Highest-paying jobs in Ithaca for high school graduates

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#50. New accounts clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,810
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $46,900
- Median hourly wage: $22.55
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $47,360
- Median hourly wage: $22.77
- Total employment: 170 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,440
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 110 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 630 people (13.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,700
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 910 people (18.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 150 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $48,480
- Median hourly wage: $23.31
- Total employment: 250 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,380
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 80 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,390
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 320 people (6.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $49,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bartenders

- Median annual wage: $49,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.01
- Total employment: 280 people (5.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $51,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.57
- Total employment: 270 people (5.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Residential advisors

- Median annual wage: $51,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.69
- Total employment: 110 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 80 people (1.74 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: $52,830
- Median hourly wage: $25.40
- Total employment: 110 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $53,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.62
- Total employment: 260 people (5.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.66
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $53,850
- Median hourly wage: $25.89
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,300
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 50 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $56,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 200 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 80 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 110 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 70 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Tax preparers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 70 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 50 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 130 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $61,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 520 people (10.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $63,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 580 people (12.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.26
- Total employment: 100 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 120 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,100
- Median hourly wage: $32.74
- Total employment: 110 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,220
- Median hourly wage: $33.28
- Total employment: 220 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $71,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 100 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,340
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 50 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,650
- Median hourly wage: $36.37
- Total employment: 160 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.51
- Total employment: 120 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $78,130
- Median hourly wage: $37.56
- Total employment: 190 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $80,260
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,780
- Median hourly wage: $48.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 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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