Highest-paying jobs in Barnstable Town for high school graduates

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#50. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $59,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: Not available

#49. Switchboard operators, including answering service

- Median annual wage: $59,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.76
- Total employment: 30 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 130 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 270 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 160 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 80 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 130 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 260 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $61,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 100 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $63,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.57
- Total employment: 1,140 people (12.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 110 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

- Median annual wage: $64,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 90 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $65,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.69
- Total employment: 470 people (5.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 90 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $66,880
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 60 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $67,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 120 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 150 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $68,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.90
- Total employment: 150 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.20
- Total employment: 1,070 people (11.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $71,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 660 people (7.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $72,570
- Median hourly wage: $34.89
- Total employment: 260 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,910
- Median hourly wage: $35.05
- Total employment: 410 people (4.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.38
- Total employment: 530 people (5.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $73,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.43
- Total employment: 140 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $73,750
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Total employment: 60 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $75,180
- Median hourly wage: $36.14
- Total employment: 350 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $75,580
- Median hourly wage: $36.34
- Total employment: Not available

#18. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,450
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 560 people (6.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 100 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 220 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 140 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,130
- Median hourly wage: $38.04
- Total employment: 200 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $81,340
- Median hourly wage: $39.11
- Total employment: 520 people (5.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,740
- Median hourly wage: $39.30
- Total employment: 410 people (4.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Total employment: 740 people (7.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $89,890
- Median hourly wage: $43.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $92,670
- Median hourly wage: $44.55
- Total employment: 150 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $93,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,600
- Median hourly wage: $45.96
- Total employment: 80 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $95,820
- Median hourly wage: $46.07
- Total employment: 110 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $98,240
- Median hourly wage: $47.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $99,580
- Median hourly wage: $47.87
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $101,960
- Median hourly wage: $49.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $126,210
- Median hourly wage: $60.68
- Total employment: 140 people (1.48 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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