Highest-paying jobs in Salisbury for high school graduates

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#50. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $45,370
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 90 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,390
- Median hourly wage: $21.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,430
- Median hourly wage: $21.84
- Total employment: 100 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $45,680
- Median hourly wage: $21.96
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,010
- Median hourly wage: $22.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 110 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Maintenance and repair workers, general (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,740
- Median hourly wage: $22.47
- Total employment: 630 people (11.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Carpenters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,740
- Median hourly wage: $22.47
- Total employment: 130 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $47,280
- Median hourly wage: $22.73
- Total employment: 490 people (9.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,830
- Median hourly wage: $22.99
- Total employment: 70 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $48,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Pharmacy aides

- Median annual wage: $49,480
- Median hourly wage: $23.79
- Total employment: Not available

#37. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,430
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: Not available

#34. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,230
- Median hourly wage: $24.63
- Total employment: 330 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,320
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 90 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 70 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 140 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $55,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 80 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 130 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,260
- Median hourly wage: $27.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 180 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 210 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,070
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 60 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 290 people (5.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 330 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 750 people (13.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 70 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 560 people (10.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,220
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 160 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 90 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,980
- Median hourly wage: $32.20
- Total employment: 270 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.90
- Total employment: 280 people (5.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,390
- Median hourly wage: $33.36
- Total employment: 220 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.00
- Total employment: 290 people (5.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,220
- Median hourly wage: $34.72
- Total employment: 80 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $73,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $74,260
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 170 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,320
- Median hourly wage: $39.10
- Total employment: 30 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $96,620
- Median hourly wage: $46.45
- Total employment: 120 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,840
- Median hourly wage: $47.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $122,510
- Median hourly wage: $58.90
- Total employment: 110 people (2.01 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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