Highest-paying jobs in Carson City for high school graduates

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#50. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $44,590
- Median hourly wage: $21.44
- Total employment: 460 people (14.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $44,840
- Median hourly wage: $21.56
- Total employment: 180 people (5.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs

- Median annual wage: $44,850
- Median hourly wage: $21.56
- Total employment: Not available

#47. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,130
- Median hourly wage: $21.70
- Total employment: 60 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $45,500
- Median hourly wage: $21.88
- Total employment: 120 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,460
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $46,840
- Median hourly wage: $22.52
- Total employment: 930 people (29.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $47,320
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 220 people (6.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,540
- Median hourly wage: $22.85
- Total employment: 170 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,630
- Median hourly wage: $22.90
- Total employment: 40 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $47,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 70 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Landscaping and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $47,900
- Median hourly wage: $23.03
- Total employment: 210 people (6.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,360
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 60 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $48,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 280 people (8.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $48,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 180 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $49,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 30 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Financial clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 70 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.92
- Total employment: 30 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,800
- Median hourly wage: $24.42
- Total employment: 50 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,180
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 170 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 70 people (2.23 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: $55,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 80 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $55,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 40 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 90 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,060
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Total employment: 140 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 80 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 30 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 170 people (5.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 50 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 40 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 70 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 130 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $63,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 90 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 280 people (9.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.61
- Total employment: 30 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.31
- Total employment: 90 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $71,510
- Median hourly wage: $34.38
- Total employment: 310 people (10.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,560
- Median hourly wage: $35.37
- Total employment: 130 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $75,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.10
- Total employment: 130 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,360
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 110 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 300 people (9.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,040
- Median hourly wage: $37.04
- Total employment: 110 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,530
- Median hourly wage: $45.93
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,160
- Median hourly wage: $52.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.92 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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