Highest-paying jobs in Bloomington for high school graduates

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#50. Rock splitters, quarry

- Median annual wage: $47,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,580
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $48,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 110 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 80 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $48,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 400 people (5.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Residential advisors

- Median annual wage: $49,420
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Data entry keyers

- Median annual wage: $50,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 220 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $50,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 90 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $50,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 70 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 310 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $52,330
- Median hourly wage: $25.16
- Total employment: 70 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 60 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $53,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 80 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.17
- Total employment: 100 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 60 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,710
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 370 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 160 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,830
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 180 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 250 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 220 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 610 people (8.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 200 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 110 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 250 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 410 people (5.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Cement masons and concrete finishers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 140 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 60 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 230 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 180 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.18
- Total employment: 250 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $69,710
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 250 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,010
- Median hourly wage: $34.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $74,270
- Median hourly wage: $35.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $74,330
- Median hourly wage: $35.74
- Total employment: 70 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 260 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Total employment: 530 people (7.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $79,620
- Median hourly wage: $38.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $83,270
- Median hourly wage: $40.03
- Total employment: 320 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $109,500
- Median hourly wage: $52.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 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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