Highest-paying jobs in Tucson for high school graduates

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#50. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $54,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $54,970
- Median hourly wage: $26.43
- Total employment: 2,080 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 230 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $56,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.26
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 1,420 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 1,370 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 1,330 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 700 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 230 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 1,070 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 720 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 1,080 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 3,480 people (9.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 120 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 1,240 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Chefs and head cooks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 470 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Earth drillers, except oil and gas (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 200 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 910 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 1,330 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 530 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 570 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Medical appliance technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: Not available

#25. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.34
- Total employment: 180 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Gambling change persons and booth cashiers

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 150 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 200 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 450 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 2,030 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 180 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 1,070 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 650 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $63,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 110 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 330 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

- Median annual wage: $64,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.83
- Total employment: 110 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.88
- Total employment: 1,740 people (4.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,930
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 960 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,240
- Median hourly wage: $31.85
- Total employment: 800 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,370
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 1,890 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 100 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $75,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 110 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $76,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.65
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $78,180
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 1,700 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $80,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.92
- Total employment: 410 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,930
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 170 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $102,770
- Median hourly wage: $49.41
- Total employment: 440 people (1.13 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: 1,580 people (4.08 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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