Highest-paying jobs in Topeka for high school graduates

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#50. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $50,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 550 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $51,250
- Median hourly wage: $24.64
- Total employment: 240 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $51,340
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 330 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $52,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 590 people (5.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,270
- Median hourly wage: $25.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,340
- Median hourly wage: $25.17
- Total employment: 180 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $53,100
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $53,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $54,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Total employment: 210 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.18
- Total employment: 140 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Occupational health and safety technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $54,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Tax preparers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $54,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,710
- Median hourly wage: $26.30
- Total employment: 30 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $55,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.61
- Total employment: 610 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 90 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $56,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 70 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,460
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 430 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 540 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,710
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 150 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 1,320 people (11.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 270 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 320 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 260 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 660 people (5.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 410 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 120 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 470 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 300 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 410 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 170 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.13
- Total employment: 320 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $68,050
- Median hourly wage: $32.71
- Total employment: 370 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $69,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.51
- Total employment: 130 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $70,240
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 110 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,960
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 470 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,320
- Median hourly wage: $34.29
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.48
- Total employment: 330 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,270
- Median hourly wage: $35.71
- Total employment: 110 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 620 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,840
- Median hourly wage: $36.94
- Total employment: 630 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 560 people (5.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $93,640
- Median hourly wage: $45.02
- Total employment: 220 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,740
- Median hourly wage: $45.55
- Total employment: 100 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,890
- Median hourly wage: $50.91
- Total employment: 310 people (2.75 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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