10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
$1,000 $1,200 $1,400 $1,600
$0 $200 $400 $600 $800
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2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Fiscal Year
Dollars Outstanding (billions)
Recipients (millions)
Fewer Borrowers Owe More and More
THE 10 HIGHEST-PAYING JOBS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT A BACHELOR’S DEGREE
OPENINGS (through 2024) MEDIAN ANNUAL WAGE ( 2016)
RANK JOB TITLE
7,500 2,600
$122,410 $91,170 $89,190 $84,840 $81,900 $80,160 $79,140 $78,890 $77,200 $78,120
2 3 4 5 6 7
Nuclear-power-reactor operators
Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
27,100 43,000
First-line supervisors of police and detectives
3,900 6,200 2,800 5,900
Power distributors and dispatchers
Radiation technicians Nuclear technicians
8
Elevator installers and repairers
28,300 15,100
9
Detectives and criminal investigators
10 Commercial pilots
Source: US Bureasu of Labor Statistics
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