Highest-paying jobs in Pocatello for high school graduates

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#50. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $41,360
- Median hourly wage: $19.89
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $41,600
- Median hourly wage: $20.00
- Total employment: 420 people (11.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $42,050
- Median hourly wage: $20.22
- Total employment: 230 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,230
- Median hourly wage: $20.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $42,880
- Median hourly wage: $20.62
- Total employment: 150 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $43,050
- Median hourly wage: $20.70
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $43,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.01
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,130
- Median hourly wage: $21.22
- Total employment: 60 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,430
- Median hourly wage: $21.36
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $44,450
- Median hourly wage: $21.37
- Total employment: 30 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,480
- Median hourly wage: $21.39
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $44,490
- Median hourly wage: $21.39
- Total employment: 80 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $44,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.50
- Total employment: 50 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,030
- Median hourly wage: $21.65
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $45,070
- Median hourly wage: $21.67
- Total employment: 370 people (9.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.71
- Total employment: 220 people (5.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,340
- Median hourly wage: $21.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $47,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 90 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,720
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 130 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 280 people (7.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $48,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 170 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 170 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 270 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $54,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 80 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 110 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 220 people (5.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 450 people (12.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 70 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 160 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 130 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 120 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,160
- Median hourly wage: $33.25
- Total employment: 80 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,790
- Median hourly wage: $33.56
- Total employment: 170 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $71,250
- Median hourly wage: $34.26
- Total employment: 50 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,880
- Median hourly wage: $35.04
- Total employment: 140 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 70 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $85,360
- Median hourly wage: $41.04
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $87,550
- Median hourly wage: $42.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 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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