Highest-paying jobs in Lewiston for high school graduates

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#50. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $40,900
- Median hourly wage: $19.66
- Total employment: 200 people (7.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $40,910
- Median hourly wage: $19.67
- Total employment: 650 people (23.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Tellers

- Median annual wage: $42,660
- Median hourly wage: $20.51
- Total employment: 110 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $43,210
- Median hourly wage: $20.78
- Total employment: 40 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $43,270
- Median hourly wage: $20.80
- Total employment: 270 people (9.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,730
- Median hourly wage: $21.02
- Total employment: 130 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $43,920
- Median hourly wage: $21.12
- Total employment: 40 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.50
- Total employment: 90 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $44,870
- Median hourly wage: $21.57
- Total employment: 300 people (10.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,000
- Median hourly wage: $22.11
- Total employment: 40 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $46,400
- Median hourly wage: $22.31
- Total employment: 70 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $46,540
- Median hourly wage: $22.38
- Total employment: 280 people (9.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $46,690
- Median hourly wage: $22.45
- Total employment: 110 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 290 people (10.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 90 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $47,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 250 people (8.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,350
- Median hourly wage: $22.77
- Total employment: 120 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $47,650
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 50 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.97
- Total employment: 120 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $47,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 40 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 60 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $48,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 180 people (6.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $48,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 30 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 60 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $50,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 100 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $51,420
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 30 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $51,500
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 40 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $51,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 130 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 60 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,250
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 30 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $53,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 100 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 60 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $54,200
- Median hourly wage: $26.06
- Total employment: 40 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 40 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,090
- Median hourly wage: $26.97
- Total employment: 100 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 240 people (8.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,670
- Median hourly wage: $28.21
- Total employment: 240 people (8.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $59,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 60 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,440
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 30 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 30 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 300 people (10.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 140 people (4.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 70 people (2.66 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: $63,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 80 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,340
- Median hourly wage: $31.89
- Total employment: 40 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.93
- Total employment: 270 people (9.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $72,930
- Median hourly wage: $35.06
- Total employment: 230 people (8.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,150
- Median hourly wage: $36.13
- Total employment: 160 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Total employment: 130 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $93,770
- Median hourly wage: $45.08
- Total employment: 140 people (5.04 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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