Highest-paying jobs in Battle Creek that don't require a college degree

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 140 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $48,940
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 60 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 130 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 70 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 320 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $50,120
- Median hourly wage: $24.09
- Total employment: 50 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,500
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 90 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.37
- Total employment: 280 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $52,120
- Median hourly wage: $25.06
- Total employment: 100 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $52,500
- Median hourly wage: $25.24
- Total employment: 90 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $52,720
- Median hourly wage: $25.35
- Total employment: 140 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $53,680
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 630 people (11.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,980
- Median hourly wage: $25.95
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 180 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 150 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 180 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $55,660
- Median hourly wage: $26.76
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $55,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.87
- Total employment: 380 people (7.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 120 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $59,590
- Median hourly wage: $28.65
- Total employment: 150 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 310 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 70 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Painters, construction and maintenance (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 390 people (7.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 90 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 220 people (4.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,520
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 140 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 110 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $63,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 160 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 180 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,660
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 520 people (9.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.94
- Total employment: 630 people (11.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $67,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $69,390
- Median hourly wage: $33.36
- Total employment: 90 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $70,470
- Median hourly wage: $33.88
- Total employment: 280 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.04
- Total employment: 340 people (6.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,630
- Median hourly wage: $36.84
- Total employment: 180 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,990
- Median hourly wage: $39.42
- Total employment: 230 people (4.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $85,680
- Median hourly wage: $41.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,180
- Median hourly wage: $47.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $115,580
- Median hourly wage: $55.57
- Total employment: 130 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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