Highest-paying jobs in Ocala for high school graduates

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#50. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $46,080
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 70 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,250
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 80 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,290
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 60 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $47,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,040
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 430 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $47,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 320 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,310
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 100 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $47,360
- Median hourly wage: $22.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $47,420
- Median hourly wage: $22.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $48,170
- Median hourly wage: $23.16
- Total employment: 590 people (4.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $48,330
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $48,480
- Median hourly wage: $23.31
- Total employment: 880 people (7.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 240 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $48,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 140 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 170 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $49,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,630
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 130 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 80 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,070
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 330 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,270
- Median hourly wage: $25.61
- Total employment: 290 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $55,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.51
- Total employment: 140 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 330 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $55,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 510 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.78
- Total employment: 500 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 430 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 1,230 people (10.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 310 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 980 people (8.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 150 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 60 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 180 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 900 people (7.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,240
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 150 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 780 people (6.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,860
- Median hourly wage: $32.63
- Total employment: 500 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $71,800
- Median hourly wage: $34.52
- Total employment: 180 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.02
- Total employment: 110 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,610
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $97,810
- Median hourly wage: $47.03
- Total employment: 90 people (0.74 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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