What's the highest paying career attainable with an associate's degree?

Answer 1

GIS and GPS training can be very lucrative degrees at an Associate level also welders do very very well.

Answer 2

Software programmer/designer. Most help wanted postings for programmers/developers require college degree OR x number of years programming experience. Two years can get you a decent amount. Four years of experience can earn you $65,000 on up. Figure out what type of software developing you want to do (game/graphic, database/business apps, embedded, ect.) and the technology you want to use. Also look at who's hiring, who they're hiring and for how much. Buy a few books and start learning. Once you think you have the chops to write some real stuff, put an add in Craig's list or talk to people you know. Write something for cost or a little more. Do this a couple of times. Now you can get a job doing what you were doing before for real money. If you work hard, you'll do well. Whatever you do, some sort of web programming will probably be involved. Learn HTML, Javascript, CSS and a server-side technology like PHP, ASP.Net or ColdFusion. You could also salute and go into the military. Serve your country and get money for college later. You could come out with some good life skills there. The Air Force has correspondence courses called the Extension Course Institute (ECI). This could earn college credit. The Army has something similar. Navy and Marines probably do too.

Answer 3

Wow. that question is a little vague. I would have to guess that it would depend on what type of associates degree are you talking about? the degree would have to be in a specific field of study then it would depend on what career that could be applied to. I think the best bet is to pick a career you would want to be in and see what type of education would enhance it the most both financially as well as adding personal satisfaction to the career you have chosen. trust me when I say that earning a good salary always helps, but true happiness will come from doing what you enjoy. If I had taken that advice when it was offered to me a long time ago I would be a much happier person now. I know it sounds cheesy, but follow your dreams. Choose a career that you will be happy doing, not one that you think will make you rich. I know several people with engineering degrees who have held jobs paying $75,000.00 and up who just walked off of the job because they did not like what they were doing.

Answer 4

There is no highest paying career attainable with an associate's degree. Degree means little. It is the person who has the degree who is the factor for high pay.Know your business well and better than the next applicant and you can progress through an organization. Any business who looks strictly for degrees is doomed for failure. Those who look for smarts and effort will be the successful ones.

Answer 5

Well, when I graduated from nursing school with an associate's degree is started at about $45,000 which was very good money 20 years ago. I think the starting pay for new RN's now must be near $60,000, with full benefits. That's pretty good for one person.

Answer 6

A mortgage loan officer that is paid on commission. They make more than most attorneys and more than many doctors (after malpractice and insurances). No kidding!
Not only do you need to be organized, ready for change, and have the ability to multi-task, but if you have a true love for working with people, you will fit just fine.

Answer 7

Business CEO

Answer 8

I don't think there is a limit.

In my opinion it would depend on your field and employer.

I have seen some people surpass their supervisors because they have shown superior talent.

Answer 9

ceo