30 Highest Paying Jobs with an Associate’s Degree in 2021
The education sector is going through consequential changes. As the world moves towards a skill-based economy, companies are doing away with degree requirements and preferring candidates who are digitally savvy, with an attitude to learn and grow. Similarly, instead of opting for a 4-year bachelor’s degree, many people move towards an associate’s degree program because it comes with a lower cost, less time, higher earnings, and possibly more career opportunities. For example, radiation therapy, nuclear technology, dental hygiene and aerospace engineering are some of the many roles that may offer an average salary of over $55,000 per year, based on data from PayScale. Around 1.04 million students were awarded their Associate’s degree in the academic year of 2019 in the U.S. The number is expected to increase in the coming decade.
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Goodwill, the leading workforce provider in North America, has announced a new, first-of-itskind coalition called Rising Together™, which will work to create an equitable economic recovery and provide job seekers with the skills and supports needed to access sustainable jobs. Joining Goodwill with a goal of empowering one million people to access sustainable careers by 2025 are Fortune 50 companies and global philanthropic and business leaders, including the Anthem Foundation, Coursera, Google, Indeed and Lyft.
Together, Goodwill and its partners are providing resources to address the widening skills gap and the negative impact of the economic downturn brought on by the pandemic. The Rising Together™ coalition will provide a combination of holistic workforce services and supports, as well as build and expand upon programs that address the inequities and systemic barriers facing workers in our society the most.