Highest-paying jobs in Boulder for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $55,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 120 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,550
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 130 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#48. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $56,260
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#47. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $56,370
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 320 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#46. Travel agents

- Median annual wage: $56,560
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#45. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $56,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,800
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 410 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#43. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 300 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 480 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 430 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#40. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.93
- Total employment: 380 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 100 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#38. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 640 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

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

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 240 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 290 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#34. Ophthalmic laboratory technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,040
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 120 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#33. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#32. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $61,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.98
- Total employment: 360 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 900 people (4.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 100 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#28. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 120 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 250 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#26. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 130 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#25. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#24. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 200 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#23. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 160 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#22. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 130 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#21. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $65,130
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 80 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#20. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,950
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 130 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 1,690 people (8.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $69,070
- Median hourly wage: $33.21
- Total employment: 850 people (4.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $73,260
- Median hourly wage: $35.22
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $75,970
- Median hourly wage: $36.53
- Total employment: 3,340 people (17.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $76,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.64
- Total employment: 2,250 people (11.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#14. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $76,240
- Median hourly wage: $36.65
- Total employment: 110 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#13. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $77,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.05
- Total employment: 90 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $77,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.15
- Total employment: 550 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $77,530
- Median hourly wage: $37.28
- Total employment: 580 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.31
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $78,610
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 160 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,170
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Total employment: 460 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $95,030
- Median hourly wage: $45.69
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,840
- Median hourly wage: $50.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#4. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $107,130
- Median hourly wage: $51.51
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $111,450
- Median hourly wage: $53.58
- Total employment: 510 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $122,460
- Median hourly wage: $58.88
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $123,130
- Median hourly wage: $59.20
- Total employment: 120 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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