America's fastest-growing job offers six-figure pay, doesn't require a degree - and you'll even get some peace and quiet READ MORE: The six-figure salaries that don't require any kind of college degree By Alex Hammer For Dailymail.Com Published: 14:46 EDT, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 14:46 EDT, 17 August 2024 e-mail 4 View comments America's fastest growing job sector offers generous salaries well above the national average - and you do not even need a college degree to apply. Technicians working on wind turbines in Bee County, Texas , can rake in as much as $100,000 a year, CNBC's Make It reported earlier this month.
Employment in the sector is also expected to double over the next decade as demand for clean and renewable source of power continues to soar. However, the role does require a head for heights. A typical day involves arriving at 7am and scaling a narrow metal ladder that at times stretch 350 feet into the air, one worker explained.
Once up there, you then make the necessary repairs. Vestas technician and mom-of-four Jessica Jackson, 37, said: 'It isn't as scary as you'd think. Once you're up there, you get to see the best views.
You're watching birds fly, eagles, hawks. You get to see planes fly by. You get to see as far as you can see.
It's beautiful.' Wind turbine technicians do not require a college degree, and the role offers a chance to enjoy incredible views - not to mention tranquil periods of peace and quiet Vestas technician Jessica Jackson, 37, this week .