Highest-paying jobs in Charlotte for high school graduates

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#50. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 890 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 130 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $60,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 890 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $60,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 710 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Personal service managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: Not available

#45. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 1,300 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 6,120 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 550 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 500 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 1,030 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $62,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 80 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 6,240 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $63,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 190 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $63,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 380 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $63,780
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 310 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.73
- Total employment: 10,510 people (7.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 4,320 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Flight attendants

- Median annual wage: $64,100
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 4,040 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.02
- Total employment: 12,740 people (9.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 410 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,780
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 1,710 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,230
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 5,830 people (4.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.56
- Total employment: 14,560 people (10.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Occupational therapy aides

- Median annual wage: $65,820
- Median hourly wage: $31.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,910
- Median hourly wage: $31.69
- Total employment: 430 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: Not available

#23. Rail car repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.11
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 530 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $70,490
- Median hourly wage: $33.89
- Total employment: 1,610 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,520
- Median hourly wage: $33.90
- Total employment: 5,960 people (4.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 2,650 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $74,300
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 2,110 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,720
- Median hourly wage: $35.92
- Total employment: 740 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,630
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 1,010 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $76,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 150 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 9,400 people (7.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $76,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 110 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $77,890
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 80 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $77,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 2,730 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 5,630 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,820
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 2,220 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,210
- Median hourly wage: $41.45
- Total employment: 2,850 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $94,120
- Median hourly wage: $45.25
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $95,700
- Median hourly wage: $46.01
- Total employment: 110 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $96,330
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 180 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $103,870
- Median hourly wage: $49.94
- Total employment: 960 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $108,410
- Median hourly wage: $52.12
- Total employment: 2,060 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $108,730
- Median hourly wage: $52.27
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Nuclear power reactor operators

- Median annual wage: $111,210
- Median hourly wage: $53.46
- Total employment: Not available

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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