Highest-paying jobs in Fort Collins for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $52,790
- Median hourly wage: $25.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $52,800
- Median hourly wage: $25.38
- Total employment: 160 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $53,240
- Median hourly wage: $25.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 160 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#46. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,180
- Median hourly wage: $26.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#45. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $54,800
- Median hourly wage: $26.35
- Total employment: 220 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $54,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.41
- Total employment: 200 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#43. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#42. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 310 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $56,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 550 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 700 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#39. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#38. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Total employment: 110 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

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

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 280 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 150 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#33. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 870 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,580
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 1,030 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 120 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 260 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#29. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 110 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

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

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 1,410 people (8.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#26. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $62,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 170 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#25. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 100 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#24. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 120 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#23. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 80 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

#22. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $64,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship

#21. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#20. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $64,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 200 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#19. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $65,470
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Total employment: 90 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#18. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 290 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $67,800
- Median hourly wage: $32.60
- Total employment: 1,380 people (8.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#16. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $68,370
- Median hourly wage: $32.87
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#15. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $69,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 660 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $69,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.47
- Total employment: 670 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $72,590
- Median hourly wage: $34.90
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $74,130
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 750 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $74,660
- Median hourly wage: $35.89
- Total employment: 1,740 people (10.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $76,900
- Median hourly wage: $36.97
- Total employment: 1,280 people (7.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $78,680
- Median hourly wage: $37.83
- Total employment: 510 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $82,790
- Median hourly wage: $39.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

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

- Median annual wage: $83,040
- Median hourly wage: $39.92
- Total employment: 160 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $85,650
- Median hourly wage: $41.18
- Total employment: 350 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $93,150
- Median hourly wage: $44.79
- Total employment: 600 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $98,120
- Median hourly wage: $47.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $101,480
- Median hourly wage: $48.79
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $125,880
- Median hourly wage: $60.52
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 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: $130,710
- Median hourly wage: $62.84
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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