Highest-paying jobs in Coeur d'Alene for high school graduates

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#50. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,360
- Median hourly wage: $23.73
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $50,250
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $50,350
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $50,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 120 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,900
- Median hourly wage: $24.47
- Total employment: 100 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $50,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $51,220
- Median hourly wage: $24.63
- Total employment: 260 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $51,720
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 310 people (4.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 90 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $51,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $52,070
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 130 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $52,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 690 people (9.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $53,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 120 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 180 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 70 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 140 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 90 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 330 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 330 people (4.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 170 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 70 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 790 people (11.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 90 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 320 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 380 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $60,480
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 70 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $60,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 130 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 70 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 520 people (7.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Dental laboratory technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 630 people (8.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 110 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $64,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,720
- Median hourly wage: $31.60
- Total employment: 80 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.81
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.94
- Total employment: 90 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,650
- Median hourly wage: $32.52
- Total employment: 100 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,860
- Median hourly wage: $34.55
- Total employment: 500 people (6.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $72,180
- Median hourly wage: $34.70
- Total employment: 230 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 300 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $80,720
- Median hourly wage: $38.81
- Total employment: 90 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,690
- Median hourly wage: $47.45
- Total employment: 90 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,200
- Median hourly wage: $50.58
- Total employment: 100 people (1.39 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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