Highest-paying jobs in Prescott Valley for high school graduates

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#50. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $47,100
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 70 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,310
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,420
- Median hourly wage: $22.80
- Total employment: 230 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.01
- Total employment: 110 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 70 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $48,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 70 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 90 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,050
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 230 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 70 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.89
- Total employment: 210 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,020
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,660
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 90 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $51,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 190 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $51,550
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $51,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.81
- Total employment: 420 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $52,230
- Median hourly wage: $25.11
- Total employment: 210 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 270 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $54,450
- Median hourly wage: $26.18
- Total employment: 180 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Plasterers and stucco masons

- Median annual wage: $55,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 50 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 170 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,760
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 200 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,180
- Median hourly wage: $27.49
- Total employment: 530 people (7.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 190 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 110 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 190 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 110 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 320 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 650 people (9.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 330 people (4.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,640
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 120 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 80 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 330 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 120 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,660
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 300 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,990
- Median hourly wage: $32.21
- Total employment: 260 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,560
- Median hourly wage: $33.44
- Total employment: 360 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $71,600
- Median hourly wage: $34.42
- Total employment: 50 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,190
- Median hourly wage: $34.71
- Total employment: 520 people (7.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,220
- Median hourly wage: $36.16
- Total employment: 520 people (7.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $82,690
- Median hourly wage: $39.75
- Total employment: 330 people (4.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $86,940
- Median hourly wage: $41.80
- Total employment: Not available

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,860
- Median hourly wage: $47.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,250
- Median hourly wage: $47.23
- Total employment: 120 people (1.68 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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