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

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#50. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $62,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 190 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 230 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 560 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 60 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpet installers

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 1,030 people (5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 700 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $63,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 90 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $63,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.57
- Total employment: 460 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Mechanical door repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 100 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 330 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.73
- Total employment: 300 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: Not available

#37. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $64,820
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 110 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 960 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,260
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 70 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $65,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.72
- Total employment: 100 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 1,360 people (6.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,300
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 190 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $67,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 900 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $67,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 200 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $68,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 120 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $69,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.34
- Total employment: 140 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.58
- Total employment: 400 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $71,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.37
- Total employment: 740 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $71,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.59
- Total employment: 230 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $72,240
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 90 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,180
- Median hourly wage: $35.18
- Total employment: 1,340 people (6.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $74,480
- Median hourly wage: $35.81
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $75,140
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,460
- Median hourly wage: $36.28
- Total employment: 740 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 2,330 people (11.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $79,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.13
- Total employment: 240 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,480
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 940 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,720
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $80,640
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 100 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $81,860
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Total employment: 90 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,340
- Median hourly wage: $40.55
- Total employment: 500 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,880
- Median hourly wage: $40.81
- Total employment: 1,000 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $85,050
- Median hourly wage: $40.89
- Total employment: 200 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,300
- Median hourly wage: $41.01
- Total employment: 860 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $89,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.82
- Total employment: 350 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 80 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,830
- Median hourly wage: $46.55
- Total employment: 170 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $105,660
- Median hourly wage: $50.80
- Total employment: 140 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,380
- Median hourly wage: $52.11
- Total employment: 480 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $116,170
- Median hourly wage: $55.85
- Total employment: 80 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $129,020
- Median hourly wage: $62.03
- Total employment: 240 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $149,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 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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