Highest-paying jobs in Augusta for high school graduates

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#50. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.19
- Total employment: 160 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,370
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $50,780
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $51,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.66
- Total employment: 120 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 1,170 people (5.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Office machine operators, except computer (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $52,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 800 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,650
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 390 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Dental laboratory technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,940
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 670 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $54,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.18
- Total employment: 170 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $54,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 110 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $54,660
- Median hourly wage: $26.28
- Total employment: 170 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $55,760
- Median hourly wage: $26.81
- Total employment: 330 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 620 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.52
- Total employment: 1,050 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 80 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 100 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 750 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 190 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 910 people (3.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 180 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 1,280 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 1,850 people (8.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 460 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $61,070
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 80 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 250 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 460 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 120 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $62,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 630 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 1,180 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $63,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 500 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $63,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 70 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,200
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $65,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 270 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $68,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.03
- Total employment: 400 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,290
- Median hourly wage: $34.76
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,760
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Total employment: 1,090 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,040
- Median hourly wage: $35.60
- Total employment: 1,640 people (7.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 1,390 people (6.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $78,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 300 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 150 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,980
- Median hourly wage: $45.66
- Total employment: 230 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $98,490
- Median hourly wage: $47.35
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 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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