5 Smart Career Switches That Don't Require A Degree

4. Dental Assistant and Medical Assistant

As a dental assistant and a medical assistant, you will be mainly responsible for performing tasks to make sure that the operations of a dental clinic or a medical facility runs smoothly and efficiently.

The great thing about these professions is that any aspirant can get his/her foot in the door, without being weighed down by the load of student loan. And the academic pre-requisites to get started in these two lines of work ranges from on-the-job training to certificates, which are usually not very time consuming.

3. Energy Consultant

As an energy consultant your main objective will be to help businesses with their energy cost. And your job responsibilities include spotting energy saving measures for clients/customers, evaluating the levels of energy consumption, recommending alternative/renewable sources of energy, providing directions to clients about energy efficient appliances and assessing the costs involved.

For this job, an engineering or construction-related degree would be helpful, but they are certainly not necessary. All you need to do is get certified, which usually entails a short-term training programme.

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