Highest-paying jobs in Great Falls for high school graduates

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#50. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 150 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.23
- Total employment: 70 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 50 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $46,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 160 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $46,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 270 people (7.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $47,030
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 80 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $47,180
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 30 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.69
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,520
- Median hourly wage: $22.85
- Total employment: 40 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

- Median annual wage: $47,580
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $47,690
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 360 people (9.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.06
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 70 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 120 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 40 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $49,750
- Median hourly wage: $23.92
- Total employment: 360 people (9.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 30 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.42
- Total employment: 60 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,900
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 90 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,790
- Median hourly wage: $25.86
- Total employment: 270 people (7.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.49
- Total employment: 140 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $55,900
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Total employment: 320 people (8.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 130 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 280 people (7.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 80 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 130 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 40 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 40 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 170 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 100 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 140 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,870
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 80 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $71,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,990
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Total employment: 310 people (8.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.86
- Total employment: 120 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 200 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,170
- Median hourly wage: $36.62
- Total employment: 220 people (6.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $79,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.37
- Total employment: 130 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $126,800
- Median hourly wage: $60.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.93 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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