Highest-paying jobs in St. Cloud for high school graduates

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#50. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $57,400
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 90 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $57,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.70
- Total employment: 140 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $57,670
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 130 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 220 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 160 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $58,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 1,510 people (14.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $58,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 350 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Grinding and polishing workers, hand

- Median annual wage: $59,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 150 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 160 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $60,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 710 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 510 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.15
- Total employment: 130 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 150 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 240 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 630 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,120
- Median hourly wage: $29.87
- Total employment: 320 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 80 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 180 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $65,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Total employment: 140 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 1,150 people (11.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,860
- Median hourly wage: $31.66
- Total employment: 160 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,440
- Median hourly wage: $31.94
- Total employment: 330 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,520
- Median hourly wage: $32.94
- Total employment: 820 people (7.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $68,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.02
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $70,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $71,610
- Median hourly wage: $34.43
- Total employment: 80 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,910
- Median hourly wage: $34.57
- Total employment: 590 people (5.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $72,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.66
- Total employment: 90 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $73,550
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $74,280
- Median hourly wage: $35.71
- Total employment: 150 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 70 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 310 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,350
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 80 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $76,430
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 210 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,370
- Median hourly wage: $37.68
- Total employment: 590 people (5.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $78,660
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $80,360
- Median hourly wage: $38.63
- Total employment: 70 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,030
- Median hourly wage: $38.96
- Total employment: 350 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $82,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.66
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,070
- Median hourly wage: $39.94
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $83,380
- Median hourly wage: $40.09
- Total employment: 800 people (7.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $87,200
- Median hourly wage: $41.92
- Total employment: 680 people (6.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $93,230
- Median hourly wage: $44.82
- Total employment: 550 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,380
- Median hourly wage: $45.38
- Total employment: 100 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,440
- Median hourly wage: $45.88
- Total employment: 80 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $101,650
- Median hourly wage: $48.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.74 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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