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Five high-paying jobs for high school graduates

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Americans have a near-religious belief that you have to go to college to be successful, but the post-recession, still-evolving U.S. economy is testing that conviction.  Opponents of “everyone must go” cite surveys that show 52 percent of college graduates under age 25 are working in jobs that don’t require a four-year degree.  Two-thirds of those graduates leave school with an average of $27,000 in student loan debt.  There also is the simple math that 70 percent of the working people have nothing more than a high school diploma to show employers, yet they still get a job. That group includes well-known entrepreneurs like Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Michael Dell, Walt Disney, Oprah Winfrey, Rush Limbaugh, Richard Branson (Virgin Airways), Dave Thomas (Wendy’s restaurants), and David Oreck  (Oreck vacuums). 

Granted, these are exceptional examples of achievement, but there are many jobs available for people with nothing more than a high school diploma. The average salary for people with a bachelor’s degree is $51,206. Here are five jobs that offer high school graduates a chance to earn more than that, sometimes much more:


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Americans have a near-religious belief that you have to go to college to be successful, but the post-recession, still-evolving U.S. economy is testing that conviction. Here are five jobs that offer high school graduates a chance to earn more than that, according to , sometimes much more:


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