Highest-paying jobs in Elmira for high school graduates

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#50. New accounts clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,670
- Median hourly wage: $21.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Electrical, electronic, and electromechanical assemblers, except coil winders, tapers, and finishers

- Median annual wage: $44,910
- Median hourly wage: $21.59
- Total employment: 150 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $45,120
- Median hourly wage: $21.69
- Total employment: 420 people (12.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,140
- Median hourly wage: $21.70
- Total employment: 210 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $45,240
- Median hourly wage: $21.75
- Total employment: 60 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,470
- Median hourly wage: $21.86
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.09
- Total employment: 40 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.52
- Total employment: 40 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 450 people (13.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 90 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $48,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 290 people (8.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 80 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.40
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $48,830
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 170 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 130 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $49,460
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 200 people (5.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 270 people (8.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 260 people (7.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Extruding, forming, pressing, and compacting machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,130
- Median hourly wage: $24.58
- Total employment: 90 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.18
- Total employment: 110 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $52,480
- Median hourly wage: $25.23
- Total employment: 70 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,700
- Median hourly wage: $25.34
- Total employment: 150 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 40 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 30 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 60 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 80 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 80 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 50 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 100 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 270 people (7.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 30 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 120 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 110 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,180
- Median hourly wage: $31.82
- Total employment: 200 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $66,760
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 120 people (3.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 70 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 170 people (5.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $70,660
- Median hourly wage: $33.97
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,790
- Median hourly wage: $34.52
- Total employment: 310 people (9.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $74,040
- Median hourly wage: $35.60
- Total employment: 560 people (16.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,210
- Median hourly wage: $36.16
- Total employment: 200 people (6.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $80,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.92
- Total employment: 240 people (7.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,070
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 120 people (3.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,720
- Median hourly wage: $39.77
- Total employment: 160 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,260
- Median hourly wage: $40.51
- Total employment: 150 people (4.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,000
- Median hourly wage: $43.75
- Total employment: 60 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $102,370
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Total employment: 30 people (0.96 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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