Highest-paying jobs in Lawrence for high school graduates

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#50. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,560
- Median hourly wage: $21.43
- Total employment: 200 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,800
- Median hourly wage: $21.54
- Total employment: 80 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $45,050
- Median hourly wage: $21.66
- Total employment: 390 people (7.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $45,120
- Median hourly wage: $21.69
- Total employment: 150 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $45,930
- Median hourly wage: $22.08
- Total employment: 380 people (7.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $46,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 290 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $46,190
- Median hourly wage: $22.21
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $46,540
- Median hourly wage: $22.38
- Total employment: 120 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 460 people (8.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,900
- Median hourly wage: $22.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,140
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 160 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $48,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 170 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 70 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 200 people (3.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $48,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 70 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 80 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,420
- Median hourly wage: $24.24
- Total employment: 100 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,820
- Median hourly wage: $24.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $50,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.47
- Total employment: 70 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 220 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,570
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 140 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 150 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 120 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $59,470
- Median hourly wage: $28.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,100
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 110 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 100 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,640
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 400 people (7.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 190 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 160 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.98
- Total employment: 130 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 100 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,190
- Median hourly wage: $31.34
- Total employment: 120 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $69,420
- Median hourly wage: $33.37
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,430
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 330 people (6.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,820
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Total employment: 180 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,620
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Total employment: 300 people (5.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,210
- Median hourly wage: $36.64
- Total employment: 230 people (4.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,630
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Total employment: 220 people (4.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $96,470
- Median hourly wage: $46.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,480
- Median hourly wage: $48.31
- Total employment: 80 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,350
- Median hourly wage: $50.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 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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