 What's happening guys? It's Shane here and in today's video, I've got a highly requested subject for you. That is going to be the highest paying associate degrees. A lot of people who watch my videos do not wanna get a bachelor's degree. It's just too much time, too much work and you have to go in too much debt. And so they'd rather do something that takes maybe around two years or so and you can also go to community college in many cases in order to get the degree. But at the same time, they don't necessarily wanna get a certification or go to trade school and they still wanna go to college. And that is where getting an associate degree comes in and we're gonna be talking about the highest paying associate degree specifically today. So sit down, relax, buckle in, this is gonna be a good one. Let's set the light goal for this video to 3,456 likes. Okay, very specific. All right, so number 10 on the list is going to be an associate degree in instrumentation and control. Now this is a technology related associates degree and you would likely become an instrument technician. And they are basically exactly what they sound like. You're a technician for different various types of instruments that you can find in all kinds of different places. Factories, chemical plants, petroleum refineries, canneries, et cetera. There's all kinds of different room, all kinds of different job openings for people who have this skill set, for people who can become an instrument technician. Now at this one, you would start off making about $61,000 a year and mid-career pay would be 84,000. That is fantastic for a two-year associate level degree. On top of that, the meaning score is pretty good as well at about 57%. And another thing that can be a positive depending on the person is this one does tend to be a little bit more hands-on than a lot of the careers that college degrees lead to. So if you're somebody who doesn't necessarily wanna go into the trades, which are very hands-on, but at the same time, you do wanna go out there, get some exercise, walk around, work with your hands. This can be a good option for you. Number nine on the list is going to be network engineering. And this is an engineering related associate degree. Now network engineering is actually pretty similar to information technology. A lot of the time, you'll be working for an organization and you'll be setting up, maintaining and testing different computer networks within that organization. If there are any problems that pop up, you'll likely be one of the ones that help to fix it. And depending on the organization you work for, you'll likely be providing support to staff and in some cases, customers. This one starts off at $52,000 a year and mid-career pay is $85,000. So yeah, this one can be pretty good, depending on the person. Definitely one you would want to consider if you wanna go into technology. Number eight on the list is going to be project management. Now this is a business related associates degree. So project management is basically where you oversee a project that is happening. Usually it's gonna be within a larger or at least a medium-sized business. So you might be working with a bunch of different departments, a bunch of different people with different backgrounds and skill sets in order to achieve a common goal. And you'll also wanna make sure that the project is done successfully within budget and on time. With this degree, you'll start off making about $50,000 a year and $85,000 in mid-career pay. So yeah, business degrees are pretty good at every single level. This is one of the better ones at the associate level. And if you're interested in business, but you don't wanna get a bachelor's, you should definitely look into this one. Next one on the list, number seven is going to be electrical and computer engineering. Now this is another one that is exactly what it sounds like. You're gonna be learning the engineering side of computers. So instead of focusing on the software side, you'll probably do a little bit of the software side, but you're gonna be focusing on hardware. So yeah, this one's pretty self-explanatory and another engineering degree. You'll start off making about $47,000 a year and then the mid-career pay is $87,000. The next one on the list, number six is very similar to one of the first ones we talked about and that is instrumentation and control engineering. So it's not just instrumentation and control, this one is instrumentation and control engineering. So this one tends to be a little bit more advanced and you might actually break into not just monitoring equipment like instrumentation and control, but helping to design it. So very similar to instrumentation and control overall, but the statistics are a little bit better. You'll start off making $54,000 a year and the mid-career pay is $88,000. And the next one on the list is also very similar. I think I'm noticing a bit of a trend here. That is going to be instrumentation technology. Again, very similar to the last two, but with this one, the statistics are even better. You'll start off making $51,000 a year and then $90,000 in mid-career pay. And on top of that, the meaning score is 59%. So it's even better than the other two. So yeah, really good. I mean, that is just incredible for an associate level degree. So if that's something you're interested in, check those three out and see which one is best for you. Number four on the list is going to be software engineering. You knew this one was going to pop up at some point. Basically, this is going to teach you how to code. And there is a lot of different ways to become a software developer or a software engineer. Some people say that you shouldn't go to school at all and you should either teach yourself or attend a boot camp, get some type of certification. Others say it's a much safer bet for you to actually just go to school and get a degree. But I think that everyone pretty much agrees that this is a very good career path. I mean, all the statistics tell you that it is. And with this one, you'll start off making about $53,000 a year and $94,000 in mid-career pay. That is just insanely good. And we're only at number four on the list. We're not even in the top three yet. Number three on the list is going to be radiation therapy. And this is what you would get if you wanted to become a radiation therapist. Now I've talked about this one quite a bit. This is a health-related degree, a lot of really good health-related degrees at the associate level. In fact, at every single level, whether it's associate, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate. With this one, you would expect to make about $65,000 a year starting out and an absolutely ridiculous $95,000 in mid-career pay. And on top of that, the meaning score is 92%. The highest on this list by a mile. And that is a pretty good indication that over the long run, you'll end up being happier with your career. And I can tell you as somebody who went into health, I am very happy with my career. So yeah, can be a great option for the right person. Keep in mind, not everybody is gonna like health. You do kind of have to have thick skin. You do have to work really hard. You know, you're gonna be busy pretty much all the time. Constantly understaffed, constantly worked too hard. And unfortunately, constantly underappreciated in many cases. But yeah, definitely look into this one if you wanna go into health, but you don't wanna get a bachelor's. Number two on the list is going to be non-destructive testing. And this is one where you could kind of consider to be a science degree. And this is basically where you collect data on a material system or component without destroying it. And there are many different types of non-destructive testing, which include ultrasonic testing, radiographic testing, electromagnetic testing, magnetic particle testing, and liquid penetrant testing. And with this degree, you can expect to make about $49,000 a year starting out and an absolutely ridiculous 99,000 in mid-career pay. Now, as you can probably guess, number one on the list is not gonna be a surprise to anybody who watches this channel. It's going to be computer science. I knew it. So this one in software engineering, very similar. You would be going for a lot of the same jobs. I think it's just a little bit more well-known and so therefore it has better statistics. But yeah, $45,000 a year starting out and $106,000 in mid-career pay. 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