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High Demand Jobs – No Degree Required

<div style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi;">on line pharmacy<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><a title&equals;"Dental Cleanings at Keaau Clinic" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flickr&period;com&sol;photos&sol;44284754&commat;N03&sol;4811943841&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" title&equals;"Dental Cleanings at Keaau Clinic" alt&equals;"Dental Cleanings at Keaau Clinic" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;farm5&period;staticflickr&period;com&sol;4080&sol;4811943841&lowbar;c868f29dc7&period;jpg" &sol;><&sol;a><small> <a title&equals;"Pennsylvania National Guard" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;flickr&period;com&sol;photos&sol;44284754&commat;N03&sol;4811943841&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">Pennsylvania National Guard<&sol;a> via <a title&equals;"Compfight" href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;compfight&period;com&sol;">Compfight<&sol;a><&sol;small><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While a college education can increase lifetime earning potential&comma; it isn&&num;8217&semi;t a wise investment for everyone&period; If you aren&&num;8217&semi;t sure about college&comma; it may be best to wait about making a decision&period; Luckily&comma; there are several high demand jobs that don&&num;8217&semi;t require a college degree&period; You may actually be at an advantage in certain fields&comma; since more job seekers have college educations and are competing for the jobs that require degrees&period; Some jobs to consider if you aren&&num;8217&semi;t sure about college&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Occupational Therapy Aides &&num;8211&semi; 41&percnt; Growth&ast;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Occupational therapy aides provide support to occupational therapists&period; Their duties typically include preparing treatment areas&comma; patient record preparation and maintenance&comma; scheduling&comma; and other clerical duties&period; Occupational therapy aides should not be confused with occupational therapy assistants&period; Therapy assistants have more involvement with actual therapy&comma; and typically possess a two year degree&period; Therapy aides&comma; on the other hand&comma; do not need a college degree and provide more administrative support&period; Occupational therapy aides earned a median annual salary of &dollar;27&comma;430 in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Brickmasons &&num;8211&semi; 40&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>A trade that is often overlooked&comma; masonry provides a multitude of job opportunities for those with the right mental and physical attributes&period; Brickmasons use bricks&comma; blocks and stones to create a variety of structures&period; Though brickmasons and stonemasons have physically demanding jobs&comma; the pay is good compared to other jobs that don&&num;8217&semi;t require a college degree&period; Most brickmasons learn the trade through formal apprenticeships&period; The median annual pay for brickmasons in 2010 was &dollar;45&comma;410&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>Read <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;gp&sol;product&sol;1593576587&sol;ref&equals;as&lowbar;li&lowbar;ss&lowbar;tl&quest;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;tag&equals;colcarlif-20&amp&semi;linkCode&equals;as2&amp&semi;camp&equals;1789&amp&semi;creative&equals;390957&amp&semi;creativeASIN&equals;1593576587"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">300 Best Jobs Without a Four-Year Degree<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><img style&equals;"border&colon; none &excl;important&semi; margin&colon; 0px &excl;important&semi;" alt&equals;"" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;assoc-amazon&period;com&sol;e&sol;ir&quest;t&equals;colcarlif-20&amp&semi;l&equals;as2&amp&semi;o&equals;1&amp&semi;a&equals;1593576587" width&equals;"1" height&equals;"1" border&equals;"0" &sol;><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Pharmacy Technicians &&num;8211&semi; 32&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Pharmacy technicians have a variety of responsibilities within a pharmacy&period; They help pharmacists to dispense medication accurately and efficiently&period; Some duties include answering calls&comma; labeling prescriptions&comma; compounding medications&comma; counting tablets&comma; and maintaining insurance paperwork&period; In order to qualify for the job&comma; candidates must possess a high school diploma or equivalent&period; Pharmacy technicians earned a median annual salary of &dollar;28&comma;400 in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Medical Assistant &&num;8211&semi; 31&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Medical assistants assist healthcare practitioners with a variety of clinical and administrative tasks&period; Some responsibilities include scheduling&comma; assisting with examinations&comma; medical coding&comma; and basic laboratory work&period; Moderate on-the-job training is required&period; Median pay for medical assistants in 2010 was &dollar;28&comma;860&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Dental Assistants &&num;8211&semi; 31&percnt; Job Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Job duties for dental assistants vary depending on the particular employer and state in which the assistant works&period; Dental assistants may prepare treatment areas&comma; clean dental tools&comma; and help dentists during procedures&period; Requirements for job qualification also vary from state to state&period; Some states require that dental assistants graduate from an accredited training program&comma; while others require no formal training&period; Dental assistants earned a median annual salary of &dollar;33&comma;470 in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics &&num;8211&semi; 33&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Emergency Medical Technicians and paramedics respond to emergency calls&comma; providing first-line medical care and helping transport sick and injured to hospitals&period; They also create reports and provide critical patient information to hospital staff&period; Paramedics differ from EMT&&num;8217&semi;s in that they can generally provide more complex care to patients&period; Although no degree is required&comma; all EMT&&num;8217&semi;s and paramedics must complete formal training and must be licensed&period; EMT&&num;8217&semi;s and paramedics earned a median annual salary of &dollar;&dollar;30&comma;360&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>HVAC Mechanics and Installers &&num;8211&semi; 34&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>HVAC technicians work on heating&comma; air conditioning&comma; and refrigeration units&period; Work can be physically demanding and may require tolerance of extreme temperatures&period; Most HVAC technicians complete an apprenticeship or formal training program&period; A license is required in some states&period; HVAC technicians earned a median annual salary of &dollar;42&comma;530 in 2010&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>Licensed Practical Nurses &&num;8211&semi; 22&percnt; Growth<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Licensed practical nurses &lpar;also called LPN&&num;8217&semi;s or LVN&&num;8217&semi;s&rpar; work under the direction of registered nurses&comma; providing basic care such as changing bandages and checking blood pressure&period; They may work in  hospitals&comma; nursing homes&comma; or physician offices&period; Prospective LPN&&num;8217&semi;s must complete a post-secondary training program and obtain a license in order to become qualified&period; In 2010&comma; licensed practical nurses earned a median annual salary of &dollar;40&comma;380&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As the jobs above prove&comma; the key to job security is to possess skills and traits employers&period; Learning those valuable job skills doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have to occur in a classroom&comma; and may in fact be better when accomplished on-the-job&period; Unlike learning in school&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll be getting paid and gaining valuable work experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em>&ast;All growth statistics and salary information from the <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;bls&period;gov&sol;ooh&sol;" class&equals;"broken&lowbar;link"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;0000ff&semi;">Occupational Outlook Handbook 2012-2013<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;span><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;

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