Highest-paying jobs in Lakeland for high school graduates

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,420
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 200 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Home appliance repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.82
- Total employment: 130 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 960 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $50,210
- Median hourly wage: $24.14
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.15
- Total employment: 240 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 190 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food and tobacco roasting, baking, and drying machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $50,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.24
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 80 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Dental laboratory technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,900
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 180 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 420 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $51,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.97
- Total employment: 90 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $53,190
- Median hourly wage: $25.57
- Total employment: 190 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $53,470
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $54,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 100 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $54,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 70 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $54,960
- Median hourly wage: $26.42
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,870
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 670 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,230
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $56,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 130 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 560 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 690 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 480 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $59,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 270 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 940 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 410 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 2,450 people (9.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 540 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 2,140 people (8.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 1,730 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 1,460 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 930 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $64,100
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 390 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 120 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $66,790
- Median hourly wage: $32.11
- Total employment: 1,340 people (5.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,320
- Median hourly wage: $32.85
- Total employment: 1,460 people (5.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,210
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 1,810 people (6.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,330
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 70 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,730
- Median hourly wage: $35.93
- Total employment: 1,180 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 340 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $93,990
- Median hourly wage: $45.19
- Total employment: 190 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,480
- Median hourly wage: $45.90
- Total employment: 400 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $96,150
- Median hourly wage: $46.22
- Total employment: 200 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $106,930
- Median hourly wage: $51.41
- Total employment: 100 people (0.39 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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