California has millions of good-paying jobs for workers without a bachelor’s degree (edsource.org)

Workers who want to earn at least $35,000 a year increasingly need to have some training beyond high school but not necessarily a bachelor’s degree.

That’s the conclusion of a Georgetown University study on the nation’s workforce that goes beyond the narrative that all students need to aim for a four-year college degree.

In California, the best prospects for workers without a bachelor’s degree are in manufacturing, health services, financial activities, real estate, construction and the retail trade, the study found.

While employees with bachelor’s degrees on average earn more, the state boasts millions of workers who lack a bachelor’s but typically earn around $59,000 a year — including nearly a million employees whose formal educations stopped at high school.

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