Highest-paying jobs in Waterloo for high school graduates

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#50. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $51,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 160 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 920 people (10.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,460
- Median hourly wage: $24.74
- Total employment: 80 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 160 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals

- Median annual wage: $51,840
- Median hourly wage: $24.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Coin, vending, and amusement machine servicers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,130
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 310 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,980
- Median hourly wage: $25.95
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $54,150
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 100 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,280
- Median hourly wage: $26.10
- Total employment: 190 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $54,730
- Median hourly wage: $26.31
- Total employment: 70 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $55,990
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 120 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $56,500
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 200 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,730
- Median hourly wage: $27.27
- Total employment: 190 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 180 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 330 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Cement masons and concrete finishers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 80 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Highway maintenance workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 150 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 210 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 200 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,830
- Median hourly wage: $27.81
- Total employment: 500 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 270 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $58,890
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 80 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $59,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 80 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 240 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $60,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 70 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.98
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 110 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 730 people (8.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 180 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 310 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,700
- Median hourly wage: $31.11
- Total employment: 370 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $70,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.69
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 580 people (6.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 440 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,500
- Median hourly wage: $40.14
- Total employment: 330 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $84,130
- Median hourly wage: $40.45
- Total employment: 420 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,660
- Median hourly wage: $40.70
- Total employment: 100 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,730
- Median hourly wage: $40.74
- Total employment: 300 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $91,100
- Median hourly wage: $43.80
- Total employment: 140 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,600
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $112,310
- Median hourly wage: $53.99
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 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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