Highest-paying jobs in Riverside for high school graduates

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#50. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $66,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 420 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $67,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 240 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 5,320 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,940
- Median hourly wage: $32.66
- Total employment: 10,140 people (5.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.03
- Total employment: 3,060 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $69,720
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 430 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $69,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.54
- Total employment: 230 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $69,900
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 2,810 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,930
- Median hourly wage: $33.62
- Total employment: 1,510 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Meter readers, utilities

- Median annual wage: $70,110
- Median hourly wage: $33.71
- Total employment: 140 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $70,220
- Median hourly wage: $33.76
- Total employment: 4,110 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $70,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.96
- Total employment: 90 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,860
- Median hourly wage: $34.07
- Total employment: 14,860 people (8.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $71,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 2,820 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $72,740
- Median hourly wage: $34.97
- Total employment: 400 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $72,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.02
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $73,170
- Median hourly wage: $35.18
- Total employment: 230 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $73,690
- Median hourly wage: $35.43
- Total employment: 750 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $73,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 7,570 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,340
- Median hourly wage: $35.74
- Total employment: 130 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $75,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.17
- Total employment: 460 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Artists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.30
- Total employment: 50 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $76,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.56
- Total employment: 280 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $76,120
- Median hourly wage: $36.60
- Total employment: 310 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $76,350
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 850 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $76,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 3,520 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 310 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,150
- Median hourly wage: $38.05
- Total employment: 4,750 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,140
- Median hourly wage: $39.01
- Total employment: 1,520 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $81,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 540 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $82,500
- Median hourly wage: $39.66
- Total employment: 1,580 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.73
- Total employment: 5,540 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 1,020 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 8,720 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,190
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Total employment: 200 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $86,590
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 1,330 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $93,690
- Median hourly wage: $45.04
- Total employment: 4,920 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $94,720
- Median hourly wage: $45.54
- Total employment: 240 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,080
- Median hourly wage: $46.19
- Total employment: 4,420 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $96,720
- Median hourly wage: $46.50
- Total employment: 140 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $98,460
- Median hourly wage: $47.34
- Total employment: 80 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $105,340
- Median hourly wage: $50.64
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 5,920 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $110,830
- Median hourly wage: $53.29
- Total employment: 1,820 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $118,250
- Median hourly wage: $56.85
- Total employment: 130 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $123,470
- Median hourly wage: $59.36
- Total employment: 360 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $126,380
- Median hourly wage: $60.76
- Total employment: 1,430 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $126,640
- Median hourly wage: $60.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $127,380
- Median hourly wage: $61.24
- Total employment: 620 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $159,820
- Median hourly wage: $76.84
- Total employment: 1,260 people (0.74 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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