Highest-paying jobs in Minneapolis for high school graduates

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#50. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $74,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 900 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,690
- Median hourly wage: $35.91
- Total employment: 870 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $75,350
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 170 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $75,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 1,490 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 10,040 people (5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,730
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Total employment: 670 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $76,740
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Total employment: 610 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $76,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 590 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.96
- Total employment: 15,500 people (8.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,880
- Median hourly wage: $36.96
- Total employment: 15,700 people (8.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 330 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $77,010
- Median hourly wage: $37.02
- Total employment: 120 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $77,580
- Median hourly wage: $37.30
- Total employment: 1,660 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,700
- Median hourly wage: $37.36
- Total employment: 21,410 people (11.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,320
- Median hourly wage: $37.66
- Total employment: 3,930 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 5,960 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 150 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 140 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $79,040
- Median hourly wage: $38.00
- Total employment: 1,330 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,230
- Median hourly wage: $38.09
- Total employment: 8,680 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.38
- Total employment: 390 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,110
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 1,920 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $80,610
- Median hourly wage: $38.76
- Total employment: 510 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,140
- Median hourly wage: $39.01
- Total employment: 80 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $81,770
- Median hourly wage: $39.31
- Total employment: 4,060 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $81,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 6,610 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $83,150
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 890 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $84,340
- Median hourly wage: $40.55
- Total employment: 1,140 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $84,520
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 320 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Tapers

- Median annual wage: $86,990
- Median hourly wage: $41.82
- Total employment: 190 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $88,100
- Median hourly wage: $42.36
- Total employment: 870 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $88,910
- Median hourly wage: $42.75
- Total employment: Not available

#18. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $89,590
- Median hourly wage: $43.07
- Total employment: 800 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,480
- Median hourly wage: $43.50
- Total employment: 5,480 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $91,310
- Median hourly wage: $43.90
- Total employment: 110 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $94,200
- Median hourly wage: $45.29
- Total employment: 720 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $95,090
- Median hourly wage: $45.71
- Total employment: 8,110 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $95,350
- Median hourly wage: $45.84
- Total employment: 390 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $95,370
- Median hourly wage: $45.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $95,920
- Median hourly wage: $46.12
- Total employment: 5,300 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $96,650
- Median hourly wage: $46.46
- Total employment: 210 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $97,020
- Median hourly wage: $46.65
- Total employment: 5,070 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $98,720
- Median hourly wage: $47.46
- Total employment: 510 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $101,290
- Median hourly wage: $48.70
- Total employment: 7,470 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $102,740
- Median hourly wage: $49.39
- Total employment: Not available

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,500
- Median hourly wage: $51.20
- Total employment: 2,820 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,040
- Median hourly wage: $51.94
- Total employment: 2,580 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $109,590
- Median hourly wage: $52.69
- Total employment: 800 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $123,890
- Median hourly wage: $59.56
- Total employment: 100 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $124,740
- Median hourly wage: $59.97
- Total employment: 350 people (0.18 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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