Highest-paying jobs in Grand Island for high school graduates

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#50. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 110 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 50 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 200 people (5.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $48,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.52
- Total employment: 50 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Cleaners of vehicles and equipment

- Median annual wage: $48,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 450 people (11.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 250 people (6.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 30 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $50,030
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 280 people (7.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.18
- Total employment: 100 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,430
- Median hourly wage: $24.24
- Total employment: 410 people (10.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $50,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.43
- Total employment: 70 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,870
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 40 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.53
- Total employment: 70 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,080
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 360 people (9.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $51,140
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 220 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $51,220
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 100 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,820
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 460 people (11.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,550
- Median hourly wage: $25.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $52,620
- Median hourly wage: $25.30
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $54,470
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 490 people (12.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $54,480
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 60 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $56,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 100 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 80 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 120 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 290 people (7.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 150 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 220 people (5.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 90 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 160 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 150 people (3.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 70 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 410 people (10.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 80 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.57
- Total employment: 100 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 100 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 210 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.12
- Total employment: 420 people (10.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,470
- Median hourly wage: $34.84
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.86
- Total employment: 190 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,310
- Median hourly wage: $36.21
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,290
- Median hourly wage: $36.68
- Total employment: 190 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $82,440
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 90 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,250
- Median hourly wage: $47.24
- Total employment: 70 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $102,900
- Median hourly wage: $49.47
- Total employment: 30 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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