Highest-paying jobs in Rochester, Minnesota for high school graduates

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 80 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

- Median annual wage: $59,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 200 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $59,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 410 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 230 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 70 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 60 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $60,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 120 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 150 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $61,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 140 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 100 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 180 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 70 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 210 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,320
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 230 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 480 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $64,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.83
- Total employment: 440 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,700
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 410 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $65,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.48
- Total employment: 70 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,060
- Median hourly wage: $31.76
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 260 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $67,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 960 people (7.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,990
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 690 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $73,200
- Median hourly wage: $35.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $74,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.88
- Total employment: 290 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $75,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 90 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.46
- Total employment: 410 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.64
- Total employment: 360 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $76,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 180 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $76,590
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 100 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $77,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.42
- Total employment: 360 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $80,260
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 150 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,070
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 300 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $81,590
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Total employment: 490 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $83,270
- Median hourly wage: $40.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $92,150
- Median hourly wage: $44.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,330
- Median hourly wage: $45.35
- Total employment: 500 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,260
- Median hourly wage: $45.80
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $98,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $99,400
- Median hourly wage: $47.79
- Total employment: 460 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $99,580
- Median hourly wage: $47.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $108,290
- Median hourly wage: $52.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $116,920
- Median hourly wage: $56.21
- Total employment: 110 people (0.9 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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