Highest-paying jobs in Jackson for high school graduates

Stacker
#50. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,460
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 120 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 190 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 230 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $50,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 260 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $51,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 910 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,460
- Median hourly wage: $24.74
- Total employment: 480 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. 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)

#41. 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)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. Occupational health and safety technicians

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

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#17. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. 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)

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#2. 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)

#1. 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)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

Jacob Lund // Shutterstock