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If You Work A Job That Doesn't Require A College Degree But Pays Well, Tell Me More About It

Not every well-earning job requires a traditional four-year college education.

If you're a millennial, you understand what it was like growing up, feeling the need to get a college degree — regardless if you knew what you wanted to do with your career or not.

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According to studies, fewer high school graduates are attending college and it's possible that the burden of student loan debt is likely a big part of the declining interest in college.

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So I'm asking the BuzzFeed Community, what job do you have that pays well but doesn't require a traditional college education? If you had to do some sort of training or apprenticeship in order to get that well-paying job, I'd love to know more about that too.

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Maybe you got a job in the medical field that required you to complete a few years of training and you're earning great money doing it, despite not getting a degree for this specific job.

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Perhaps you did go to college but are now working in a well-paying field that doesn't have anything to do with what you got your degree in.

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Or maybe you decided to go to trade school, complete an apprenticeship, and are now earning six-figures without going the traditional 4-year college route.

I'd love to hear more in this anonymous form or in the comments below.

Some responses might be featured in an upcoming BuzzFeed Community post.