Highest-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids for high school graduates

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#50. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $56,290
- Median hourly wage: $27.06
- Total employment: 170 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,310
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 150 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 120 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 510 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,730
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 330 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 320 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $59,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 60 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 330 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 630 people (4.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 480 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 480 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 320 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 90 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 70 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $61,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $62,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.92
- Total employment: 120 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $62,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.98
- Total employment: 510 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 770 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Crane and tower operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 30 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: Not available

#27. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 140 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 930 people (6.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $64,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 60 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.88
- Total employment: 130 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.89
- Total employment: 1,540 people (11.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $64,320
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 80 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $65,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.53
- Total employment: 1,080 people (7.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,760
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $66,820
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,850
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 290 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,630
- Median hourly wage: $33.48
- Total employment: 830 people (5.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $73,610
- Median hourly wage: $35.39
- Total employment: 490 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $74,250
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 450 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $74,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $75,140
- Median hourly wage: $36.13
- Total employment: 190 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $76,150
- Median hourly wage: $36.61
- Total employment: 510 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 220 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,680
- Median hourly wage: $37.83
- Total employment: 870 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.26
- Total employment: 510 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,760
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 1,230 people (8.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $80,910
- Median hourly wage: $38.90
- Total employment: 280 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,870
- Median hourly wage: $47.54
- Total employment: 200 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $99,340
- Median hourly wage: $47.76
- Total employment: 110 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $101,520
- Median hourly wage: $48.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $109,910
- Median hourly wage: $52.84
- Total employment: 120 people (0.86 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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