Highest-paying jobs in Yuba City for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,170
- Median hourly wage: $23.64
- Total employment: 120 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $49,420
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 610 people (12.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,180
- Median hourly wage: $24.13
- Total employment: 100 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $50,260
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 360 people (7.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Medical equipment preparers

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Driver/sales workers

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 80 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 260 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 100 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 100 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,180
- Median hourly wage: $26.05
- Total employment: 110 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $54,440
- Median hourly wage: $26.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 70 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 190 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,310
- Median hourly wage: $27.55
- Total employment: 100 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 60 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $58,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 100 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 90 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 130 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 70 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $62,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 100 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 190 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $63,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 100 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,350
- Median hourly wage: $31.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $67,430
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 200 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 400 people (7.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $68,630
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 200 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $71,720
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 110 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $72,230
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 200 people (4.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $72,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.93
- Total employment: 180 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,920
- Median hourly wage: $35.54
- Total employment: 350 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $77,800
- Median hourly wage: $37.40
- Total employment: 130 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $78,190
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 90 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,180
- Median hourly wage: $38.07
- Total employment: 140 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $80,040
- Median hourly wage: $38.48
- Total employment: 140 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.71
- Total employment: 230 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $80,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 90 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $82,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,930
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 240 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,520
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 210 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,520
- Median hourly wage: $45.92
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $120,540
- Median hourly wage: $57.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 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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