Highest-paying jobs in Hanford for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $47,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- Total employment: 330 people (7.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cooks, institution and cafeteria (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 60 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Billing and posting clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 150 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 190 people (4.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 70 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,360
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 410 people (8.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $49,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 70 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $50,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 130 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $50,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $50,840
- Median hourly wage: $24.44
- Total employment: 300 people (6.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Food processing workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 290 people (6.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,380
- Median hourly wage: $25.18
- Total employment: 130 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,440
- Median hourly wage: $25.21
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,620
- Median hourly wage: $25.30
- Total employment: 230 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,350
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 90 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $54,440
- Median hourly wage: $26.17
- Total employment: 480 people (10.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,730
- Median hourly wage: $27.28
- Total employment: 130 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $56,830
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 30 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.44
- Total employment: 80 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 110 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 100 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 80 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 80 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $62,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 80 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 370 people (7.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $64,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,900
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 150 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $68,370
- Median hourly wage: $32.87
- Total employment: 150 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electricians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $68,370
- Median hourly wage: $32.87
- Total employment: 160 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 120 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $71,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 140 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $71,720
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $72,520
- Median hourly wage: $34.87
- Total employment: 110 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,520
- Median hourly wage: $36.31
- Total employment: 150 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $75,700
- Median hourly wage: $36.39
- Total employment: 110 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $78,010
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Total employment: 100 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $79,890
- Median hourly wage: $38.41
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $81,900
- Median hourly wage: $39.38
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $82,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.52
- Total employment: 260 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,600
- Median hourly wage: $40.19
- Total employment: 200 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,380
- Median hourly wage: $41.53
- Total employment: 160 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,700
- Median hourly wage: $43.61
- Total employment: 110 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,760
- Median hourly wage: $48.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $126,190
- Median hourly wage: $60.67
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 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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