6 Figure Jobs You Can Search Without Going To Grad School

It turns out you don't need a fancy MBA or law degree to pull in a pretty penny.

That's right: There are plenty of opportunities to earn a six-figure salary without the burden or hassle (or tuition bill!) of graduate school.

On Thursday, TheLadders, a career and job matching resource for professionals, will release a new report on the top-paying careers that don't require an advanced degree.

To compile its list, TheLadders analyzed a year's worth of salary insights from 1.9 million US-based professionals with a bachelor or associate degree to find the careers with the largest concentrations of top earners.

The study identified more than a quarter of a million professionals earning over $150,000 annually in these 10 fields alone.

Here are the top 10 careers, ranked by "Earning Potential," which TheLadders defines as "the average salary of the top 8% of earners in each of these fields without an advance degree":

1. Sales Operations

Earning potential: $213,852

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 19% 

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $77,896

Hot jobs: Director of Sales Operations (Avg: $126,000), Sales & Operations Manager (Avg: $86,000)

2. Business Development

Earning potential: $211,590

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 24%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $83,348

Hot jobs: Director of Business Development (Avg: $124,000), Manager, Business Development (Avg: $104,000)

3. Product and Brand Marketing

Earning potential: $211,033

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 11%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $73,583

Hot jobs: Senior Brand Manager (Avg: $131,000), Product Marketing Manager (Avg: $103,000)

4. Digital Marketing

Earning potential: $209,755

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 12%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $73,263

Hot jobs:Director of Digital Marketing (Avg: $125,000), Digital Marketing Manager (Avg: $83,000)

5. Public Relations and Communications

Earning potential: $209,747

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 10%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $62,127

Hot jobs: Communications Director (Avg: $100,000), Director of PR(Avg: $96,000)

6. Plan and Facilities Management

Earning potential: $209,202

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 11%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $80,997

Hot job: Director of Facilities Management (Avg: $108,000)

7. Customer Service

Earning potential: $208,577

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 10%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $62,127

Hot job: Director of Customer Service (Avg: $107,000)

8. IT Management & Consulting

Earning potential: $204,634

Professionals in this job earning over $150,000 annually: 13%

Average entry-level salary (under 5 years of experience): $93,328

Hot jobs: Director of Project Management (Avg: $128,000), IT Project Manager (Avg: $100,000), IT Consultant (Avg: $97,000)

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