Highest-paying jobs in Peoria for high school graduates

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#50. Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $56,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 280 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 220 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 440 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,640
- Median hourly wage: $28.19
- Total employment: 570 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.21
- Total employment: 280 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $58,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 180 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 1,040 people (6.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $59,460
- Median hourly wage: $28.59
- Total employment: 460 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $59,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 160 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 110 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 1,520 people (9.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 370 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 140 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 80 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 330 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 130 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 100 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 940 people (5.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $63,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 1,090 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.81
- Total employment: 1,060 people (6.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Total employment: 220 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $70,610
- Median hourly wage: $33.95
- Total employment: 190 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $74,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 520 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,870
- Median hourly wage: $35.99
- Total employment: 240 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $74,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 190 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $76,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 150 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 610 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 860 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $78,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.53
- Total employment: 150 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,780
- Median hourly wage: $37.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $80,840
- Median hourly wage: $38.87
- Total employment: 570 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 560 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $82,440
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $84,160
- Median hourly wage: $40.46
- Total employment: 350 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $86,590
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 200 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $86,810
- Median hourly wage: $41.73
- Total employment: 160 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $87,730
- Median hourly wage: $42.18
- Total employment: 820 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,060
- Median hourly wage: $45.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,040
- Median hourly wage: $46.17
- Total employment: 700 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $120,240
- Median hourly wage: $57.81
- Total employment: 380 people (2.27 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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