Highest-paying jobs in Jefferson City for high school graduates

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#50. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $46,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.48
- Total employment: 60 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $46,980
- Median hourly wage: $22.59
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,660
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 140 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Printing press operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,010
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 140 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Telecommunications line installers and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,010
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,170
- Median hourly wage: $23.16
- Total employment: 150 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 250 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Miscellaneous construction and related workers

- Median annual wage: $48,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.52
- Total employment: 160 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 460 people (5.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 180 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.66
- Total employment: 180 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $49,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 120 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 360 people (4.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 490 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $50,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 370 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 100 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $52,310
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,770
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $54,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 510 people (6.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $54,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 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: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 150 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $55,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.67
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $55,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.87
- Total employment: 350 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 110 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $56,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 530 people (6.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 190 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 710 people (9.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 80 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 160 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,270
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 150 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 420 people (5.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 480 people (6.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,330
- Median hourly wage: $32.85
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $69,990
- Median hourly wage: $33.65
- Total employment: 100 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $70,660
- Median hourly wage: $33.97
- Total employment: 180 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $77,390
- Median hourly wage: $37.21
- Total employment: 290 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,580
- Median hourly wage: $37.30
- Total employment: 350 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,380
- Median hourly wage: $38.64
- Total employment: 340 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,760
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $86,080
- Median hourly wage: $41.38
- Total employment: 310 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $93,020
- Median hourly wage: $44.72
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $99,650
- Median hourly wage: $47.91
- Total employment: 270 people (3.49 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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