Highest-paying jobs in Warner Robins for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $46,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 80 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.57
- Total employment: 220 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $47,190
- Median hourly wage: $22.69
- Total employment: 90 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,280
- Median hourly wage: $22.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $48,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 190 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 230 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,710
- Median hourly wage: $23.42
- Total employment: 360 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,160
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.96
- Total employment: 290 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $50,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.06
- Total employment: 60 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $50,350
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 470 people (6.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 140 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,520
- Median hourly wage: $24.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,620
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 380 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,260
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 380 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 220 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $52,860
- Median hourly wage: $25.41
- Total employment: 170 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 160 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 90 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $54,700
- Median hourly wage: $26.30
- Total employment: 90 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 470 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,530
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 210 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 110 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 130 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 250 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $59,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 210 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 130 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 100 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $62,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 310 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 310 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 600 people (7.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 80 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $64,670
- Median hourly wage: $31.09
- Total employment: 120 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical power-line installers and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,100
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,100
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 260 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Sheet metal workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,100
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 900 people (11.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,920
- Median hourly wage: $33.62
- Total employment: 350 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $70,380
- Median hourly wage: $33.84
- Total employment: 90 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.04
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,330
- Median hourly wage: $37.18
- Total employment: 320 people (4.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,970
- Median hourly wage: $38.93
- Total employment: 480 people (6.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $85,470
- Median hourly wage: $41.09
- Total employment: 110 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $113,730
- Median hourly wage: $54.68
- Total employment: 80 people (1.04 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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