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About half of all occupations do not required a degree (Bachelors, Masters, or Doctoral Degrees) as an entry level education requirement.
Cooks are projected to be high demand in the next decade when ranked by percentage growth and absolute numerical growth.
4 of the top 10 occupations with highest median annual salaries do not require advanced (Masters or Doctoral) degrees. Occupations with high earning median salaries and only a Bachelor’s degrees to start include Airline pilots (copilots & flight engineers), Chief Excutives, Computer and Information Systems Managers, Architectural and Engineering Managers.
Cashiers and Secretaries are projected to decline the quickest by absolute terms.
Judical occupations not only have the highest entry education requirements, but also have negative projected growth. Occupations that fall into this trend are Judical Law Clerks, Administrative Law Judges (Adjudicators & Hearing Officers), and Magistrate Judges.
