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10 states with huge job opportunities for people who don't have college degrees

A report from Georgetown University identified the best states to live if you haven't received a college degree.

  • A report from Georgetown University identified the best states to live if you haven't received a college degree.
  • The report looked at the percent of workers in a state without a degree and the median earnings for those workers.
  • Arizona is the state with the greatest increase in well-paid service jobs b
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If you don't have college degree you might consider a move to the Southwest.

That's because Arizona is the best state to work in without a college degree, according to a reportGeorgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce

10. Georgia — 118% increase in well-paid service jobs

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9. Arkansas — 120% increase in well-paid service jobs

8. Texas — 124% increase in well-paid service jobs

7. Oklahoma — 126% increase in well-paid service jobs

• Between 1991 and 2015 Oklahoma gained 97,000 skilled-services jobs for workers without BAs

6. Utah — 139% increase in well-paid service jobs

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5. South Dakota — 142% increase in well-paid service jobs

4. North Dakota — 156% increase in well-paid service jobs

3. Idaho — 172% increase in well-paid service jobs

2. Montana — 187% increase in well-paid service jobs

1. Arizona — 199% increase in well-paid service jobs

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