Top 20 Highest Paying Trade School Jobs

Welcome to The Easy Path Project’s Good Money Without College Series.

Today we’ll be talking about the average hourly pay and top hourly pay of 20 of the highest paying jobs you can get without a college degree.

These jobs are in demand and a provide a way to build a solid career.

If you don’t want to go to college, just get a good job get started in your life maybe one of these careers is for you!

With experience and time on the job plus being a good worker you can reach the top end of the pay scale.

Welder
Main tasks—Joining metal pieces together using handheld welding torches or related equipment

Auto Body Repairer
Main tasks—Refinishing or repairing the bodies and structural frames of cars and trucks

Diesel Mechanic
Main tasks—Troubleshooting and repairing larger vehicles with diesel engines such as trucks, buses, and, in some cases, marine vessels

HVAC Technician
Main tasks—Repairing or installing systems for the heating, cooling, and ventilation of buildings

Construction Equipment Operator
Main tasks—Controlling various kinds of heavy construction machines like front-end loaders, tractors, bulldozers, graders, and derricks

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanic
Main tasks—Troubleshooting, adjusting, and fixing large mobile equipment used for construction or natural resource excavation (such as bulldozers, road graders, cranes, and conveyor systems)

Industrial Machinery Mechanic
Main tasks—Fixing, maintaining, or putting together machines used for industrial processes like manufacturing or oil, gas, or chemical refining and distribution

Brick Mason
Main tasks—Constructing or fixing walls or other structures by placing and binding bricks, cinder blocks, structural tiles, or other similar materials

Millwright
Main tasks—Assembling industrial machines, performing maintenance or repairs on them, and dismantling them when necessary

Commercial Diver
Main tasks—Using scuba diving gear and various construction tools to help build, assemble, inspect, or fix components of large structures under water

Crane Operator
Main tasks—Lifting and moving construction materials, manufactured products, or machinery using mechanical beam and cable equipment

CNC Machine Tool Programmer
Main tasks—Giving instructions to computer or numerically controlled machinery for making objects like tools, molds, and dies

Rotary Drill Operator for the Oil and Gas Industry
Main tasks—Extracting oil or natural gas (or core samples) from underground sources by setting up and using large drilling equipment

Wind Turbine Technician
Main tasks—Installing, inspecting, fixing, and maintaining large wind turbines used for generating electricity

Plumber, Pipefitter, or Steamfitter
Main tasks—Putting together and installing, adjusting, or repairing pipes and related equipment used for liquid or gas distribution

Electrician
Main tasks—Wiring buildings for electrical power, lighting, or communications systems (and maintaining or repairing those systems)

Aircraft Mechanic
Main tasks—Inspecting, repairing, adjusting, or overhauling airplane or helicopter engines and other important systems

Boilermaker
Main tasks—Assembling, installing, or fixing very large containers or vessels designed for holding liquids or gases (such as closed vats, steam boilers, and boiler furnaces)

Avionics Technician
Main tasks—Installing, testing, and fixing high-tech equipment used in space vehicles or aircraft for purposes like navigation, radar detection, weather tracking, radio communications, and weapons control

Pile-Driver Operator
Main tasks—Using large pile-driving machines that are mounted on barges, cranes, or skids to hammer long beams of steel, wood, or concrete into the ground as part of a big construction project

This list is a great example of the well-paying jobs you can get without having to have a college degree.

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[mitchv]

Hello desperate people who don’t want to go to college but also want a good paying job, welcome to the party 🙃 😭

[Rambleon]

I will add, almost any trade job that requires some difficulty of skill and you work your way up to be the BEST in the field. You can make way more than the incomes on this video. My cousin makes equivalent to $100 dollars an hour as an electrician.

The 2 guys who built the fence around my property, claimed they make over a $100k a year each. I would not be surprised they put up a $4, 775 fence up in just 2 days, It was amazing to watch they had all the right equipment and worked so smart and efficient.

