Highest-paying jobs in Decatur, Illinois that don't require a college degree

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#50. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $48,690
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 50 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Library technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 680 people (15.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $49,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 70 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 70 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,230
- Median hourly wage: $24.15
- Total employment: 60 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $50,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 170 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,710
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 100 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,840
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,170
- Median hourly wage: $25.08
- Total employment: 120 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $53,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 140 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $54,740
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 140 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,920
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,760
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 450 people (10.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $57,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.70
- Total employment: 900 people (19.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $57,830
- Median hourly wage: $27.81
- Total employment: 700 people (15.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $58,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 50 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 210 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 80 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 210 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 70 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cement masons and concrete finishers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 170 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $63,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.37
- Total employment: 100 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 70 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $64,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 220 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 470 people (10.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $66,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 80 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $66,590
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,190
- Median hourly wage: $33.26
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $70,660
- Median hourly wage: $33.97
- Total employment: 190 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $72,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.65
- Total employment: 100 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $72,610
- Median hourly wage: $34.91
- Total employment: 1,090 people (24.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $72,750
- Median hourly wage: $34.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,220
- Median hourly wage: $35.20
- Total employment: 410 people (9.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $76,040
- Median hourly wage: $36.56
- Total employment: 150 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,400
- Median hourly wage: $37.69
- Total employment: 160 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $80,770
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 200 people (4.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 180 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $82,770
- Median hourly wage: $39.80
- Total employment: 200 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,750
- Median hourly wage: $40.26
- Total employment: 250 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $96,700
- Median hourly wage: $46.49
- Total employment: 80 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $102,960
- Median hourly wage: $49.50
- Total employment: 440 people (9.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $132,320
- Median hourly wage: $63.61
- Total employment: 120 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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