Looking for a new job or career change — but maybe you’re afraid because you don’t have a college degree? There are still lots of high paying jobs right here in the Shreveport area that don’t require a degree.
Our news partners at KTAL-TV put together a great list of the Top 50 Highest Paying Jobs in the Shreveport-Bossier area that don’t require a college degree:
#50. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $47,770
– #173 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460
National
– Annual mean salary: $51,010
– Employment: 112,130
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Huntsville, AL ($55,830)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,260)
— Wausau, WI ($55,060)
#49. Logging equipment operators
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $47,820
– #33 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $43,960
– Employment: 25,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Rosa, CA ($64,000)
— Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($62,910)
— Longview, WA ($62,780)
#48. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $47,910
– #34 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,740
– Employment: 15,880
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($78,200)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($69,720)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,320)
#47. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $48,060
– #274 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,600
National
– Annual mean salary: $50,340
– Employment: 1,903,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)
#46. Chefs and head cooks
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $48,560
– #286 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $56,920
– Employment: 129,810
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)
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#45. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $48,960
– #84 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 640
National
– Annual mean salary: $44,810
– Employment: 551,380
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Odessa, TX ($70,950)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($66,260)
— Bismarck, ND ($64,940)
#44. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $49,010
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 770
National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 397,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
— Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)
#43. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $49,110
– #275 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,220
– Employment: 367,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)
#42. Electricians
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $49,220
– #417 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 770
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,310
– Employment: 650,580
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)
#41. Computer user support specialists
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $49,310
– #322 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 370
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,650
– Employment: 654,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)
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#40. Maintenance workers, machinery
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $49,750
– #181 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,570
– Employment: 57,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Savannah, GA ($76,260)
— Cedar Rapids, IA ($70,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,980)
#39. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $50,000
– #23 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,650
– Employment: 10,710
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($89,080)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($87,130)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($86,160)
#38. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $50,510
– #18 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30
National
– Annual mean salary: $42,490
– Employment: 108,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($60,690)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($59,040)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($57,940)
#37. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $50,670
– #453 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,060
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,380
– Employment: 1,443,630
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)
#36. Machinists
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $51,110
– #102 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350
National
– Annual mean salary: $49,020
– Employment: 333,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
— Monroe, MI ($66,560)
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#35. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $51,270
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,690
– Employment: 356,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
— Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)
#34. Real estate sales agents
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $51,320
– #228 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,480
– Employment: 175,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($100,060)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
— Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)
#33. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $53,040
– #269 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180
National
– Annual mean salary: $57,280
– Employment: 145,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)
#32. Advertising sales agents
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $53,080
– #172 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $66,540
– Employment: 96,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)
#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $53,170
– #278 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 550
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,350
– Employment: 417,620
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)
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#30. Postal service mail carriers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $53,530
– #280 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 460
National
– Annual mean salary: $54,370
– Employment: 335,540
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($57,160)
— Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)
#29. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $53,630
– #321 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,030
– Employment: 234,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)
#28. Postal service clerks
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $54,210
– #119 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $53,210
– Employment: 79,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)
#27. Construction and building inspectors
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $54,230
– #318 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $68,480
– Employment: 117,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Haven, CT ($121,510)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)
#26. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $54,550
– #429 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 430
National
– Annual mean salary: $71,110
– Employment: 1,026,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
— Boulder, CO ($101,630)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)
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#25. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $54,920
– #163 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,750
– Employment: 54,470
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($114,400)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,220)
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($112,950)
#24. Insurance sales agents
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $55,360
– #339 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,340
– Employment: 422,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)
#23. Millwrights
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $56,900
– #106 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $61,260
– Employment: 39,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)
#22. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $57,160
– #174 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,310
– Employment: 44,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
— Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)
#21. Chemical plant and system operators
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $57,270
– #28 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,020
– Employment: 21,740
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Lima, OH ($92,450)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($91,210)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($90,170)
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#20. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $58,140
– #223 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260
National
– Annual mean salary: $60,350
– Employment: 172,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
— Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)
#19. Industrial machinery mechanics
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $58,850
– #177 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 490
National
– Annual mean salary: $58,780
– Employment: 373,090
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
— Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
— Anchorage, AK ($82,890)
#18. Chemical equipment operators and tenders
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $60,840
– #23 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
National
– Annual mean salary: $52,450
– Employment: 106,170
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Billings, MT ($88,420)
— Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($71,340)
#17. Food service managers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $61,950
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100
National
– Annual mean salary: $63,970
– Employment: 210,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)
#16. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $62,760
– #121 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $64,230
– Employment: 50,780
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
— Fresno, CA ($86,230)
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)
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#15. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $63,570
– #405 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360
National
– Annual mean salary: $98,760
– Employment: 128,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)
#14. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $65,250
– #107 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190
National
– Annual mean salary: $69,470
– Employment: 125,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
— Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)
#13. Lodging managers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $66,310
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,770
– Employment: 35,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
#12. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $67,230
– #282 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 700
National
– Annual mean salary: $75,060
– Employment: 665,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)
#11. Detectives and criminal investigators
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $68,270
– #251 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90
National
– Annual mean salary: $90,370
– Employment: 107,890
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
— Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)
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#10. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $68,360
– #300 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 860
National
– Annual mean salary: $73,590
– Employment: 526,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)
#9. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $68,530
– #212 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300
National
– Annual mean salary: $83,270
– Employment: 80,890
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)
#8. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $69,700
– #111 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 700
National
– Annual mean salary: $67,330
– Employment: 629,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)
#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $71,180
– #143 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110
National
– Annual mean salary: $70,960
– Employment: 278,140
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Salinas, CA ($90,800)
#6. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $71,440
– #132 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,890
National
– Annual mean salary: $72,390
– Employment: 1,242,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
— Napa, CA ($92,620)
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#5. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $75,210
– #46 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280
National
– Annual mean salary: $80,500
– Employment: 34,230
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
— St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($96,520)
#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $77,230
– #199 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130
National
– Annual mean salary: $79,060
– Employment: 123,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)
#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $80,790
– #386 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70
National
– Annual mean salary: $105,580
– Employment: 144,640
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)
#2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $81,240
– #207 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160
National
– Annual mean salary: $92,320
– Employment: 243,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)
#1. Commercial pilots
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
– Annual mean salary: $86,160
– #156 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80
National
– Annual mean salary: $115,080
– Employment: 42,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
— Savannah, GA ($177,450)
