Highest-paying jobs in Jackson that don't require a college degree

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#50. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Total employment: 70 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 230 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 150 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $51,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.97
- Total employment: 80 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 180 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 400 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $52,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 440 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $53,330
- Median hourly wage: $25.64
- Total employment: 520 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $53,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,510
- Median hourly wage: $25.73
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,450
- Median hourly wage: $26.18
- Total employment: 480 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 300 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 730 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $55,630
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 280 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $55,980
- Median hourly wage: $26.91
- Total employment: 4,810 people (17.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 830 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,660
- Median hourly wage: $27.24
- Total employment: 560 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $58,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $58,440
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 340 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 3,250 people (12.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 6,790 people (25.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 1,830 people (6.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. First-line supervisors of police and detectives (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 410 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 380 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 1,090 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 150 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 210 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 150 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $63,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,400
- Median hourly wage: $31.44
- Total employment: 1,610 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $65,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.45
- Total employment: 130 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,930
- Median hourly wage: $31.70
- Total employment: 860 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 670 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 520 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.70
- Total employment: 1,790 people (6.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $68,460
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 1,610 people (5.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,750
- Median hourly wage: $34.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 310 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.30
- Total employment: 330 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $76,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.92
- Total employment: 670 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $93,660
- Median hourly wage: $45.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $107,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 70 people (0.26 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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