Highest-paying jobs in Gainesville for high school graduates

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#50. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,700
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 60 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,750
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 130 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 510 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,470
- Median hourly wage: $23.30
- Total employment: 270 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 150 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $48,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 790 people (5.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $49,330
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 60 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $49,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,490
- Median hourly wage: $23.79
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 140 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $50,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 570 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $50,370
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 60 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $50,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 380 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $52,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 90 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $53,080
- Median hourly wage: $25.52
- Total employment: 80 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,480
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 980 people (6.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 80 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. File clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 200 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,670
- Median hourly wage: $26.76
- Total employment: 500 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.11
- Total employment: 700 people (4.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $56,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 330 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,260
- Median hourly wage: $27.53
- Total employment: 830 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 150 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 170 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 80 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 140 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 390 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 110 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $59,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,100
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 1,390 people (9.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 290 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 80 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 360 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 460 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 490 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 70 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 570 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Total employment: 900 people (5.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $67,010
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,020
- Median hourly wage: $35.11
- Total employment: 120 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $73,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.35
- Total employment: 230 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $81,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.22
- Total employment: 120 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $88,250
- Median hourly wage: $42.43
- Total employment: 140 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $92,460
- Median hourly wage: $44.45
- Total employment: 130 people (0.89 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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