Highest-paying jobs in Cape Girardeau for high school graduates

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#50. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $41,130
- Median hourly wage: $19.77
- Total employment: 60 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,180
- Median hourly wage: $19.80
- Total employment: 130 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $41,500
- Median hourly wage: $19.95
- Total employment: 160 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $42,420
- Median hourly wage: $20.39
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $42,700
- Median hourly wage: $20.53
- Total employment: 60 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $43,760
- Median hourly wage: $21.04
- Total employment: 350 people (7.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,030
- Median hourly wage: $21.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $44,370
- Median hourly wage: $21.33
- Total employment: 120 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,000
- Median hourly wage: $21.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.13
- Total employment: 90 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 100 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,580
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 470 people (10.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,220
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 110 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $48,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $48,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 140 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 400 people (9.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.84
- Total employment: 180 people (3.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Total employment: 70 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $55,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 210 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $56,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 70 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,270
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 150 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 60 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $56,440
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 50 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 110 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 120 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: Not available

#19. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 140 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 90 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 340 people (7.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 70 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 170 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $62,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 210 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $62,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 50 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $62,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 130 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 240 people (5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $63,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.65
- Total employment: 110 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $65,360
- Median hourly wage: $31.43
- Total employment: 130 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,680
- Median hourly wage: $32.06
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,300
- Median hourly wage: $34.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,160
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 170 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $75,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,400
- Median hourly wage: $38.65
- Total employment: 150 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $97,140
- Median hourly wage: $46.70
- Total employment: 50 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,000
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.87 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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