12 High-Paying Non-Tech Careers Thriving in Austin

Think six-figure Austin careers require coding bootcamps and whiteboards? Nope. Some of the best-paying roles here involve people, operations, and real-world management - not JavaScript.

Austin’s fastest-growing non-tech, high-earning paths include:

- **Healthcare leadership** (practice managers, clinical ops)

- **Property & commercial real estate management**

- **Hotel & restaurant GMs** ($110K–$150K in high-volume spots - especially the ones with 2-hour brunch lines)

- **Sales & account management** (OTE’s regularly $120K–$180K)

- **Skilled trades leadership** (HVAC, electrical, field ops managers)

- **Government & education leadership** (City of Austin, UT Austin)

With continued population growth and constant business turnover (RIP to every restaurant on Burnet that lasted three months), these are not just jobs - they’re career escalators.

**Bottom line:** High-paying non-tech careers are everywhere in Austin. You just have to know where to look.