Highest-paying jobs in Battle Creek for high school graduates

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#50. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $46,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 3,160 people (58.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 400 people (7.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,130
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 70 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,750
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 590 people (11.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $48,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 350 people (6.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,140
- Median hourly wage: $23.14
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 100 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 100 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,650
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. Painters, construction and maintenance

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

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

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

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. 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)

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#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 Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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