Highest-paying jobs in Fayetteville, North Carolina for high school graduates

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#50. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $50,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $50,440
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: 410 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,460
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 160 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $50,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 910 people (6.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 300 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 720 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,660
- Median hourly wage: $25.80
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $53,710
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 300 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $54,190
- Median hourly wage: $26.05
- Total employment: 800 people (6.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $54,700
- Median hourly wage: $26.30
- Total employment: 500 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,500
- Median hourly wage: $26.68
- Total employment: 270 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $55,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.87
- Total employment: 60 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Total employment: 240 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $56,260
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 410 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Construction and building inspectors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $56,850
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 190 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Advertising sales agents (tie)

- Median annual wage: $56,850
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $57,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 60 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $57,110
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $57,410
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 130 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 510 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 450 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 950 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 720 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 490 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 150 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 90 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 170 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Automotive glass installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 300 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $62,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 330 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 240 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 210 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $66,730
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,180
- Median hourly wage: $32.30
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,950
- Median hourly wage: $32.67
- Total employment: 370 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.12
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.20
- Total employment: 130 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,240
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 630 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 690 people (5.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,700
- Median hourly wage: $39.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $88,100
- Median hourly wage: $42.36
- Total employment: 190 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,840
- Median hourly wage: $45.60
- Total employment: 140 people (1.04 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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