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#50. 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)

#49. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

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

#48. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,220
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 820 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $67,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.48
- Total employment: 370 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Total employment: 1,870 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. 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)

#44. 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)

#43. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

- Median annual wage: $70,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 220 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,450
- Median hourly wage: $33.87
- Total employment: 440 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. 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)

#40. 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)

#39. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 1,990 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,640
- Median hourly wage: $34.44
- Total employment: 80 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. 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)

#36. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,370
- Median hourly wage: $34.80
- Total employment: 230 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $73,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Total employment: 110 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $73,670
- Median hourly wage: $35.42
- Total employment: 400 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. 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)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,590
- Median hourly wage: $35.86
- Total employment: 1,010 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. 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)

#30. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 480 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $76,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $77,010
- Median hourly wage: $37.02
- Total employment: 180 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 1,000 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $79,670
- Median hourly wage: $38.30
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,430
- Median hourly wage: $38.67
- Total employment: 230 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. 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)

#15. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $86,710
- Median hourly wage: $41.69
- Total employment: 250 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $87,510
- Median hourly wage: $42.07
- Total employment: 290 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $91,840
- Median hourly wage: $44.16
- Total employment: 130 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $92,010
- Median hourly wage: $44.23
- Total employment: 860 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $93,620
- Median hourly wage: $45.01
- Total employment: 1,780 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. 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)

#9. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,680
- Median hourly wage: $46.00
- Total employment: 460 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $99,060
- Median hourly wage: $47.62
- Total employment: 210 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. Power plant operators

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

#2. Nuclear power reactor operators

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

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $163,530
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 420 people (0.31 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 363 metros.

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