Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n- Facing steep tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are forgoing college to build businesses.<\/li>\n
- New analysis from OnDeck examines which sectors have the most business owners without college degrees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Steve Jobs famously dropped out of Reed College after one semester in the fall of 1972 and co-founded Apple just a few years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These days, amid rising tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are following in the tech titan\u2019s footsteps, skipping college to start businesses of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And while they might not found the next trillion-dollar company, many of them find success, particularly in certain sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new report from OnDeck<\/a> analyzed Annual Business Survey data from census.gov to identify the industries in the U.S. with the most business owners who don\u2019t have college degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\nTwo-thirds (67%) of people who own construction businesses didn\u2019t graduate from college \u2014 the highest of any sector, per the research.\u00a0<\/p>\n
According to data from ZipRecruiter<\/a>, construction business owners see annual salaries as high as $339,500, and their average annual pay clocks in at $127,973.<\/p>\nBusiness owners in the personal, home and automotive services industry, and those in the transportation and warehousing sector, claimed the second and third spots, at 64% and 62%, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Read on to see OnDeck\u2019s full ranking of which industries have the most business owners without college degrees:<\/p>\nImage Credit: OnDeck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\nKey Takeaways<\/h2>\n\n- Facing steep tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are forgoing college to build businesses.<\/li>\n
- New analysis from OnDeck examines which sectors have the most business owners without college degrees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Steve Jobs famously dropped out of Reed College after one semester in the fall of 1972 and co-founded Apple just a few years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These days, amid rising tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are following in the tech titan\u2019s footsteps, skipping college to start businesses of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And while they might not found the next trillion-dollar company, many of them find success, particularly in certain sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new report from OnDeck<\/a> analyzed Annual Business Survey data from census.gov to identify the industries in the U.S. with the most business owners who don\u2019t have college degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\nTwo-thirds (67%) of people who own construction businesses didn\u2019t graduate from college \u2014 the highest of any sector, per the research.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Steve Jobs famously dropped out of Reed College after one semester in the fall of 1972 and co-founded Apple just a few years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These days, amid rising tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are following in the tech titan\u2019s footsteps, skipping college to start businesses of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And while they might not found the next trillion-dollar company, many of them find success, particularly in certain sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A new report from OnDeck<\/a> analyzed Annual Business Survey data from census.gov to identify the industries in the U.S. with the most business owners who don\u2019t have college degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n Two-thirds (67%) of people who own construction businesses didn\u2019t graduate from college \u2014 the highest of any sector, per the research.\u00a0<\/p>\n According to data from ZipRecruiter<\/a>, construction business owners see annual salaries as high as $339,500, and their average annual pay clocks in at $127,973.<\/p>\n Business owners in the personal, home and automotive services industry, and those in the transportation and warehousing sector, claimed the second and third spots, at 64% and 62%, respectively.\u00a0<\/p>\n Read on to see OnDeck\u2019s full ranking of which industries have the most business owners without college degrees:<\/p>\n Steve Jobs famously dropped out of Reed College after one semester in the fall of 1972 and co-founded Apple just a few years later.\u00a0<\/p>\n These days, amid rising tuition costs, some young entrepreneurs are following in the tech titan\u2019s footsteps, skipping college to start businesses of their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n And while they might not found the next trillion-dollar company, many of them find success, particularly in certain sectors.\u00a0<\/p>\n A new report from OnDeck<\/a> analyzed Annual Business Survey data from census.gov to identify the industries in the U.S. with the most business owners who don\u2019t have college degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n Two-thirds (67%) of people who own construction businesses didn\u2019t graduate from college \u2014 the highest of any sector, per the research.\u00a0<\/p>\nKey Takeaways<\/h2>\n
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