Highest-paying jobs in New Haven for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $62,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 610 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 280 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 4,680 people (16.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $63,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 310 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $63,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 70 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $63,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 170 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Travel agents (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 120 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,710
- Median hourly wage: $31.59
- Total employment: 1,030 people (3.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,740
- Median hourly wage: $31.60
- Total employment: 550 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $66,170
- Median hourly wage: $31.81
- Total employment: 450 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $66,340
- Median hourly wage: $31.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 1,560 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $66,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $66,910
- Median hourly wage: $32.17
- Total employment: 160 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $68,120
- Median hourly wage: $32.75
- Total employment: 460 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $68,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.99
- Total employment: 810 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.69
- Total employment: 140 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $70,240
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 410 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $71,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 170 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 120 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Locksmiths and safe repairers

- Median annual wage: $73,260
- Median hourly wage: $35.22
- Total employment: 30 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,510
- Median hourly wage: $35.34
- Total employment: 2,120 people (7.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $73,730
- Median hourly wage: $35.45
- Total employment: 150 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $74,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 580 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $75,440
- Median hourly wage: $36.27
- Total employment: 110 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 980 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 170 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 4,280 people (15.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $77,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.04
- Total employment: 500 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $77,190
- Median hourly wage: $37.11
- Total employment: 470 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $77,390
- Median hourly wage: $37.21
- Total employment: 260 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,500
- Median hourly wage: $37.26
- Total employment: 1,100 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,740
- Median hourly wage: $37.86
- Total employment: 270 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.98
- Total employment: 920 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $80,660
- Median hourly wage: $38.78
- Total employment: 130 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,260
- Median hourly wage: $39.07
- Total employment: 330 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $81,840
- Median hourly wage: $39.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $81,910
- Median hourly wage: $39.38
- Total employment: 1,330 people (4.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,150
- Median hourly wage: $40.94
- Total employment: 1,200 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $85,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,650
- Median hourly wage: $41.18
- Total employment: 940 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $94,860
- Median hourly wage: $45.60
- Total employment: 140 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,700
- Median hourly wage: $46.49
- Total employment: 150 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,810
- Median hourly wage: $46.54
- Total employment: 450 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $104,380
- Median hourly wage: $50.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $104,610
- Median hourly wage: $50.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $105,230
- Median hourly wage: $50.59
- Total employment: 460 people (1.61 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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