Highest-paying jobs in Watertown for high school graduates

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#50. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $45,650
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 320 people (8.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,740
- Median hourly wage: $21.99
- Total employment: 90 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.11
- Total employment: 80 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $46,640
- Median hourly wage: $22.42
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,740
- Median hourly wage: $22.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.69
- Total employment: 750 people (19.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $47,590
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 110 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $47,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 370 people (9.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Butchers and meat cutters

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,490
- Median hourly wage: $23.31
- Total employment: 130 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 310 people (7.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,220
- Median hourly wage: $23.67
- Total employment: 70 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $49,720
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 240 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 50 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,440
- Median hourly wage: $24.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,450
- Median hourly wage: $24.74
- Total employment: 110 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 70 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.62
- Total employment: 140 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $53,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 60 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,440
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 100 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 260 people (6.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,690
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 80 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 70 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 50 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 60 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 260 people (6.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 140 people (3.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 230 people (5.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 180 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 60 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 100 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 140 people (3.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 50 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $64,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.56
- Total employment: 190 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 210 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,590
- Median hourly wage: $32.98
- Total employment: 60 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $71,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,440
- Median hourly wage: $34.83
- Total employment: 210 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,700
- Median hourly wage: $35.91
- Total employment: 100 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 50 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.01
- Total employment: 100 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $84,150
- Median hourly wage: $40.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,250
- Median hourly wage: $40.50
- Total employment: 250 people (6.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $100,000
- Median hourly wage: $48.08
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Total employment: 70 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $104,530
- Median hourly wage: $50.25
- Total employment: 70 people (1.77 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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