Tuesday 9 August 2022 07:52 AM The jobs with six-figure salaries that don't require a university degree trends now
Jobs that don't require a university degree are typically paying six-figure salaries, new tax office data shows.
They are not the nation's top-paying jobs - after many years of studying and practising medicine, brain surgeons earn an average $553,569.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, meanwhile, is on $549,250, while plastic surgeons on typical salaries of $475,081 make more than lifesaving heart surgeons on $464,243 and judges on $423,945.
But it's still possible to earn an above-average salary with only a vocational qualification without the need to spend years at university.
New Australian Taxation Office data for 2019-20 showed railway station managers had average taxable incomes of $109,123.
This was significantly higher than the average tax salary of $63,882, covering both full and part-time workers.
Jobs that don't require a university degree are typically paying six-figure salaries, new tax office data shows. New Australian Taxation Office data for 2019-20 showed railway station managers had average taxable incomes of $109,123 (pictured is Strathfield train station in Sydney)
The federal government's Your Career website describes railway station management as 'stressful' and noted future demand for the job was in decline, especially with more professionals able to work from home.
The Victorian government's Rail Academy site advised those wanting to become train station managers to prepare to put in 40 to 44 hours a week, including at night, weekends and public holidays.
Railway jobs in general are well-paid with signal operators getting $117,308 while train drivers make $118,873.
In another transport-related job, air traffic controllers had average salaries of $150,132, with this occupation requiring a Diploma of Aviation.
Helicopter pilots had average pay of $123,481, requiring attendance at a flight school to obtain a licence.
They were far from the only jobs that don't require a degree but still make more than a university lecturer on an average salary of $110,857 or a barrister on $138,904.
Dredge operators working on marine construction projects had average salaries of $139,522.
Paper mill operators were paid $102,176 while crane operators on construction sites made $104,692.
Coal miners have average salaries of $124,550, compared with $150,442 for power plant operators running the coal-fired electricity generator.
Bank managers had average taxable salaries of $144,595, with this occupation requiring a Certificate IV in Financial Services.
Railway jobs are well-paid with signal operators getting $117,308 while train drivers (Queensland Rail operator, pictured) make $118,873
They make even more than dentists, on $131,773.
But with the big banks closing branches, as customers do more transactions online, there are fewer long-term career paths for bank managers.
Nonetheless, the SEEK jobs website currently has 657 vacancies for bank managers.
Other managers also earn six-figure salaries, with construction site managers on $117,043, which is comparable with school principals on $130,142 and advertising managers on $110,044.
Police inspectors are typically paid $120,310.
Those who fancy themselves as TV presenters or announcers can command an average taxable salary of $136,410 but the media industry is intensely competitive, with employment dependent on ratings and advertising revenue.
Police inspectors are typically paid $120,310 (pictured are recent police graduates at Goulburn in southern NSW)
In another transport-related job, air traffic controllers had average salaries of $150,132, with this occupation requiring a Diploma of Aviation (pictured are Qantas planes at Sydney airport)
Journalists usually need to have a communications degree from a university but on-air personalities have been employed after obtaining a diploma.
Television journalists had average taxable salaries of $107,918, with this role covering reporters in front of the camera and producers behind the scenes.
They often interview economists, who have