Highest-paying jobs in Missoula for high school graduates

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#50. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $49,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,310
- Median hourly wage: $23.71
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,380
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 60 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,080
- Median hourly wage: $24.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.71
- Total employment: 70 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $52,080
- Median hourly wage: $25.04
- Total employment: 30 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $52,270
- Median hourly wage: $25.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

- Median annual wage: $53,750
- Median hourly wage: $25.84
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 80 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $55,570
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,280
- Median hourly wage: $27.06
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $56,560
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $56,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 70 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $57,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 70 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 420 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 140 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 200 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 220 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 110 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 560 people (8.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,440
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 390 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 100 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 100 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 210 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $61,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 110 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 510 people (7.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 70 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Machinists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,780
- Median hourly wage: $30.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,780
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 140 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 300 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 240 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 120 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 250 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.53
- Total employment: 150 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $73,010
- Median hourly wage: $35.10
- Total employment: 290 people (4.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.49
- Total employment: 430 people (6.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,760
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 170 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Total employment: 90 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,030
- Median hourly wage: $37.52
- Total employment: 240 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $78,850
- Median hourly wage: $37.91
- Total employment: 120 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $98,470
- Median hourly wage: $47.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,970
- Median hourly wage: $50.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $107,320
- Median hourly wage: $51.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $114,150
- Median hourly wage: $54.88
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 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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