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

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#50. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 640 people (6.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $58,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 570 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.59
- Total employment: 80 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 90 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 200 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 510 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 1,930 people (20.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.10
- Total employment: 70 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 100 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 170 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 520 people (5.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 700 people (7.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 1,080 people (11.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 290 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 140 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $64,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 200 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.51
- Total employment: 70 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $67,460
- Median hourly wage: $32.43
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $68,000
- Median hourly wage: $32.69
- Total employment: 170 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $68,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.79
- Total employment: 140 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $70,160
- Median hourly wage: $33.73
- Total employment: 310 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $71,370
- Median hourly wage: $34.31
- Total employment: 90 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $74,300
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 780 people (8.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $75,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.15
- Total employment: 190 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Extraction workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,060
- Median hourly wage: $36.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $78,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 460 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $78,350
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 60 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,650
- Median hourly wage: $38.29
- Total employment: 100 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,040
- Median hourly wage: $38.48
- Total employment: 150 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,120
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 550 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $80,590
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 370 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $82,650
- Median hourly wage: $39.74
- Total employment: 420 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $84,310
- Median hourly wage: $40.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,460
- Median hourly wage: $40.61
- Total employment: 420 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $97,850
- Median hourly wage: $47.04
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $99,520
- Median hourly wage: $47.85
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $101,720
- Median hourly wage: $48.90
- Total employment: 450 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $105,630
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $107,340
- Median hourly wage: $51.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $113,130
- Median hourly wage: $54.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.71 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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