Best Scientific Jobs That Require No Degree

[FayetheAspie]

I am just wondering if there are any paid job positions for those interested in science who have no degree.

 

[TBRS1]

Where I live, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) would be a place to look.

If you're not in the U.S., they do everything from maintaining national parks, monitoring wildlife populations (from big things to bugs), catching poachers, and tracking invasive species.

Other countries might have something similar.

 

[Judge]

I am just wondering if there are any paid job positions for those interested in science who have no degree.

You might start with Indeed. After all getting people jobs is their business.

https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/science-jobs-without-degree
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/finding-a-job/stem-jobs-without-a-degree

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[FayetheAspie]

Looks like computer tech jobs are the STEM field that have the best chance with no degree. I don't know much about that sort of thing though. I would still need a degree to catch up on learning it unless I found someone to teach me which is not likely.

As far as the 6 figure part, I am not so concerned about that part. $12 - $15 an hr would be perfectly fine. Even $10 /hr.would be acceptable.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I do not have a degree but rather multiple college diplomas plus a specialized high school diploma now retired built up a good career, as a coatings application specialist.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I do my best thinking while sleeping, here is your answer Their is one common skill a huge number of use have in droves, The drive to be organized This is not something you cannot learn in school. Nobody does it better than us. So look for positions that require this skill. My ability to organize are second to none. Just before I retired Another guy retired before me He was weird, not in a relationship did not like using the phone, His position was production planner and scheduler. Looking back he was probably one of us.

 

[AuAL]

@FayetheAspie, I held a couple of positions as a Research Assistant at universities before I graduated, one in an engineering faculty, and another in the physics department. I was an undergraduate student at the time, but there were others working there who weren’t. Worth enquiring - enthusiasm, interest and some aptitude count.

 

[FayetheAspie]

I was hoping for a job that let's me conduct science experiments. I think I have wanted to get to be in an actual science lab ever since I new they existed. I took every science course available during high school. Even though I don't like math, I even took certain subjects just to make sure I could be a scientist. But then I did not go to college. Now my dream since early childhood seems like it may be hopeless.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

One position I held was at a testing lab, they had employees at different levels of expertise Technician, Technologist ,
scientist, each requiring different levels of education, Technician had a minimum requirement of a high school education similar to what you described.

 

[FayetheAspie]

One position I held was at a testing lab, they had employees at different levels of expertise Technician, Technologist ,
scientist, each requiring different levels of education, Technician had a minimum requirement of a high school education similar to what you described.

Technician and technologist would actually be more hands on with the equipment and experiments wouldn't they?
It just seems like most jobs posted online say a bachelor degree is required. The actual "scientist" ( I see the lower positions as scientists too technically) seems to require a masters if not a doctor's degree.
I have seen a few technician jobs that did not require a degree but they still require lab experience. Of course they seems to be a consistent problem in almost all career fields. How you you have job experience when first starting any given career.

 

[Judge]

Another interesting article along such lines...at least from a European perspective.

Here’s how to become a scientist – even if you don’t have a degree

Can someone without a doctorate or an undergraduate degree do research?

One consideration though, may come down to hazards and exposures of various types of research and experiments. In which legal liability concerns arise, which may inherently require higher academic requirements.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Things are not as you think most of my career I worked as a lab tech Even my latest position I usually worked alone, but when given an understudy they usually had high school education. I was know for being an excellent trainer
At Ortech the testing lab scientists were only required to have an undergraduate degree in area the specific lab specialized in My lab was testing coatings. It took a graduate degree to become lab manager, Industry is much less rigorous, then you see in your minds eye. Either way most of my career was doing lab experiments.

 

[FayetheAspie]

Things are not as you think most of my career I worked as a lab tech Even my latest position I usually worked alone, but when given an understudy they usually had high school education. I was know for being an excellent trainer
At Ortech the testing lab scientists were only required to have an undergraduate degree in area the specific lab specialized in My lab was testing coatings. It took a graduate degree to become lab manager, Industry is much less rigorous, then you see in your minds eye. Either way most of my career was doing lab experiments.

So I should start applying to entry level positions and just see what happens?

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

I have bit of math knowledge obtained in high school, never actually used it in any position I held What was more important was the ability to read instructions, and perform the test procedure. The most famous scientist who was not trained as a scientist is Michael Faraday.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

So I should start applying to entry level positions and just see what happens?

They will notice within days you are different when they hire your ability to focus will make you stand out. No body bothered me most of my career, minimal supervision.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Their is a thread on here about linkedin You sound like what many companies are looking for, however they have no idea how to locate you. We as a group have unusual skills and aptitudes. Keep in mind we do tend to stand out like a sore thumb My older brother went to university taking engineering co-op program after a few year his professors noticed he was different than other students. got work term doing top secret work on Canadian subs, then programming satellites for a professor. He had some mental health issues lost a job The NT's did not see his capabilities. spent the remainder of his life unemployed, passed away in his 65 year. He was a genius. What a waste.

 

[FayetheAspie]

I have bit of math knowledge obtained in high school, never actually used it in any position I held What was more important was the ability to read instructions, and perform the test procedure. The most famous scientist who was not trained as a scientist is Michael Faraday.

I remember reading a biography about Michael Faraday.

 

[FayetheAspie]

They will notice within days you are different when they hire your ability to focus will make you stand out. No body bothered me most of my career, minimal supervision.

Those abilities seem to be a liability in retail. It's like they want people to just haphazardly rush through jobs, make promises that are humanly impossible to keep, and never have any well thought questions or creativity, or curiosity.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Is That where you are currently employed. The only time I ever got involved with retail was when my parents bought a hardware store when they sold the farm after I went to college. You need to get yourself out there, stress you skill set, like you did on this thread, You impressed me.

 

[Ronald Zeeman]

Are you currently on linkedin they seen to know who I am bothered me for years why so many CEO owners, board members of various companies kept looking up my profile, even through I am retired. I use linkedin as a social net work site to keep track of family and friends.