Highest-paying jobs in Lafayette, Indiana for high school graduates

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#50. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 100 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Pest control workers

- Median annual wage: $48,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $49,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 60 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 120 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 100 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $49,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $50,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.20
- Total employment: 760 people (7.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $50,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.24
- Total employment: 90 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,870
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Agricultural equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,210
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 80 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.74
- Total employment: 140 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $54,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Total employment: 490 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $57,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 130 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $58,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,070
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 150 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 200 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 350 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 310 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 90 people (0.88 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: $59,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 310 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 150 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 190 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 320 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 210 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 280 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,930
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 140 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $62,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 220 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $63,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.59
- Total employment: 70 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.58
- Total employment: 980 people (9.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 200 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,690
- Median hourly wage: $33.03
- Total employment: 680 people (6.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $71,860
- Median hourly wage: $34.55
- Total employment: 540 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $72,430
- Median hourly wage: $34.82
- Total employment: 70 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,130
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 690 people (6.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.15
- Total employment: 380 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.01
- Total employment: 770 people (7.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 350 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,780
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 350 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,240
- Median hourly wage: $39.06
- Total employment: 450 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,910
- Median hourly wage: $49.96
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 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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