Now hiring: ‘New-collar’ workers, no degree necessary

“New-collar” jobs require highly skilled employees and come with salaries in the top half of the wage scale — but don’t require a college degree.

Health care, engineering, technology and software are some of the industries looking to hire new-collar workers, according to job search site Monster.

Between continuing education courses, online classes, certification programs and boot camps, there are more opportunities to get up to speed on the latest technology and get a foot in the door.

The labor market may be cooling but there are opportunities ahead, especially for new-collar workers.

So called “new-collar” jobs typically require highly skilled workers and often come with salaries in the top half of the U.S. wage scale — but they don’t require a college degree.

“New-collar jobs may not require a traditional college degree,” she wrote in 2016. “What matters most is that these employees — with jobs such as cloud computing technicians and services delivery specialists — have relevant skills, often obtained through vocational training.”

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