Highest-paying jobs in Dover for high school graduates

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#50. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $47,940
- Median hourly wage: $23.05
- Total employment: 70 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Fence erectors

- Median annual wage: $48,010
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 210 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $48,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 680 people (9.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 60 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,020
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: Not available

#44. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.90
- Total employment: 130 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $50,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,250
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 150 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $50,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $50,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.51
- Total employment: 790 people (11.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $51,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $52,620
- Median hourly wage: $25.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $52,940
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 80 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $53,710
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $56,850
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,020
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 70 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 130 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 180 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 280 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 350 people (5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 140 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,640
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 390 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 80 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 120 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 90 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 130 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 170 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 90 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 800 people (11.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,440
- Median hourly wage: $31.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.52
- Total employment: 240 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,060
- Median hourly wage: $32.72
- Total employment: 380 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $69,990
- Median hourly wage: $33.65
- Total employment: 90 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,650
- Median hourly wage: $35.41
- Total employment: 220 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $73,900
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $74,740
- Median hourly wage: $35.93
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $74,970
- Median hourly wage: $36.04
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $76,620
- Median hourly wage: $36.84
- Total employment: 310 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,610
- Median hourly wage: $38.76
- Total employment: 300 people (4.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,920
- Median hourly wage: $38.90
- Total employment: 360 people (5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $83,980
- Median hourly wage: $40.37
- Total employment: 80 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,910
- Median hourly wage: $44.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $116,790
- Median hourly wage: $56.15
- Total employment: 110 people (1.65 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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