Highest-paying jobs in Manhattan for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $45,080
- Median hourly wage: $21.67
- Total employment: 220 people (4.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $45,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.71
- Total employment: 70 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $45,280
- Median hourly wage: $21.77
- Total employment: 380 people (7.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,570
- Median hourly wage: $21.91
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $46,050
- Median hourly wage: $22.14
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,420
- Median hourly wage: $22.32
- Total employment: 180 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $46,560
- Median hourly wage: $22.38
- Total employment: 90 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $46,740
- Median hourly wage: $22.47
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,070
- Median hourly wage: $22.63
- Total employment: 110 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,560
- Median hourly wage: $22.87
- Total employment: 70 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $47,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $47,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 190 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 210 people (3.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $48,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,430
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 50 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: 250 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 110 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,470
- Median hourly wage: $23.79
- Total employment: 110 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 380 people (7.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $50,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.07
- Total employment: 90 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 100 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 160 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.87
- Total employment: 90 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,200
- Median hourly wage: $26.54
- Total employment: 130 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 50 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 80 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,930
- Median hourly wage: $26.89
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $56,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,440
- Median hourly wage: $27.62
- Total employment: 100 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 310 people (5.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 180 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 190 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 70 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 370 people (6.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: Not available

#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 100 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $65,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.51
- Total employment: 120 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $67,450
- Median hourly wage: $32.43
- Total employment: 140 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $69,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 80 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 220 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,960
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 330 people (6.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,010
- Median hourly wage: $35.58
- Total employment: 260 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 300 people (5.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,220
- Median hourly wage: $49.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 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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