I know another guy, all he does is rebuilds automatic transmissions after someone else pulls the trannies and cleans the parts. He owns a huge house, RV, dirt bikes, river boat....

[kimberlybrabson]

I'm working in the hospitality industry and I'm glad that I've picked trade school because I don't have to worry about loans and debt!

[temsbab]

Im 13 i can weld lay bricks use most machinery diggers small cranes stuff like that and im apparently a failure who spends too much time with friends instead of studying atleast i have friends mom

[ronevlogstv]

Man i don't wanna do something that's too hard on my body man. I work at Amazon and the managers physical labor is low af. I want something laid back that pays decent

[picklerix]

Back in the 80’s, when I was working in HVACR, one of my coworkers told me that he went to school to be an aircraft mechanic. He said that he couldn’t find a mechanic’s job anywhere in Texas so he was hired to install refrigeration equipment and work on the owner’s Cessna. He only got paid $9.25/hour.

[XxAviciiLevels]

Union boilermaker apprentice making $44/hr. Some of our guys making well over $50. And the overtime? Over $100/hr. Double those numbers when you include benefits. It's dirty, dangerous, long hours, highly skilled, physical labor. Not everyone is cut out for it.

[reneebreckler]

1.) welder
2.) auto body repairer
3.) diesel mechanic
4.) Hvac tech
5.) construction equipment operator
6, ) mobile heavy equipment mechanic
7.) industrial machinery mechanic
8.) brick mason
9.)millwright
10.) commercial diver
11.) crane operator
12.) cnc machine tool programmer
13.) rotary drill operator
14.) wind turbines tech
15.) plumber
16.) electrical
17.) aircraft mechanic
18.) boiler maker
19.) avionics tech
20.) pile driver operator

[JIm-wb]

Good paying trades jobs are hard to get, if not impossible, because everybody wants them. Chances are, if you start into a trades job, you'll get a demanding job that nobody else wants for the minimum pay that will keep you there. It will take years before you can move up into a better job, if you're lucky enough to have the opportunity. You can expect to spend 20 or 30 years in the bottom ranks before you get a really good paying trades job

[julianbarriga]

Yeah all these jobs leave your body broken and bruised my Dad and uncles all have problems but they have a lot of money, idk

[hoocaso]

I’m planning on underwater welding. hopefully I can get there some day!

[charlessantee]

Great video very inspiring keep up the good work!

[Staylor]

This doesnt mention the entry level pay into some trades such as hvac, plumbing, and electrical. In Jersey, the average pay starting off is like $15-$16 an hour.

[miamisoccer]

I’d rather be a bicycle mechanic, an art jeweler, or a barber before any of these trades — it’s not about the money for me and never will be. It’s about being happy.

The biggest error people make in life is trying too chase money because they think that’s what is finally going to make them happy. Happiness is at the present moment. If you’re not happy now and grateful for what you have now— you’ll never be happy. Ever.

Be wise about investing your time — time is precious you can never get it back.

Several thousand dollars to learn hard physical labor and destroy and age the body? No thank you.

Kudos to you who do this line of work — my hats off to you.

[signalplains]

As a woman would it be hard to work in trade? My family tells me it’s not worth it as I won’t be respected but I doubt that as I can earn it but I really want to be a diesel tech like :/

[jaimejaime]

So is trade school basically you get paid to learn about something and then work as that???

[gsabella]

I will say, you are WAY off on crane operator. Those guys can easily make upwards of triple digits hourly. I have always heard it's a very hard trade to get into with a high barrier of entry cost wise.

[joemilleriv]

I’m currently in the Air Force for pavements and construction work but idk if I’m gonna get out in 4 years and continue construction work in the civilian world and potentially make more money or jus stay in and do 20 years for that retirement check (great vid btw)

[d.n.c.greatness]

I am a short and small female. Math is a complete no no. What trades can I get into for good money that will be easy on my body and size?

[shavorisable]

I'm wondering how do you get into the industrial maintenance field with no working experience even if you got a 2 year degree in that field of study?