Highest-paying jobs in Iowa City for high school graduates

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#49. Bus drivers, transit and intercity (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: Not available

#49. Maintenance and repair workers, general (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 710 people (7.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,710
- Median hourly wage: $23.42
- Total employment: 1,250 people (13.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $48,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 230 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 100 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 420 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Information and record clerks, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Healthcare support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 100 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,710
- Median hourly wage: $24.38
- Total employment: 90 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Refuse and recyclable material collectors (tie)

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

#39. Loan interviewers and clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $51,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 120 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#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 Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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