Highest-paying jobs in Valdosta for high school graduates

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#50. Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

- Median annual wage: $40,880
- Median hourly wage: $19.66
- Total employment: 30 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $41,110
- Median hourly wage: $19.77
- Total employment: 80 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $41,600
- Median hourly wage: $20.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $41,670
- Median hourly wage: $20.04
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $41,980
- Median hourly wage: $20.18
- Total employment: 650 people (12.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $42,190
- Median hourly wage: $20.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $43,300
- Median hourly wage: $20.82
- Total employment: 260 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $43,510
- Median hourly wage: $20.92
- Total employment: 670 people (12.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $43,660
- Median hourly wage: $20.99
- Total employment: 120 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $44,040
- Median hourly wage: $21.18
- Total employment: 180 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $44,850
- Median hourly wage: $21.56
- Total employment: 80 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $45,230
- Median hourly wage: $21.74
- Total employment: 130 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,400
- Median hourly wage: $21.83
- Total employment: 80 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $45,640
- Median hourly wage: $21.94
- Total employment: 70 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $46,260
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 190 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $46,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $46,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $46,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.59
- Total employment: 80 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,480
- Median hourly wage: $23.31
- Total employment: 70 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 80 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 100 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,750
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 240 people (4.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 100 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $50,820
- Median hourly wage: $24.44
- Total employment: 380 people (6.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $51,700
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 140 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $51,720
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 90 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,300
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 480 people (8.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 410 people (7.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,780
- Median hourly wage: $25.86
- Total employment: 160 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $54,530
- Median hourly wage: $26.22
- Total employment: 60 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $54,620
- Median hourly wage: $26.26
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $54,730
- Median hourly wage: $26.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,570
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $56,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 160 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 110 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 290 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 130 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 90 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 410 people (7.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $63,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 90 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 300 people (5.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 100 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 310 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $89,990
- Median hourly wage: $43.26
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,450
- Median hourly wage: $45.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 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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