10 High Paying Careers that don't need Degree.

Admin    July 29, 2020    Career   

10 high paying careers that don't need degree.

There are jobs that need degrees and pay very high like doctors, engineers, management professionals,etc. But are there any jobs that pay high and do not require? Or are there any jobs that make you rich and millionaire that does not require a degree or even schooling? 

Yes, there are a lot of jobs that do not require any professional degree or schooling.
Let us understand the basics, the marketing till the 20th century and the recent years of 21st century marketing and sales was mainly through the face to face channel, that is by visiting the people at their homes and selling them a product. But now as the mobile phone and internet has penetrated to the majority of the population of this planet, thus jobs that are related to internet and marketing, say digital jobs have made a boom since the year 2010.

There has been a sincere increase in the mobile app and internet companies which have made a simple living for the people. Everything right from booking a cab or booking a flight, buying a pen or buying houses has come upon apps.
Entertainment is also majorly shifted from televisions to OTTs like YouTube, Netflix , Disney Plus, Amazon Prime Video And other players.

People have started consuming and buying more as it is easy for them to do just by a click. Thus, careers are also shifted from the insurance agents and salesman to those like social media influencers, programmers, stand up comedians, etc.

Here are the high paying careers

1. Stand up Comedian

Life is very fast today and with that speed anxiety, sadness, boredness comes along and people need something that boosts their dopamine and make them happy. Stand up Comedian is one job that doesn't require any professional degree or diploma. If you have that tickling bone, you have the ability to face the crowd and can make people laugh, no matter what language you speak, there are people who pay you just to make them laugh. Attend some open mics, perform there for free, make yourself viral on the internet and with time people actually pay you for making them laugh. India has a lot of comedians who earn better than an average engineer or say a graduate.
Also Please note If You are from India, You need to be an Engineer or MBA So that you fit the role successfully.

2. Youtuber

YouTube is one of the best platforms for content creators to start earning. Whatever skill you have say you can make funny sketches, you can animate , you can sing, you can dance, you can code, or you can teach, or just review something like movies, tech gadgets, whatever skill you have, just put it online. Once the viewers and subscribers start to pour in, you get to participate in the youtube partner program. Just for the facts, youtube is the second largest place on the internet where people search for things or doubts after google. With that scale and volume of users, if the stats are to be believed an youtuber with a perfect niche in which he/she is passionately making content earns thousands of dollars monthly. Moreover it doesn't require any of the professional degree and there is no language barrier too. Whatever language you speak, just make the content and share it with the speakers of that language. And that is totally free. All you need is a camera or a smartphone with a internet connection to shoot and upload the videos.

3. Blogger

Blogging was and is one of the most popular career option. If you can write, no matter what language you write in you can be a successful blogger. Billions of people use Google to search billions of things daily. If you catch the perfect niche for blogging in which you are passionate about and write it online, you could literally become rich and its a very promising career option of you can write well and reach the people. There are a lot of people who are earning thousands of dollars per month just by blogging, some do not even have degrees.

4. Digital marketing.

Digital marketing is the one word that has made a buzz since recent years. Now many people here confuse between digital marketing and blogging. Blogging is just one part of the digital marketing universe. Digital marketing consists of but not limited to social media marketing, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), etc. Blogging is one of the tool of digital marketing that can be said as content marketing. Digital marketers are responsible for driving traffic to websites through SEO, SEM, and also includes internet advertising. This career too doesn't require any degree. Experience and knowing about digital advertising tools like Google AdSense, Google AdWords, Facebook Audience Network, And other advertising agencies. Internet has seen many Digital Marketing experts earning million

5. Mobile App developers.

Apps, yes we need mobile apps for pretty much everything we do on our phones. If you are good at programming and have a computer and a internet connection, it is very easy to learn about mobile app development through online courses which can be taken on YouTube for free or any other learning platform. Mobile apps earn through Google Admob Ads or Facebook Audience network, also there are various other advertising agencies that help you earn. There are apps that earn millions of dollars which were developed by independent programmers. With the skills and experience you could create apps of your own and publish them online or choose to take up jobs at companies. Yes there are companies that pay in thousands of dollars for Android And iOS app developers. Freelancing sites can help you gain experience, expertise and clients. Again no professional degree is required, just skill and experience matters.

6. Animator/ VFX Artist

Animators are some of the coolest career options now, no it is not like it is easy to become one but because they make the characters come alive with their skills. If you are a Marvel fan or a superhero comic fan then it might be because of the graphics and animation. Story and character too can be the reason but most of the people are the fans of the creation of the character that is done by animation. Yes animators are also paid well for their skills. And no Professional degree is required. Just skills and experience matter, do some free projects upload it online gain fans and yes that too earns money. All you need is a good computer and required software for animation. Freelancing sites and YouTube can help you get clients and might also help you get a job and movie projects.

7. Dubbing artists/ Voice over artist.

Dubbing artists are required for the voiceovers of the videos. The dubbed films you watch in your native language are dubbed by dubbing artists.  Cartoons, Television advertisements, movies, and believe me there are many more fields where professional dubbing artists are needed. And this doesn't require any skill apart from the voice you own. Using your voice and a mike, you can start your podcasts for free on YouTube, or voiceover videos and earn money. There are many youtubers who earn in thousands of dollars each month just by using their voice over some animation. This again could help you land a job in movie dubbing industry.

8. Web developer.

Web development is also one of the highest paying career options today and it shall remain for a long time. With skills like PHP, JavaScript, Django, etc. One can become a skilled and professional web developer with sufficient practice and projects. All you need is a computer to practice and a internet connection. Freelancing sites can help you get clients. Also you could make a website of your own that earns. Take for example Facebook, Twitter, Amazon, Google, etc. All of them at the beginning were sites that turned into giant companies of the world. There are million possibilities of earning millions of dollars with just a website.

9. Content writer.

Have you ever wondered how some of the TV news you watch automatically catches your attention, or some of the advertisement running on the TV or YouTube catches you and hooks you. Let's also take an example of the series releasing on OTT, how one gets hooked and binge watches the series for hours and hours. It is all because of the content writing skills of the writer. Writing catchy phrases, dialogues, OTT series is not only the writings that the content writers do, almost every company on this planet has an website. The contents on the website are also mostly written by the professional content writers.
If you have proficiency and passion in writing this is the best career option. All you need is a freelancer or fiverr account to begin with, internet connection, not necessarily computer but entry level laptops or even mobiles could also do the job.

10. Interior Designer

Visiting at restaurants and bars all of you might have once thought, wow what a beautiful place to be. The looks sell in today's world, and so is the case with this career option. It is one of the fanciest career option that does not need a professional degree but just a creative mind that could make anything look fancier. People not only pay for the hotel or bar designs but also pay a lot for designing offices, workspaces, houses, colleges, etc. There are endless possibilities of boosting your career and earnings with this option.

There are more than the given options above that can make you rich and don't even need degrees, but these are the options that anyone with ample resources could earn money. Also it is focused for students so that they could earn money while they are studying or after completing their degrees or in free time. All of these skills and careers requires hardwork, smart work, experience and time and eventually after you have all these factors you can earn way more than you have ever thought of.