Highest-paying jobs in Hagerstown for high school graduates

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#49. Production, planning, and expediting clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 220 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Insurance sales agents (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 200 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $50,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 340 people (3.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 100 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 100 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 180 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $52,550
- Median hourly wage: $25.27
- Total employment: 140 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Machine feeders and offbearers

- Median annual wage: $53,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,990
- Median hourly wage: $25.96
- Total employment: 240 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $54,170
- Median hourly wage: $26.04
- Total employment: 30 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,210
- Median hourly wage: $26.06
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $54,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.38
- Total employment: 750 people (7.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.52
- Total employment: 90 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $55,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 130 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $55,880
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 100 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 110 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 90 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 300 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 1,100 people (10.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 130 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $59,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 160 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.15
- Total employment: 140 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 200 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 440 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 800 people (7.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 460 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 230 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 110 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.08
- Total employment: 260 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Meter readers, utilities

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.52
- Total employment: 120 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 290 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,910
- Median hourly wage: $32.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,260
- Median hourly wage: $33.30
- Total employment: 460 people (4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,430
- Median hourly wage: $33.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.20
- Total employment: 510 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,510
- Median hourly wage: $34.38
- Total employment: 400 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $77,740
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Total employment: 350 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $82,710
- Median hourly wage: $39.76
- Total employment: 100 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $85,190
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $86,060
- Median hourly wage: $41.37
- Total employment: 120 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $89,960
- Median hourly wage: $43.25
- Total employment: 150 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,890
- Median hourly wage: $47.06
- Total employment: 130 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $157,270
- Median hourly wage: $75.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 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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