Highest-paying jobs in Goldsboro for high school graduates

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#50. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $40,010
- Median hourly wage: $19.23
- Total employment: 450 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $40,190
- Median hourly wage: $19.32
- Total employment: 280 people (6.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $40,360
- Median hourly wage: $19.40
- Total employment: 180 people (4.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $41,590
- Median hourly wage: $20.00
- Total employment: 90 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,140
- Median hourly wage: $20.26
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,550
- Median hourly wage: $20.46
- Total employment: 60 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $42,970
- Median hourly wage: $20.66
- Total employment: 120 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,210
- Median hourly wage: $20.77
- Total employment: 70 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $43,250
- Median hourly wage: $20.80
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $43,730
- Median hourly wage: $21.03
- Total employment: 430 people (10.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Tellers

- Median annual wage: $43,800
- Median hourly wage: $21.06
- Total employment: 110 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,090
- Median hourly wage: $21.20
- Total employment: 50 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $45,440
- Median hourly wage: $21.85
- Total employment: 430 people (10.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,040
- Median hourly wage: $22.14
- Total employment: 160 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $46,220
- Median hourly wage: $22.22
- Total employment: 120 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,270
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $46,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 140 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $47,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 80 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.11
- Total employment: 120 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: 140 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,020
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 70 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $49,050
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 190 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,330
- Median hourly wage: $25.16
- Total employment: 180 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,340
- Median hourly wage: $25.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 120 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $54,990
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.82
- Total employment: 120 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $56,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 80 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 290 people (7.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.62
- Total employment: 190 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 180 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 30 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 80 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 350 people (8.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 230 people (5.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 120 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $65,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 60 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,780
- Median hourly wage: $32.11
- Total employment: 250 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,510
- Median hourly wage: $35.82
- Total employment: 260 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,520
- Median hourly wage: $39.67
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,580
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 70 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,450
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 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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