Highest-paying jobs in Auburn for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $42,860
- Median hourly wage: $20.60
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $43,140
- Median hourly wage: $20.74
- Total employment: 150 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $43,540
- Median hourly wage: $20.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $43,810
- Median hourly wage: $21.06
- Total employment: 120 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $43,870
- Median hourly wage: $21.09
- Total employment: 120 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $44,350
- Median hourly wage: $21.32
- Total employment: 220 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $44,950
- Median hourly wage: $21.61
- Total employment: 90 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $45,350
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $45,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 80 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $46,250
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 180 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $46,440
- Median hourly wage: $22.33
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,570
- Median hourly wage: $22.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $46,870
- Median hourly wage: $22.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $48,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,140
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 340 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 200 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 80 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $48,430
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 80 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.99
- Total employment: 240 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.01
- Total employment: 120 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $50,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 300 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $52,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 350 people (4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 200 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 70 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,740
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $55,720
- Median hourly wage: $26.79
- Total employment: 640 people (8.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $56,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 110 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 360 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 400 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 230 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

- Median annual wage: $59,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 410 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 450 people (6.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 120 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

- Median annual wage: $61,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 460 people (6.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

- Median annual wage: $64,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 630 people (8.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $66,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 370 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,320
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 70 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 110 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,150
- Median hourly wage: $48.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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