Highest-paying jobs in Springfield, Illinois for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $50,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 70 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 280 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,230
- Median hourly wage: $25.11
- Total employment: 170 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $52,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,470
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction and building inspectors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 140 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $54,840
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 250 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 310 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 140 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 90 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $58,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 180 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 110 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 590 people (5.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 580 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 210 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 140 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 130 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 230 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 610 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $62,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 110 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $62,520
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 500 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,790
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 130 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 260 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $66,850
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $69,780
- Median hourly wage: $33.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,810
- Median hourly wage: $33.56
- Total employment: 840 people (8.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $72,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 330 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $76,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 270 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,190
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 300 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,130
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Total employment: 470 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 80 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $82,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.67
- Total employment: 350 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,690
- Median hourly wage: $39.75
- Total employment: 100 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $88,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.34
- Total employment: 280 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,690
- Median hourly wage: $43.60
- Total employment: 130 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,080
- Median hourly wage: $43.79
- Total employment: 300 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $97,940
- Median hourly wage: $47.09
- Total employment: 60 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $99,950
- Median hourly wage: $48.05
- Total employment: 230 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,050
- Median hourly wage: $49.06
- Total employment: 70 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 60 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,270
- Median hourly wage: $52.05
- Total employment: 170 people (1.69 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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