Highest-paying jobs in Burlington, North Carolina that don't require a college degree

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#50. Emergency medical technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 170 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $48,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.14
- Total employment: 330 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $48,230
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 290 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 100 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Court, municipal, and license clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 90 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $48,270
- Median hourly wage: $23.21
- Total employment: 340 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 240 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Property, real estate, and community association managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 80 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $48,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 80 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 230 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 150 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 840 people (12.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 180 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 100 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,690
- Median hourly wage: $24.37
- Total employment: 50 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $50,870
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,100
- Median hourly wage: $24.57
- Total employment: 310 people (4.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 250 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 230 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,150
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 170 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $54,880
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 90 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 310 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 180 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 70 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 170 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,670
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 80 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 540 people (7.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 90 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 400 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 580 people (8.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $61,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 100 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 530 people (7.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,440
- Median hourly wage: $31.46
- Total employment: 340 people (5.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.29
- Total employment: 340 people (5.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $67,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.48
- Total employment: 350 people (5.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 250 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,200
- Median hourly wage: $35.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $75,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,340
- Median hourly wage: $37.66
- Total employment: 90 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,000
- Median hourly wage: $45.67
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,500
- Median hourly wage: $47.36
- Total employment: 60 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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