Highest-paying jobs in Tallahassee for high school graduates

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#50. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

- Median annual wage: $46,560
- Median hourly wage: $22.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $47,100
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 370 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,130
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 140 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Industrial truck and tractor operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 470 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Machinists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $47,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.99
- Total employment: 750 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $48,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 1,290 people (6.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,330
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $48,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 180 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 90 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $49,490
- Median hourly wage: $23.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 90 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $50,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 150 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,830
- Median hourly wage: $24.92
- Total employment: 620 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mechanical door repairers

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $54,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 400 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $54,480
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 460 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,810
- Median hourly wage: $26.35
- Total employment: 340 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $55,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 80 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $55,880
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 130 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,970
- Median hourly wage: $26.91
- Total employment: 300 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 400 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 200 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 700 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 180 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 90 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 200 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 240 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 530 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,020
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 460 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 490 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 1,710 people (9.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 920 people (4.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 310 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 160 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 1,690 people (9.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 660 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 970 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 280 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,060
- Median hourly wage: $31.28
- Total employment: 140 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 910 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,760
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 270 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $91,620
- Median hourly wage: $44.05
- Total employment: 140 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $93,520
- Median hourly wage: $44.96
- Total employment: 350 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,810
- Median hourly wage: $45.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.59 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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