20 high-paying, growing jobs that only need a high school diploma

These jobs require a high school diploma or equivalent, pay at least the median annual wage, and are projected to grow over the decade.

Flight attendants can typically make around $59,000. Robert Alexander/Getty Images

By Madison Hoff

Not all fast-growing jobs that pay above the median annual wage require a college degree. Flight attendants, for instance, typically make around $59,000; this job is projected to grow by 31,100 jobs from 2020 to 2030.

Here are 19 other jobs that are projected to grow and pay well that typically require a high school diploma.

20. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

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Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 22,200

Median annual wage in May 2020: $49,770

On-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Projected new jobs between 2020 and 2030: 23,400

Median annual wage in May 2020: $56,330