Highest-paying jobs in Huntsville for high school graduates

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#50. Travel agents

- Median annual wage: $50,340
- Median hourly wage: $24.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,430
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $50,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 510 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 760 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $52,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 670 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $54,360
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $55,130
- Median hourly wage: $26.51
- Total employment: 190 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,260
- Median hourly wage: $26.57
- Total employment: 100 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.82
- Total employment: 240 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,230
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 840 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,300
- Median hourly wage: $27.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $57,070
- Median hourly wage: $27.44
- Total employment: 480 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 120 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 410 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 90 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 440 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,100
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 1,110 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 240 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,930
- Median hourly wage: $29.29
- Total employment: 580 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 840 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 100 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 1,720 people (6.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 2,210 people (8.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $62,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 160 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 620 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 280 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 160 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 1,290 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

- Median annual wage: $63,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 240 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $63,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 210 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 1,750 people (6.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 1,630 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 2,570 people (9.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $69,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $70,960
- Median hourly wage: $34.11
- Total employment: 130 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,380
- Median hourly wage: $34.80
- Total employment: 430 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 1,100 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.48
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $81,290
- Median hourly wage: $39.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $89,020
- Median hourly wage: $42.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,010
- Median hourly wage: $43.27
- Total employment: 200 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,570
- Median hourly wage: $44.99
- Total employment: 220 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $104,280
- Median hourly wage: $50.14
- Total employment: 110 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $118,270
- Median hourly wage: $56.86
- Total employment: 220 people (0.84 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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