Highest-paying jobs in Iowa City that don't require a college degree

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#50. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $51,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 60 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $51,800
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $52,880
- Median hourly wage: $25.42
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 270 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,170
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 680 people (7.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,590
- Median hourly wage: $25.76
- Total employment: 140 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,850
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Total employment: 80 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 150 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $55,720
- Median hourly wage: $26.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,090
- Median hourly wage: $26.97
- Total employment: 210 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 280 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 220 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,110
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 110 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 130 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $57,650
- Median hourly wage: $27.72
- Total employment: 140 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 380 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: Not available

#31. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 80 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 2,450 people (26.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,620
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 230 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 200 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 170 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 240 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 150 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 330 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 110 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Library technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 140 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 140 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 330 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,100
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 70 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 550 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,090
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.83
- Total employment: 320 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $66,400
- Median hourly wage: $31.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,920
- Median hourly wage: $32.17
- Total employment: 100 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,260
- Median hourly wage: $32.34
- Total employment: 530 people (5.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $68,000
- Median hourly wage: $32.69
- Total employment: Not available

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,610
- Median hourly wage: $32.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.93
- Total employment: 430 people (4.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $72,250
- Median hourly wage: $34.74
- Total employment: 180 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $73,960
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 110 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,740
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Total employment: 240 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,600
- Median hourly wage: $36.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,090
- Median hourly wage: $37.06
- Total employment: 270 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $88,440
- Median hourly wage: $42.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $89,350
- Median hourly wage: $42.96
- Total employment: 70 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,370
- Median hourly wage: $43.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $110,000
- Median hourly wage: $52.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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