The 13 best jobs in 2016 for people who don't have a college degree
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers
Food service managers
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 33,408
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 24,690
Median hourly earnings: $23.34
Computer user support specialists
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 30,937
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 85,324
Median hourly earnings: $22.89
Insurance sales agents
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 18,834
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 69,125
Median hourly earnings: $23.01
Medical records and health information technicians
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 13,896
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 15,456
Median hourly earnings: $17.26
Surgical technologists
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 7,714
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 11,186
Median hourly earnings: $20.84
Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 5,647
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 25,434
Median hourly earnings: $20.98
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 5,070
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 10,454
Median hourly earnings: $41.06
Purchasing agents, except wholesale, retail, and farm products
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 4,674
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 19,003
Median hourly earnings: $29.32
Medical secretaries
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 3,107
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 74,124
Median hourly earnings: $15.50
Property, real estate, and community association managers
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 2,941
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 15,486
Median hourly earnings: $26.09
Lodging managers
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 1,900
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 2,519
Median hourly earnings: $22.93
Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Gap between monthly job postings and hires: 643
Job growth (2010 - 2015): 12,896
Median hourly earnings: $29.91
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