Highest-paying jobs in Bridgeport for high school graduates

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $65,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 320 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,660
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $65,710
- Median hourly wage: $31.59
- Total employment: 330 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $67,150
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 780 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

- Median annual wage: $67,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.57
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

- Median annual wage: $68,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,470
- Median hourly wage: $32.92
- Total employment: 240 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $68,540
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $69,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Animal control workers

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,740
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 540 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,160
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $72,750
- Median hourly wage: $34.98
- Total employment: 140 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $73,000
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 390 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $73,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.35
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,740
- Median hourly wage: $35.45
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $74,160
- Median hourly wage: $35.65
- Total employment: 3,270 people (8.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $74,730
- Median hourly wage: $35.93
- Total employment: 160 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $75,790
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 160 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $76,390
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 1,260 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $77,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 120 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,120
- Median hourly wage: $37.56
- Total employment: 6,450 people (16.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $78,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 1,690 people (4.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 560 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $80,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.74
- Total employment: 560 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 1,520 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $80,700
- Median hourly wage: $38.80
- Total employment: 390 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 870 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $83,040
- Median hourly wage: $39.92
- Total employment: 150 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,440
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 3,180 people (7.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 1,620 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.78
- Total employment: 1,250 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $86,200
- Median hourly wage: $41.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $86,640
- Median hourly wage: $41.66
- Total employment: 140 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,850
- Median hourly wage: $42.24
- Total employment: 1,450 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $88,130
- Median hourly wage: $42.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $89,120
- Median hourly wage: $42.85
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $89,750
- Median hourly wage: $43.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,190
- Median hourly wage: $43.36
- Total employment: 370 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $90,610
- Median hourly wage: $43.56
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $97,340
- Median hourly wage: $46.80
- Total employment: 1,640 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $97,530
- Median hourly wage: $46.89
- Total employment: 220 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $98,690
- Median hourly wage: $47.45
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $100,980
- Median hourly wage: $48.55
- Total employment: 270 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $104,480
- Median hourly wage: $50.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $105,650
- Median hourly wage: $50.79
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $111,980
- Median hourly wage: $53.84
- Total employment: 530 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $112,970
- Median hourly wage: $54.31
- Total employment: 550 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $132,860
- Median hourly wage: $63.88
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 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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