Highest-paying jobs in Trenton for high school graduates

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#50. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 200 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $61,040
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 490 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 130 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $62,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.93
- Total employment: 710 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 340 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 520 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $62,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $63,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 140 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $64,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.00
- Total employment: 80 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 260 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $65,700
- Median hourly wage: $31.59
- Total employment: 130 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 80 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 840 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $67,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 310 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.49
- Total employment: 900 people (3.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,770
- Median hourly wage: $34.02
- Total employment: 130 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $70,870
- Median hourly wage: $34.07
- Total employment: 100 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $71,790
- Median hourly wage: $34.51
- Total employment: 300 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $72,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.00
- Total employment: 960 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,070
- Median hourly wage: $35.13
- Total employment: 370 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.24
- Total employment: 350 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $73,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.32
- Total employment: 260 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Home appliance repairers

- Median annual wage: $73,560
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $74,710
- Median hourly wage: $35.92
- Total employment: 130 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,390
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Total employment: 2,690 people (11.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,790
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 1,740 people (7.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 770 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 520 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $77,520
- Median hourly wage: $37.27
- Total employment: 210 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $77,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.28
- Total employment: 320 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 1,250 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $79,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.26
- Total employment: 100 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 920 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $81,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.05
- Total employment: 710 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Artists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $83,510
- Median hourly wage: $40.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,740
- Median hourly wage: $40.26
- Total employment: 1,030 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 600 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,060
- Median hourly wage: $40.89
- Total employment: 650 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $91,920
- Median hourly wage: $44.19
- Total employment: 120 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $96,260
- Median hourly wage: $46.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $100,390
- Median hourly wage: $48.26
- Total employment: 480 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $101,010
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Total employment: 250 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,190
- Median hourly wage: $49.13
- Total employment: 680 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $107,290
- Median hourly wage: $51.58
- Total employment: 420 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $108,730
- Median hourly wage: $52.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $128,570
- Median hourly wage: $61.81
- Total employment: 390 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $148,270
- Median hourly wage: $71.29
- Total employment: 250 people (1.03 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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