Highest-paying jobs in Idaho Falls for high school graduates

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#50. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $47,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 100 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.97
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $47,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $48,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.12
- Total employment: 250 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,140
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 590 people (7.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 130 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 200 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 120 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,750
- Median hourly wage: $25.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.93
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $55,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $55,110
- Median hourly wage: $26.50
- Total employment: 100 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $55,240
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 330 people (4.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $55,300
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.27
- Total employment: 260 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 820 people (10.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 80 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 70 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 330 people (4.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.48
- Total employment: 110 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 170 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 110 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 280 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 500 people (6.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 790 people (9.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 90 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 220 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $63,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 440 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.91
- Total employment: 210 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- Median annual wage: $67,150
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 200 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $71,340
- Median hourly wage: $34.30
- Total employment: 30 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,490
- Median hourly wage: $35.81
- Total employment: 550 people (6.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,980
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 320 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,100
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $78,110
- Median hourly wage: $37.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $79,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 500 people (6.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $81,360
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 210 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $84,020
- Median hourly wage: $40.40
- Total employment: 130 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $87,700
- Median hourly wage: $42.17
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $92,500
- Median hourly wage: $44.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

- Median annual wage: $95,440
- Median hourly wage: $45.89
- Total employment: 140 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,810
- Median hourly wage: $50.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.97 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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