Highest-paying jobs in Brunswick for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $41,930
- Median hourly wage: $20.16
- Total employment: 150 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,830
- Median hourly wage: $21.07
- Total employment: 70 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $44,000
- Median hourly wage: $21.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,110
- Median hourly wage: $21.69
- Total employment: 70 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,280
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $46,460
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $46,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.40
- Total employment: 170 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $47,180
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $47,650
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 210 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,690
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 100 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Pest control workers

- Median annual wage: $47,930
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 80 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.12
- Total employment: 110 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $48,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,230
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 140 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $49,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 140 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 150 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 130 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 110 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Carpenters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 120 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 200 people (4.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $53,880
- Median hourly wage: $25.91
- Total employment: 300 people (6.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $54,040
- Median hourly wage: $25.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,320
- Median hourly wage: $26.12
- Total employment: 340 people (7.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.17
- Total employment: 130 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.26
- Total employment: 210 people (4.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 230 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $58,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 70 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 150 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 100 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 100 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 230 people (4.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $66,330
- Median hourly wage: $31.89
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $67,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 180 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $69,880
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 340 people (7.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,770
- Median hourly wage: $35.47
- Total employment: 200 people (4.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $74,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.16
- Total employment: 50 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $78,610
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 100 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $78,800
- Median hourly wage: $37.89
- Total employment: Not available

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $94,940
- Median hourly wage: $45.64
- Total employment: 90 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,550
- Median hourly wage: $46.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $155,110
- Median hourly wage: $74.57
- Total employment: 220 people (4.68 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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