Highest-paying jobs in Sierra Vista for high school graduates

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#50. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $38,650
- Median hourly wage: $18.58
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $38,660
- Median hourly wage: $18.59
- Total employment: 60 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. File clerks

- Median annual wage: $38,740
- Median hourly wage: $18.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,300
- Median hourly wage: $18.90
- Total employment: 110 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $39,450
- Median hourly wage: $18.97
- Total employment: 580 people (16.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $41,230
- Median hourly wage: $19.82
- Total employment: 40 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $41,690
- Median hourly wage: $20.05
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $42,640
- Median hourly wage: $20.50
- Total employment: 180 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $42,710
- Median hourly wage: $20.54
- Total employment: 300 people (8.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $43,910
- Median hourly wage: $21.11
- Total employment: 30 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,360
- Median hourly wage: $21.33
- Total employment: 60 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $44,380
- Median hourly wage: $21.34
- Total employment: 100 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $44,610
- Median hourly wage: $21.45
- Total employment: 280 people (8.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.50
- Total employment: 30 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $44,760
- Median hourly wage: $21.52
- Total employment: 230 people (6.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Data entry keyers

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 70 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,020
- Median hourly wage: $21.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,870
- Median hourly wage: $22.05
- Total employment: 50 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.28
- Total employment: 60 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $46,410
- Median hourly wage: $22.31
- Total employment: 130 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $47,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.76
- Total employment: 80 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $47,460
- Median hourly wage: $22.82
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $48,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.12
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 40 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 40 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 120 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 90 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 160 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $52,900
- Median hourly wage: $25.43
- Total employment: 570 people (16.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,700
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 280 people (8.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,880
- Median hourly wage: $26.38
- Total employment: 80 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $55,200
- Median hourly wage: $26.54
- Total employment: 130 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 50 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $55,910
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Total employment: 60 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 50 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 150 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 280 people (8.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 80 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 70 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 100 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.53
- Total employment: 120 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $68,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,760
- Median hourly wage: $35.94
- Total employment: 180 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $79,350
- Median hourly wage: $38.15
- Total employment: 70 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,280
- Median hourly wage: $47.25
- Total employment: 70 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $106,230
- Median hourly wage: $51.07
- Total employment: 710 people (20.83 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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