consider the importance of these issues yourself. All data in this book comes from government sources, including the U.S. Department of Labor and the Census Bureau. The earnings figures are based on the average annual pay received by full-time workers. Some occupations have high percentages of part- time workers, and those workers would receive, of course, proportionately less pay on a weekly or annual basis. The earnings also represent the national averages, and actual pay rates can vary greatly by location, amount of previous work experience, and other factors. We hope you find these lists both interesting and helpful. They can help you explore your career options in a variety of interesting ways. We suggest you find the ones that are most helpful to you and focus your attention on them. Enjoy! Best Jobs Overall: Jobs with the Highest _ Pay, Fastest Growth, and Most Openings We consider the four lists that follow to be our premier lists. They are the lists that are most often mentioned in the media and the ones that most readers want to see. The first list presents the jobs with the highest combined scores for pay, growth, and number of openings that do not require a four-year college degree. This is a very popular list because it represents jobs with the very highest quantifiable measures from our labor market. Three additional lists present jobs with the highest scores in each of three measures: annual earn- ings, projected percentage growth, and largest number of openings. As you review these lists, keep in mind that the lists include jobs with the highest measures from a database of jobs that included all major jobs that don't require a four-year degree in our economy. Jobs that did not make it onto the list of 300 best jobs are not included in the descriptions in Part IT. 10 300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree © JIST Works