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

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#50. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.40
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 430 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 170 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $51,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.94
- Total employment: 400 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 230 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $54,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $54,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 130 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $55,770
- Median hourly wage: $26.81
- Total employment: 130 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,690
- Median hourly wage: $27.26
- Total employment: 210 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.93
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 490 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.11
- Total employment: 640 people (4.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 450 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 240 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 330 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 370 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 890 people (6.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 500 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 400 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 220 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 90 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 950 people (7.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 270 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 560 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 80 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.00
- Total employment: 280 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $64,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 90 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 650 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,060
- Median hourly wage: $32.24
- Total employment: 460 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $67,110
- Median hourly wage: $32.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 100 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $67,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 170 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $68,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.70
- Total employment: 120 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $70,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $72,770
- Median hourly wage: $34.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.07
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $74,080
- Median hourly wage: $35.62
- Total employment: 450 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.99
- Total employment: 440 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $76,430
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 920 people (6.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 120 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 780 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $80,780
- Median hourly wage: $38.84
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $81,810
- Median hourly wage: $39.33
- Total employment: 380 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $84,180
- Median hourly wage: $40.47
- Total employment: 670 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 90 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,610
- Median hourly wage: $46.93
- Total employment: 240 people (1.83 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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