Highest-paying jobs in Portland, Maine for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 330 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 70 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 120 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 740 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 520 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $63,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 1,030 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 280 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 710 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 110 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 1,340 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $63,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 590 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 1,070 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $64,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: Not available

#34. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $65,040
- Median hourly wage: $31.27
- Total employment: 650 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 360 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $65,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 140 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,350
- Median hourly wage: $31.42
- Total employment: 400 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $65,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.56
- Total employment: 1,730 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.73
- Total employment: 1,340 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 460 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 2,400 people (8.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $67,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 80 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $67,730
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $69,550
- Median hourly wage: $33.44
- Total employment: 790 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $69,580
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 320 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 1,780 people (6.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.10
- Total employment: 610 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $73,310
- Median hourly wage: $35.24
- Total employment: 180 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $73,640
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Total employment: Not available

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 270 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.87
- Total employment: 1,490 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 180 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $78,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Total employment: 1,520 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.54
- Total employment: 820 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 1,220 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,950
- Median hourly wage: $39.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $86,240
- Median hourly wage: $41.46
- Total employment: 100 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $91,330
- Median hourly wage: $43.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,450
- Median hourly wage: $43.97
- Total employment: 450 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,430
- Median hourly wage: $44.92
- Total employment: 190 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $99,480
- Median hourly wage: $47.83
- Total employment: 140 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $100,320
- Median hourly wage: $48.23
- Total employment: 170 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,820
- Median hourly wage: $49.92
- Total employment: 220 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $146,830
- Median hourly wage: $70.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 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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