Highest-paying jobs in Owensboro for high school graduates

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#50. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $42,280
- Median hourly wage: $20.33
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $42,540
- Median hourly wage: $20.45
- Total employment: 100 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,900
- Median hourly wage: $20.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,950
- Median hourly wage: $20.65
- Total employment: 100 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $42,960
- Median hourly wage: $20.65
- Total employment: 330 people (6.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $43,620
- Median hourly wage: $20.97
- Total employment: 480 people (9.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,280
- Median hourly wage: $21.29
- Total employment: 90 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,530
- Median hourly wage: $21.41
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,790
- Median hourly wage: $21.53
- Total employment: 340 people (7.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $44,860
- Median hourly wage: $21.57
- Total employment: 170 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $45,450
- Median hourly wage: $21.85
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $45,690
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 110 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $45,810
- Median hourly wage: $22.02
- Total employment: 270 people (5.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.44
- Total employment: 300 people (6.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,860
- Median hourly wage: $22.53
- Total employment: 170 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $47,030
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 50 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,220
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 60 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 210 people (4.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $48,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: Not available

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 70 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,080
- Median hourly wage: $24.08
- Total employment: 450 people (9.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.13
- Total employment: 170 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.66
- Total employment: 370 people (7.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,620
- Median hourly wage: $24.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,040
- Median hourly wage: $25.50
- Total employment: 60 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $53,240
- Median hourly wage: $25.59
- Total employment: 140 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Total employment: 160 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,130
- Median hourly wage: $26.99
- Total employment: 140 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,310
- Median hourly wage: $27.07
- Total employment: 240 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $57,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,410
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 150 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 1,010 people (20.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 420 people (8.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 210 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 70 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,230
- Median hourly wage: $29.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,140
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 390 people (7.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $68,830
- Median hourly wage: $33.09
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,040
- Median hourly wage: $33.67
- Total employment: 190 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $71,240
- Median hourly wage: $34.25
- Total employment: 480 people (9.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,510
- Median hourly wage: $34.38
- Total employment: 200 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $71,900
- Median hourly wage: $34.57
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $74,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 170 people (3.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $81,700
- Median hourly wage: $39.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,950
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 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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