Highest-paying jobs in Lansing for high school graduates

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#50. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 170 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 170 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 300 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 120 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 420 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Tapers

- Median annual wage: $59,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 60 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,100
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 210 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 390 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 200 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $60,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 150 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 130 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 190 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Musical instrument repairers and tuners

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Office and administrative support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 1,000 people (4.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 210 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 470 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 560 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 100 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 680 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 1,220 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 1,130 people (5.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $63,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 1,250 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $63,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 350 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $63,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 110 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 700 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 840 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 130 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 2,000 people (9.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $68,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 650 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,520
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 160 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $73,960
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 190 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 730 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 690 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Total employment: 90 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,070
- Median hourly wage: $36.57
- Total employment: 880 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $77,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.05
- Total employment: 1,230 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,300
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 170 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 520 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.97
- Total employment: 900 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $80,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $82,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $84,660
- Median hourly wage: $40.70
- Total employment: 180 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.05
- Total employment: 110 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $86,600
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $93,530
- Median hourly wage: $44.97
- Total employment: 300 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,270
- Median hourly wage: $45.80
- Total employment: 200 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $99,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.07
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,930
- Median hourly wage: $50.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 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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