查找当前薪水(to_date='9999-01-01')排名第二多的员工编号emp_no、薪水salary、last_name以及first_name，你可以不使用order by完成吗

CREATE TABLE `employees` (
`emp_no` int(11) NOT NULL,
`birth_date` date NOT NULL,
`first_name` varchar(14) NOT NULL,
`last_name` varchar(16) NOT NULL,
`gender` char(1) NOT NULL,
`hire_date` date NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`emp_no`));
CREATE TABLE `salaries` (
`emp_no` int(11) NOT NULL,
`salary` int(11) NOT NULL,
`from_date` date NOT NULL,
`to_date` date NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`emp_no`,`from_date`));

1.select e.emp_no,s.salary,e.first_name,e.last_name
from employees as e
join salaries as s
on e.emp_no = s.emp_no
2.当前
where s.to_date=’9999-01-01’
3.第二多
select max(salary)
from salaries
where salary<
(select max(salary) from salaries)