Highest-paying jobs in Farmington for high school graduates

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $46,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 100 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,210
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,490
- Median hourly wage: $22.83
- Total employment: 140 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Roustabouts, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $47,750
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 370 people (7.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 100 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 90 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 30 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $48,830
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 150 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $48,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $49,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 90 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $49,720
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 250 people (5.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $49,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 70 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,850
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 460 people (10.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Derrick operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $51,370
- Median hourly wage: $24.70
- Total employment: 190 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,490
- Median hourly wage: $25.24
- Total employment: 80 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $54,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $55,210
- Median hourly wage: $26.54
- Total employment: 470 people (10.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 170 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,290
- Median hourly wage: $27.54
- Total employment: 210 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,300
- Median hourly wage: $27.55
- Total employment: 220 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 70 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 380 people (8.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 60 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 360 people (7.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $59,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 80 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 370 people (8.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 50 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 470 people (10.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 190 people (4.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 550 people (11.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 150 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $64,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 70 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,780
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 220 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $67,380
- Median hourly wage: $32.39
- Total employment: 90 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.50
- Total employment: 250 people (5.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,970
- Median hourly wage: $32.68
- Total employment: 90 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: 640 people (13.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $76,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 100 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 30 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $83,610
- Median hourly wage: $40.20
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $85,040
- Median hourly wage: $40.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $97,900
- Median hourly wage: $47.07
- Total employment: 70 people (1.62 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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