Highest-paying jobs in Yuma for high school graduates

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#50. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.04
- Total employment: 350 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $45,890
- Median hourly wage: $22.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,210
- Median hourly wage: $22.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $46,270
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 100 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $46,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $46,490
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $47,290
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 130 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $47,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $47,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 130 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,050
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 140 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $48,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 60 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 60 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 1,670 people (24.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $49,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 150 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 230 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 80 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 170 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 500 people (7.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.65
- Total employment: 230 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.96
- Total employment: 100 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,960
- Median hourly wage: $26.42
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 610 people (8.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 330 people (4.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $56,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 130 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,310
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 60 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 110 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 250 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 280 people (4.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 80 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 220 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 360 people (5.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.58
- Total employment: 440 people (6.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,220
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 170 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,410
- Median hourly wage: $32.89
- Total employment: 320 people (4.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $70,630
- Median hourly wage: $33.96
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: 250 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $82,560
- Median hourly wage: $39.69
- Total employment: Not available

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $95,640
- Median hourly wage: $45.98
- Total employment: 740 people (10.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,670
- Median hourly wage: $46.96
- Total employment: 70 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $102,300
- Median hourly wage: $49.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $102,510
- Median hourly wage: $49.28
- Total employment: 110 people (1.62 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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