Highest-paying jobs in Greensboro for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $51,620
- Median hourly wage: $24.82
- Total employment: 300 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $53,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.70
- Total employment: 340 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $53,560
- Median hourly wage: $25.75
- Total employment: 820 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $53,780
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 130 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,290
- Median hourly wage: $26.10
- Total employment: 950 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 620 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,900
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 530 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles

- Median annual wage: $55,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.50
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $55,470
- Median hourly wage: $26.67
- Total employment: 520 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,570
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 260 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $55,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.90
- Total employment: 460 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $56,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Total employment: 360 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $56,300
- Median hourly wage: $27.07
- Total employment: 200 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 1,250 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 1,800 people (5.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 790 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 170 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 130 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 790 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 90 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 1,730 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 2,520 people (7.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 1,760 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 2,010 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,640
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 110 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 470 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 580 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 110 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.70
- Total employment: 2,870 people (8.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 530 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 4,120 people (11.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 610 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 250 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 2,420 people (6.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $64,870
- Median hourly wage: $31.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 130 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $69,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 990 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,230
- Median hourly wage: $34.25
- Total employment: 2,070 people (5.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $72,900
- Median hourly wage: $35.05
- Total employment: 60 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,260
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 1,660 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,600
- Median hourly wage: $36.83
- Total employment: 360 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,170
- Median hourly wage: $38.06
- Total employment: 240 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,800
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 680 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,910
- Median hourly wage: $46.59
- Total employment: 610 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $98,950
- Median hourly wage: $47.57
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $99,200
- Median hourly wage: $47.69
- Total employment: 390 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $107,940
- Median hourly wage: $51.89
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 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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