Highest-paying jobs in Terre Haute for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $48,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 890 people (13.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 150 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 90 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 370 people (5.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Refuse and recyclable material collectors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 60 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 190 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $49,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 120 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 70 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive body and related repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 90 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Property, real estate, and community association managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 90 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $49,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 310 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,290
- Median hourly wage: $24.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $50,690
- Median hourly wage: $24.37
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 80 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.20
- Total employment: 100 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $55,250
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 290 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.82
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,030
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 190 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 140 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 140 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 210 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,280
- Median hourly wage: $27.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 100 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 190 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 120 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,500
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 230 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 130 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 330 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 110 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 410 people (6.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Recreational vehicle service technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: 270 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 470 people (7.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.38
- Total employment: 500 people (7.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $71,580
- Median hourly wage: $34.41
- Total employment: 440 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $75,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.53
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,350
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 330 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 310 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 360 people (5.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $83,880
- Median hourly wage: $40.33
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $88,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.34
- Total employment: 400 people (6.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $99,080
- Median hourly wage: $47.63
- Total employment: 130 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $101,220
- Median hourly wage: $48.67
- Total employment: 80 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $113,170
- Median hourly wage: $54.41
- Total employment: 60 people (0.92 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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