More and more companies are ignoring the applicant’s academic degree and evaluating the actual professional quality. This means that people without a degree can now apply for jobs that were previously only reserved for academics.
The times when a university degree was essential in order to get a well-paid job seem to be coming to an end. More and more companies are including people without a university degree in their applicant pool. These 15 top companies have removed the barrier and offer top jobs to non-graduates.
Editorial team finanzen.net
16th place: The ranking
More and more companies are opening the doors to top job offers for people without a university degree. In doing so, they remove the barrier created by the traditional educational path. The research portal for scientists “Research.com” has presented 15 top companies that do not require a degree as a necessity for well-paid jobs. The status is June 16, 2023.
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15th place: Chipotle
The US fast food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill does not require a degree as a requirement for a top position in the company. Applicants without a degree will also be considered for job advertisements for the position of service manager or shift manager.
Source: Research.com, Image: Chipotle
14th place: Lowe’s
U.S. retailer Lowe’s, which focuses on selling home appliances and home improvement items, also offers better-paying jobs to people without college degrees. This means that even applicants without a degree can have legitimate hopes for a job as a brand ambassador or sales specialist.
Source: Research.com, Image: Lowes Home Improvement
13th place: Bank of America
People without a degree can also apply to the major US bank Bank of America from Charlotte in North Carolina – for example for the position of customer advisor or visual designer.
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12th place: Home Depot
The American hardware store chain Home Depot, based in Atlanta, now also offers career opportunities for people without a university degree, including as product managers or UX designers.
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11th place: IBM
According to Research.com, the US IT and consulting company IBM is looking for research employees and data protection analysts – people without a degree will also be considered.
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10th place: Nordstrom
At the US department store and mail order chain Nordstrom, even people without a degree have the chance of getting a well-paid job, for example as a salesperson or data administrator.
Source: Research.com, Image: Nordstrom
9th place: Starbucks
The global franchisor Starbucks sells all types of coffee through licensed coffee houses in around 80 countries. The retail company also accepts applications from people without degrees for positions such as store managers or brand managers.
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8th place: Whole Foods
The Amazon subsidiary Whole Foods is the world’s largest organic supermarket chain operator and also offers top job offers for people without a degree. Even without a degree, it is possible for applicants to be accepted for positions as cake decorators or cashiers.
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7th place: Publix
Publix, the operator of supermarkets in several US states, is also specifically looking for applicants without degrees. The company currently employs around 240,000 people at over 1,000 locations. Even people without a degree can apply for possible job offers such as cloud architect or pharmacist.
Source: Research.com, Image: Publix
6th place: Costco Wholesale
The US wholesale chain Cocsto Wholesale, based in Seattle, also offers attractive career opportunities to people without a degree. People without a degree can also apply for job offers such as pharmacy technician or portfolio manager. Costco Wholesale currently has a market capitalization of $232.40 billion and is listed in the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100.
Source: Research.com, Image: Costco Wholesale
5th place: Hilton
The US multinational hotel company Hilton also offers career opportunities for people without degrees, such as security officers or food and beverage managers.
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4th place: Ernst & Young
The globally operating network Ernst & Young also offers attractive career opportunities to people without a university degree. The company includes legally independent and independent companies specializing in auditing, transaction consulting and traditional legal advice. Even without a college degree, applicants can be accepted for jobs as machine learning engineers or financial services managers.
Source: Research.com, Image: Ernst & Young
3rd place: Penguin Random House
The Bertelsmann subsidiary Penguin Random House is a trade publisher based in New York. Many of the more than 10,000 employees do not have a university degree and still work as social media marketing managers or web designers, for example.
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2nd place: Google
The Alphabet subsidiary Google takes second place in this ranking. Even employees without a college degree have the opportunity to take on positions that are not at the entry level, such as network specialist or business intelligence manager.
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1st place: Apple
At the most valuable listed company, even people without a degree have the opportunity to apply for a well-paying job at Apple. In 2019, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that around 50 percent of the company’s employees hired in 2018 did not have a college degree. For the positions of brand director and customer advisor, among other things, no university degree is required.
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