While college is a good option for many people, it isn’t for everyone—and not going to a four year college doesn’t mean you can’t have a meaningful career. There are many colleges you can consider, but for some people, sitting in class for another four years to get an expensive degree doesn’t hold interest.

Below are 12 more college alternatives to set you on the road to success if college just isn’t for you.

1. Get Out of Your Own Back Yard. A change of scenery might be just what you need to gain a fresh perspective and figure out what you want to do with your life.
2. Work for Free.
3. Write a Book.
4. Become a Content Creator.

10 High-Paying Jobs That Don’t Require a College Degree

• Computer Security Analyst. Musketeer / DigitalVision / Getty Images.
• Database Manager.
• Computer Programmer.
• Network and Computer Systems Administrator.
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographer.
• Radiologic Technician.
• Service Delivery Analyst.
• Computer Support Specialist.

12 Great Ways How to be Successful Without College

1. It’s never too early to start.
2. Consider careers that don’t need degrees.
3. Learn how to sell and negotiate.
4. Expand your network.
5. Find a mentor.
6. Read.
7. Work hard.
8. Leverage the power of the internet.

22 high-paying medical jobs that require little schooling

1. Medical assistant. National average salary: $36,068 per year.
2. Dental assistant.
3. Phlebotomy technician.
4. Emergency medical technician (EMT)
5. Clinical laboratory technician.
6. Medical coding specialist.
7. Health information technician (HIT)
8. Physical therapist assistant (PTA)

Here are the top 25 best-paying jobs of 2020, according to U.S. News & World Report.

1. Anesthesiologist. Mean salary: $267,020 per year.
2. Surgeon. Mean salary: $255,110 per year.
3. Oral and maxillofacial surgeons. Mean salary: $242,370 per year.
4. Obstetrician and gynecologist.
5. Orthodontist.
6. Psychiatrist.
7. Physician.
8. Prosthodontist.

These are the 20 best jobs in America in 2020, according to a new ranking—and they’re hiring

1. Front-end engineer. Job satisfaction rating: 3.9.
2. Java developer. Job satisfaction rating: 3.9.
3. Data scientist. Job satisfaction rating: 4.0.
4. Product manager.
5. Devops engineer.
6. Data engineer.
7. Software engineer.
8. Speech language pathologist.

Lowest-Paying Jobs In America 2020

• Dishwashers; $23.6K median annual income.
• Restaurant Hosts and Hostesses; $23.7K median annual income.
• Fast Food Workers; $24K median annual income.
• Laundry Dry-Cleaning Workers; $25.5K median annual income.
• Maids; $25.5K median annual income.
• Childcare Workers; $25.7K median annual income.

Without further ado, these are the 20 best-paying jobs across the planet, along with what they entail and how much they pay.

• Pharmacist.
• Petroleum engineer.
• Senior data scientist.
• Aerospace engineer.
• Computer hardware engineer.
• Senior software engineer.
• University professor.
• Investment banker.