Highest-paying jobs in Dubuque for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $48,270
- Median hourly wage: $23.21
- Total employment: 240 people (4.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 80 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: Not available

#46. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 410 people (6.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $49,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 330 people (5.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $49,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.83
- Total employment: Not available

#43. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,720
- Median hourly wage: $23.90
- Total employment: 80 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Agricultural equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $50,450
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 130 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $50,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.32
- Total employment: 160 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,800
- Median hourly wage: $24.42
- Total employment: 60 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $51,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 310 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 550 people (9.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food processing workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $52,310
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.38
- Total employment: 60 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 220 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 280 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 290 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 150 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 120 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 130 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 270 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 160 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 140 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 90 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 120 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 240 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 470 people (7.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 90 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 250 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $62,900
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 100 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 200 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 670 people (11.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $67,410
- Median hourly wage: $32.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $69,210
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 150 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,820
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Total employment: 510 people (8.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $73,900
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 190 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,120
- Median hourly wage: $35.63
- Total employment: 190 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.51
- Total employment: 80 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 320 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $103,120
- Median hourly wage: $49.58
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $108,490
- Median hourly wage: $52.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.42 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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