Highest-paying jobs in Dalton for high school graduates

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#50. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,680
- Median hourly wage: $20.04
- Total employment: 190 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $42,920
- Median hourly wage: $20.64
- Total employment: 190 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $42,960
- Median hourly wage: $20.65
- Total employment: 220 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Textile bleaching and dyeing machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $43,230
- Median hourly wage: $20.79
- Total employment: 220 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $43,620
- Median hourly wage: $20.97
- Total employment: 70 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $43,870
- Median hourly wage: $21.09
- Total employment: 140 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $44,020
- Median hourly wage: $21.17
- Total employment: 150 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,130
- Median hourly wage: $21.21
- Total employment: 200 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers

- Median annual wage: $44,180
- Median hourly wage: $21.24
- Total employment: 910 people (13.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,370
- Median hourly wage: $21.33
- Total employment: 50 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $44,400
- Median hourly wage: $21.35
- Total employment: 380 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $44,650
- Median hourly wage: $21.46
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $45,340
- Median hourly wage: $21.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 1,050 people (15.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,390
- Median hourly wage: $22.30
- Total employment: 120 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $46,570
- Median hourly wage: $22.39
- Total employment: 210 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,670
- Median hourly wage: $22.44
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,280
- Median hourly wage: $22.73
- Total employment: 540 people (8.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $47,410
- Median hourly wage: $22.79
- Total employment: 130 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $47,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.06
- Total employment: 80 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 90 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $48,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 70 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 30 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $49,650
- Median hourly wage: $23.87
- Total employment: 70 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.50
- Total employment: 220 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.94
- Total employment: 130 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $54,900
- Median hourly wage: $26.40
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $55,170
- Median hourly wage: $26.52
- Total employment: 880 people (13.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 100 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,690
- Median hourly wage: $27.25
- Total employment: 370 people (5.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 280 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 190 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 1,140 people (17.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 1,030 people (15.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 650 people (9.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 290 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 60 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,280
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 340 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,490
- Median hourly wage: $33.41
- Total employment: 160 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 90 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $71,530
- Median hourly wage: $34.39
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $72,410
- Median hourly wage: $34.81
- Total employment: 80 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,780
- Median hourly wage: $36.43
- Total employment: 90 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $79,880
- Median hourly wage: $38.40
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,030
- Median hourly wage: $45.69
- Total employment: 100 people (1.45 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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