If you don't want to spend $40,000 a year for a 4-year degree, look at jobs that pay well and don't require the paper.
Among them, according to Forbes:
Service managers ($79,540)
Construction supervisors ($59,150)
Manufacturing sales reps ($53,540)
Electricians ($49,320)
Plumbers, steamfitters ($47,750)
Insurance agents ($47,450)
Brickmasons ($46,800)
Medical technicians ($55,000)
Heating, Air Conditioning installers: ($49,000)
Truck driver: ($40,000 to $50,000)
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
