Highest-paying jobs in Monroe, Michigan for high school graduates

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#50. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $43,120
- Median hourly wage: $20.73
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $43,330
- Median hourly wage: $20.83
- Total employment: 970 people (23.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,420
- Median hourly wage: $20.87
- Total employment: 280 people (6.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Customer service representatives

- Median annual wage: $43,540
- Median hourly wage: $20.93
- Total employment: 410 people (10.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Molders, shapers, and casters, except metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $44,940
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 130 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $46,860
- Median hourly wage: $22.53
- Total employment: 320 people (7.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,940
- Median hourly wage: $22.57
- Total employment: 410 people (10.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. 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)

#41. 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)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#27. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. 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)

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#2. 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)

#1. 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)

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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