Highest-paying jobs in South Bend for high school graduates

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $53,970
- Median hourly wage: $25.95
- Total employment: 150 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 180 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 90 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $56,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 100 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 260 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 80 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 80 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 160 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 410 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $59,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 80 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 320 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 740 people (5.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 250 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 450 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 170 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 60 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 330 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 570 people (4.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 270 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 90 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 440 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 80 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $64,520
- Median hourly wage: $31.02
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 610 people (4.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 1,430 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,230
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 920 people (7.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $66,470
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 100 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,610
- Median hourly wage: $32.03
- Total employment: 940 people (7.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $68,540
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $69,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.21
- Total employment: 530 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $69,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 640 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $70,800
- Median hourly wage: $34.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $70,850
- Median hourly wage: $34.06
- Total employment: 80 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $71,590
- Median hourly wage: $34.42
- Total employment: 120 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $72,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 140 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $73,610
- Median hourly wage: $35.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 90 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.80
- Total employment: 80 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.52
- Total employment: 560 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $82,460
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 300 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,690
- Median hourly wage: $40.72
- Total employment: 600 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $84,800
- Median hourly wage: $40.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,000
- Median hourly wage: $45.19
- Total employment: 120 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $101,320
- Median hourly wage: $48.71
- Total employment: 130 people (0.99 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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