Highest-paying jobs in Alexandria for high school graduates

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#50. Driver/sales workers

- Median annual wage: $41,310
- Median hourly wage: $19.86
- Total employment: 130 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,430
- Median hourly wage: $19.92
- Total employment: 180 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $41,660
- Median hourly wage: $20.03
- Total employment: 730 people (12.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Pest control workers

- Median annual wage: $41,870
- Median hourly wage: $20.13
- Total employment: 80 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,650
- Median hourly wage: $20.51
- Total employment: 140 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $43,270
- Median hourly wage: $20.80
- Total employment: 460 people (7.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $43,830
- Median hourly wage: $21.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,440
- Median hourly wage: $21.37
- Total employment: 70 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $44,610
- Median hourly wage: $21.45
- Total employment: 220 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $44,630
- Median hourly wage: $21.46
- Total employment: 50 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $45,360
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 120 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $45,570
- Median hourly wage: $21.91
- Total employment: 80 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,590
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Total employment: 170 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $45,660
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 240 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,690
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 240 people (4.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.10
- Total employment: 210 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 90 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 230 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Miscellaneous construction and related workers

- Median annual wage: $49,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,620
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 620 people (10.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,530
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 70 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 190 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $53,330
- Median hourly wage: $25.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,300
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 180 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 100 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 440 people (7.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $58,440
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 90 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 210 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 430 people (7.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $61,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.34
- Total employment: 120 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $62,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 200 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,090
- Median hourly wage: $31.29
- Total employment: 350 people (5.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.83
- Total employment: 360 people (6.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,340
- Median hourly wage: $31.90
- Total employment: 160 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $69,250
- Median hourly wage: $33.30
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,470
- Median hourly wage: $36.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.86
- Total employment: 290 people (4.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $80,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.60
- Total employment: 50 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.70
- Total employment: 140 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $81,430
- Median hourly wage: $39.15
- Total employment: 400 people (6.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $86,210
- Median hourly wage: $41.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $99,760
- Median hourly wage: $47.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.53 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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