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Two people are working on a helicopter
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians had a median annual wage of almost $80,000.

  • Business Insider ranked the pay of engineering and architecture jobs that don’t need a bachelor’s degree.
  • Most typically needed an associate degree, and pay ranged from about $52,000 to about $80,000.
  • These jobs included different kinds of technicians, technologists, and drafters.

Even if you don’t have a bachelor’s degree, you might still be able to land a job in industrial, mechanical, aerospace, and other kinds of engineering.

Business Insider looked at typical education requirements for engineering and architecture jobs according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics and ranked the median annual wages among roles that usually only need an associate degree or a high school diploma. We excluded two catch-all occupation titles due to a lack of specificity.

None of the 12 jobs that fit the criteria hit a six-figure median. Their typical pay ranged from about $52,000 to about $80,000, based on 2024 wage data.

Below are the ranked jobs, including employment and wage figures from last year.

12. Surveying and mapping technicians
Two people with hard hats and reflective vests outside

Typical requirement: High school diploma or equivalent

Employment: 56,720

Annual wage: $51,940

11. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians
Two people wearing white hard hats and protective clothing while collecting a sample

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 12,500

Annual wage: $58,890

10. Civil engineering technologists and technicians
Three people with hard hats and reflective vests, with blueprints and a laptop

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 62,130

Annual wage: $64,200

9. Architectural and civil drafters
An office worker using drafting software

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 109,550

Annual wage: $64,280

8. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
Workers in a factory

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 73,410

Annual wage: $64,790

7. Calibration technologists and technicians
Person with a multimeter and equipment

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 15,320

Annual wage: $65,040

6. Mechanical drafters
Person drafting blueprints on a computer

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 39,900

Annual wage: $68,510

5. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
A person with a hard hat and reflective jacket is looking at a machine in a factory

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 37,450

Annual wage: $68,730

4. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians
A robotic arm and two people wearing hard hats

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 14,680

Annual wage: $70,760

3. Electrical and electronics drafters
A person holding a tablet in one hand and sketching on paper with the other

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 20,020

Annual wage: $73,720

2. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians
Person soldering electronic parts

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 92,710

Annual wage: $77,180

1. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians
Two people are working on a helicopter

Typical requirement: Associate degree

Employment: 9,060

Annual wage: $79,830

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