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

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#50. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $46,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 700 people (8.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,720
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 210 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,050
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Security guards (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,050
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 310 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- Total employment: 340 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $47,650
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 210 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 200 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 180 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,690
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 80 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.45
- Total employment: 150 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,620
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Total employment: 80 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 510 people (6.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 210 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.05
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 230 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $53,480
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 470 people (5.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $53,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 140 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,620
- Median hourly wage: $26.26
- Total employment: 160 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 190 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $55,850
- Median hourly wage: $26.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 610 people (7.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.11
- Total employment: 200 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 540 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 530 people (6.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 80 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 220 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 290 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 270 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 220 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: 140 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 140 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 80 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $65,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,280
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 90 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,680
- Median hourly wage: $32.54
- Total employment: 300 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,400
- Median hourly wage: $32.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,090
- Median hourly wage: $34.66
- Total employment: 490 people (6.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,030
- Median hourly wage: $35.59
- Total employment: 110 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $75,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.18
- Total employment: 140 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 250 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $100,510
- Median hourly wage: $48.32
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 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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