text: is there any great paying jobs out there with out a college education?   it depends on what you consider great paying and how hard you are willing to work.  real estate pays great.  you don't have to have a college education, but you have to take a pre licensing course and courses thereafter to keep your licensure.  none of them are very long.  in florida the longest course is a 72 hour course i believe, and that is for a real estate broker.  realtors have to work to get the sale though.  so while it is good money it doesn't come easy.  i also know that some truck drivers and building contractors who make a good living.  again it depends on what you consider great paying.