Highest-paying jobs in Monroe, Michigan that don't require a college degree

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#50. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,220
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 310 people (7.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,390
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 200 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $47,730
- Median hourly wage: $22.95
- Total employment: 30 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 70 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,380
- Median hourly wage: $23.26
- Total employment: 140 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 30 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $48,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.45
- Total employment: 250 people (6.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,940
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 50 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.99
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $50,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 380 people (9.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $51,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $52,540
- Median hourly wage: $25.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $52,650
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 40 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $53,320
- Median hourly wage: $25.63
- Total employment: 840 people (20.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 170 people (4.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,480
- Median hourly wage: $26.67
- Total employment: 60 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 100 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 150 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $58,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 160 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 140 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 140 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 240 people (5.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 70 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $62,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 200 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 140 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 150 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $64,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 380 people (9.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $64,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 210 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $66,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 180 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $67,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.51
- Total employment: 60 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $71,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 90 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.47
- Total employment: 360 people (8.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.84
- Total employment: 390 people (9.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $75,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.50
- Total employment: 220 people (5.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 170 people (4.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,070
- Median hourly wage: $38.50
- Total employment: 190 people (4.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $83,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.02
- Total employment: 70 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,630
- Median hourly wage: $41.17
- Total employment: 200 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,790
- Median hourly wage: $42.69
- Total employment: 70 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $91,220
- Median hourly wage: $43.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $103,460
- Median hourly wage: $49.74
- Total employment: 70 people (1.79 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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