Highest-paying jobs in Visalia for high school graduates

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#50. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $53,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $53,550
- Median hourly wage: $25.74
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $53,980
- Median hourly wage: $25.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $54,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.27
- Total employment: 140 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $54,850
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Total employment: 170 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machine feeders and offbearers

- Median annual wage: $55,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 160 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,870
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $56,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $57,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.44
- Total employment: 60 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,110
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 510 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 560 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $58,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 370 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 690 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $59,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.48
- Total employment: 270 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 120 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 100 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 260 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 90 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Helpers--pipelayers, plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $62,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 90 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 250 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $62,520
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 430 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.20
- Total employment: 220 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 560 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 260 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 180 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,710
- Median hourly wage: $31.11
- Total employment: 190 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 80 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,060
- Median hourly wage: $32.72
- Total employment: 100 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,130
- Median hourly wage: $32.76
- Total employment: 1,250 people (7.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,150
- Median hourly wage: $32.76
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $71,390
- Median hourly wage: $34.32
- Total employment: 530 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,760
- Median hourly wage: $34.50
- Total employment: 670 people (3.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.85
- Total employment: 850 people (4.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $74,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.02
- Total employment: 100 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $77,800
- Median hourly wage: $37.40
- Total employment: 80 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 250 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $79,370
- Median hourly wage: $38.16
- Total employment: 240 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,510
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Total employment: 440 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,750
- Median hourly wage: $38.34
- Total employment: 540 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $88,030
- Median hourly wage: $42.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $89,300
- Median hourly wage: $42.93
- Total employment: 260 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $91,990
- Median hourly wage: $44.22
- Total employment: 550 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $94,580
- Median hourly wage: $45.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,170
- Median hourly wage: $46.24
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $128,500
- Median hourly wage: $61.78
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 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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