Highest-paying jobs in Rockford for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $50,830
- Median hourly wage: $24.44
- Total employment: 150 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 2,060 people (14.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $52,240
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 740 people (5.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,860
- Median hourly wage: $25.41
- Total employment: 110 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $55,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,450
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 120 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $56,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.11
- Total employment: 60 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.52
- Total employment: 800 people (5.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 720 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 410 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 100 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 320 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.10
- Total employment: 170 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 310 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $61,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 60 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 170 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $61,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 210 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.18
- Total employment: 1,440 people (10.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 90 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,760
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Total employment: 820 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,400
- Median hourly wage: $31.44
- Total employment: 160 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $65,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.60
- Total employment: 140 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $67,520
- Median hourly wage: $32.46
- Total employment: 230 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.70
- Total employment: 1,080 people (7.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.88
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $68,540
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 190 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $69,160
- Median hourly wage: $33.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $72,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $72,780
- Median hourly wage: $34.99
- Total employment: 120 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $74,670
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 970 people (6.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Total employment: 500 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $78,110
- Median hourly wage: $37.55
- Total employment: 100 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $79,410
- Median hourly wage: $38.18
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $79,990
- Median hourly wage: $38.46
- Total employment: 440 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $80,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.69
- Total employment: 430 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $81,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 600 people (4.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Millwrights (tie)

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $82,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.50
- Total employment: 180 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 280 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,670
- Median hourly wage: $46.96
- Total employment: 420 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $101,030
- Median hourly wage: $48.57
- Total employment: 180 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $102,560
- Median hourly wage: $49.31
- Total employment: 230 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,380
- Median hourly wage: $50.67
- Total employment: 120 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $119,440
- Median hourly wage: $57.42
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 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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