20 High-Paying Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree

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• On average, men make about $97 more than female counterparts throughout the work week. That adds up to $5,044 over the course of the year. And that's just on average! The numbers are even more imbalanced when comparing the salaries of women of color to white men. Latinas are paid the least compared to white, non-Hispanic men.
• Tuesday is the day of the week that most offices are full across the country. Throughout the year, Tuesday only has an 11% absenteeism rate, the best-attended day of the five-day work week. It makes sense. People cut out on Friday to get an early start on the weekend, and no one likes the Monday blues.
• Americans now spend, on average, over 100 hours a year commuting to and from work. That's over four full days a year spend in the car or on mass transit! If you moved a little bit closer to work, you could essentially gain a long weekend back into your yearly schedule.
• We hope these job search statistics don't get you down! Recruiters look at your resume for an average of only six seconds. According to Glassdoor, an average job opening will result in 250 resumes. Only 2% of applicants will be called for an interview. Only 15% of hires are made from job board candidates; however, 42% of job seekers use job boards!
• During an average lifespan, an American worker spends 90,000 hours at work. They also hold up to eight different jobs before the age of 40. An average wheeled office chair is rolled about eight miles per year. Lost a file at work? Workers spend an average of just under an hour per day looking for lost or misplaced items.