Highest-paying jobs in Flagstaff for high school graduates

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#50. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 150 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 100 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 280 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.71
- Total employment: 140 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 120 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Solar photovoltaic installers

- Median annual wage: $49,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.83
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $49,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 220 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 330 people (4.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Community health workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Highway maintenance workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,200
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 50 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.11
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $52,260
- Median hourly wage: $25.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $52,310
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,830
- Median hourly wage: $25.40
- Total employment: 90 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,710
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 130 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 110 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,310
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 80 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 180 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $57,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 150 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 570 people (8.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 30 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.72
- Total employment: 110 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 240 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 110 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 300 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 80 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 220 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 80 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 100 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,860
- Median hourly wage: $31.18
- Total employment: 190 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,380
- Median hourly wage: $31.92
- Total employment: 50 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,040
- Median hourly wage: $33.19
- Total employment: 280 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 210 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 320 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,340
- Median hourly wage: $37.18
- Total employment: 250 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,550
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 360 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 120 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $79,440
- Median hourly wage: $38.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,210
- Median hourly wage: $46.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $114,520
- Median hourly wage: $55.06
- Total employment: 100 people (1.52 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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