Highest-paying jobs in Savannah for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $52,580
- Median hourly wage: $25.28
- Total employment: 190 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

- Median annual wage: $53,080
- Median hourly wage: $25.52
- Total employment: 70 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $54,580
- Median hourly wage: $26.24
- Total employment: 340 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,740
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 540 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,290
- Median hourly wage: $26.58
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $56,130
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Electricians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 710 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 1,090 people (5.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,460
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 550 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 400 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,970
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 300 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $58,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 240 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 120 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 50 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: Not available

#31. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 130 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Home appliance repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $60,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 410 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 420 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 800 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 1,170 people (6.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,270
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 1,650 people (8.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 150 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 440 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 270 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 1,550 people (7.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 160 people (0.8 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: $63,290
- Median hourly wage: $30.43
- Total employment: 1,310 people (6.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $63,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 80 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.08
- Total employment: 660 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 170 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,220
- Median hourly wage: $31.84
- Total employment: 410 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $71,100
- Median hourly wage: $34.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $71,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.31
- Total employment: 370 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $73,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.35
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $74,360
- Median hourly wage: $35.75
- Total employment: 1,150 people (5.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,880
- Median hourly wage: $36.48
- Total employment: 110 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.49
- Total employment: 1,060 people (5.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $77,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Total employment: 1,440 people (7.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,990
- Median hourly wage: $37.98
- Total employment: 320 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,010
- Median hourly wage: $39.43
- Total employment: 1,090 people (5.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $82,300
- Median hourly wage: $39.57
- Total employment: 290 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,660
- Median hourly wage: $50.32
- Total employment: 260 people (1.34 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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