The 25 highest-paying jobs that don't require a bachelor's degree

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Air traffic controller
Air traffic controllers typically need at least an associate degree.

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DoorDash is hiring a 'fight promoter meets growth hacker' to target the 'terminally online' on X for $200,000 a year

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DoorDash
DoorDash is hiring for an executive communications role that has a unique job description.

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Some companies don't want more workers — they want better ones

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An illustration of an oversized handing reaching through the frame and squeezing an office worker at his desk.

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The class of 2026 might have to pivot in their job hunt

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College grads might need to pivot in their job search, such as searching for internships instead of full-time work.

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Wix is laying off 20% of staff. Read the memo — and yes, it mentions AI.

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Wix CEO Avishai Abrahami.
Avishai Abrahami, the CEO of Wix.

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Marc Benioff said Salesforce is still hiring in one department, and it's not in engineering

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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, in January 2026.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff says AI can now read Slack chats in the workplace to identify what employees are upset about.

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Why AI hasn't replaced every 'automatable' job — yet

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80,000 Hours president Benjamin Todd
80,000 Hours president Benjamin Todd says AI still cannot automate the messiest parts of many jobs.

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Sam Altman says he's 'delighted to be wrong' about AI destroying white-collar jobs

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Sam Altman
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

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One map shows the highest-paying job in every state

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A healthcare worker and a child high-fiving outside an exam room
Some kind of healthcare job was the highest-paying occupation in half of the US states, based on our analysis criteria.

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Jensen Huang says it doesn't matter what kids study in the AI era

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Nvidia founder and CEO, Jensen Huang
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says storytelling, creativity, and judgment will remain valuable in the AI era.

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