Highest-paying jobs in Decatur for high school graduates

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#50. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,490
- Median hourly wage: $21.87
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $45,600
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Total employment: 650 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,330
- Median hourly wage: $22.28
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $46,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 550 people (9.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,570
- Median hourly wage: $22.39
- Total employment: 600 people (10.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $46,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 70 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.52
- Total employment: 320 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,140
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 250 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,120
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 170 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $49,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.66
- Total employment: 150 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $50,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 130 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $50,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $51,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 120 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 170 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 180 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.52
- Total employment: 230 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $56,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 60 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 330 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 480 people (8.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,110
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 210 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 300 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 90 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 100 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 140 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 140 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 450 people (7.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 370 people (6.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 110 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 70 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,900
- Median hourly wage: $33.13
- Total employment: 540 people (9.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,340
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 430 people (7.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $72,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.93
- Total employment: 810 people (13.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 720 people (12.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.60
- Total employment: 220 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 840 people (14.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 470 people (8.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $108,040
- Median hourly wage: $51.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $110,760
- Median hourly wage: $53.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.06 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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