Highest-paying jobs in Lake Havasu City for high school graduates

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#50. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,630
- Median hourly wage: $21.46
- Total employment: 60 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,860
- Median hourly wage: $21.57
- Total employment: 220 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,040
- Median hourly wage: $21.65
- Total employment: 90 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Plasterers and stucco masons

- Median annual wage: $45,320
- Median hourly wage: $21.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,360
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,610
- Median hourly wage: $21.93
- Total employment: 90 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,650
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 80 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $45,690
- Median hourly wage: $21.96
- Total employment: 110 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 100 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $45,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.03
- Total employment: 260 people (4.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $46,690
- Median hourly wage: $22.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,380
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,900
- Median hourly wage: $23.03
- Total employment: 130 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 230 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 160 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 130 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $48,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 230 people (4.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,230
- Median hourly wage: $23.67
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $49,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.67
- Total employment: 120 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.96
- Total employment: 390 people (6.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $49,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $50,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 80 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 210 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $51,140
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 100 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 70 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 140 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,620
- Median hourly wage: $25.30
- Total employment: 190 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 520 people (9.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,670
- Median hourly wage: $28.21
- Total employment: 260 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 80 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 120 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 130 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 70 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: 290 people (5.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 200 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 260 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,930
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 80 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 80 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.72
- Total employment: 380 people (6.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $66,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 420 people (7.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $101,380
- Median hourly wage: $48.74
- Total employment: 100 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,670
- Median hourly wage: $50.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 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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