Highest-paying jobs in Hinesville for high school graduates

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#50. Receptionists and information clerks

- Median annual wage: $30,770
- Median hourly wage: $14.79
- Total employment: 130 people (6.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Cooks, institution and cafeteria

- Median annual wage: $31,270
- Median hourly wage: $15.03
- Total employment: 30 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $31,640
- Median hourly wage: $15.21
- Total employment: 50 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Counter and rental clerks

- Median annual wage: $32,090
- Median hourly wage: $15.43
- Total employment: 60 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Stockers and order fillers

- Median annual wage: $34,070
- Median hourly wage: $16.38
- Total employment: 510 people (25.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Dining room and cafeteria attendants and bartender helpers

- Median annual wage: $34,930
- Median hourly wage: $16.79
- Total employment: 70 people (3.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Customer service representatives

- Median annual wage: $35,140
- Median hourly wage: $16.90
- Total employment: 280 people (13.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $35,350
- Median hourly wage: $17.00
- Total employment: 50 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $35,450
- Median hourly wage: $17.04
- Total employment: 60 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers

- Median annual wage: $35,500
- Median hourly wage: $17.07
- Total employment: 290 people (14.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $35,520
- Median hourly wage: $17.08
- Total employment: 220 people (11.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $36,350
- Median hourly wage: $17.47
- Total employment: 80 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Tellers

- Median annual wage: $36,820
- Median hourly wage: $17.70
- Total employment: 50 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $37,440
- Median hourly wage: $18.00
- Total employment: 30 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $37,540
- Median hourly wage: $18.05
- Total employment: 220 people (10.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $38,910
- Median hourly wage: $18.71
- Total employment: 40 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $39,100
- Median hourly wage: $18.80
- Total employment: 60 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $39,460
- Median hourly wage: $18.97
- Total employment: 60 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $39,560
- Median hourly wage: $19.02
- Total employment: 460 people (22.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $40,560
- Median hourly wage: $19.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $44,380
- Median hourly wage: $21.34
- Total employment: 300 people (14.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Packers and packagers, hand

- Median annual wage: $44,730
- Median hourly wage: $21.51
- Total employment: 50 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,360
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 110 people (5.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 190 people (9.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,910
- Median hourly wage: $22.55
- Total employment: 60 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $47,050
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 90 people (4.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 70 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $48,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.26
- Total employment: 50 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 70 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 80 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $50,870
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 60 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,120
- Median hourly wage: $25.06
- Total employment: 170 people (8.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 90 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 50 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,840
- Median hourly wage: $26.36
- Total employment: 70 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,980
- Median hourly wage: $26.43
- Total employment: 180 people (8.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 30 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $56,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 40 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,760
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 40 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.53
- Total employment: 60 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 240 people (11.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 90 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 40 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 50 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 60 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,520
- Median hourly wage: $34.38
- Total employment: 110 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 80 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $76,610
- Median hourly wage: $36.83
- Total employment: 90 people (4.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 40 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.76
- Total employment: 30 people (1.59 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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