Highest-paying jobs in Pensacola for high school graduates

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#50. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 640 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $49,380
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $49,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 170 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Dental laboratory technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 70 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 320 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 230 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,370
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 100 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,840
- Median hourly wage: $24.44
- Total employment: 200 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $51,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.57
- Total employment: Not available

#41. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $51,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.94
- Total employment: 260 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $52,260
- Median hourly wage: $25.13
- Total employment: 120 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $54,040
- Median hourly wage: $25.98
- Total employment: 320 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 230 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 540 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 1,320 people (7.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 100 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,310
- Median hourly wage: $27.55
- Total employment: 590 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 780 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Financial clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 180 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $58,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Total employment: 470 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 1,380 people (7.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 300 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 100 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 320 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 520 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 330 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 550 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 1,820 people (9.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 220 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 100 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.92
- Total employment: 230 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 1,350 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 990 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 480 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 250 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,650
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 240 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 130 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $84,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.83
- Total employment: 300 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,050
- Median hourly wage: $41.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,550
- Median hourly wage: $47.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 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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