Highest-paying jobs in Grand Forks that don't require a college degree

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#50. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.27
- Total employment: 110 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,950
- Median hourly wage: $26.42
- Total employment: 60 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 150 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 350 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 90 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $56,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 50 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $57,060
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 900 people (17.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $57,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,760
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.08
- Total employment: 290 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 110 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $58,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 100 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 190 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 130 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 420 people (8.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 80 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 220 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 70 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 260 people (4.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 180 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,520
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $63,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: Not available

#23. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 130 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $64,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 110 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,790
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,940
- Median hourly wage: $31.22
- Total employment: 120 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $66,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 290 people (5.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $66,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 130 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 80 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,970
- Median hourly wage: $32.68
- Total employment: 50 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,770
- Median hourly wage: $33.54
- Total employment: 50 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,980
- Median hourly wage: $33.65
- Total employment: 410 people (8.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $70,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.75
- Total employment: 100 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $71,280
- Median hourly wage: $34.27
- Total employment: 130 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $72,350
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 250 people (4.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,110
- Median hourly wage: $35.15
- Total employment: 240 people (4.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $76,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.54
- Total employment: 150 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.28
- Total employment: 260 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 210 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,130
- Median hourly wage: $40.45
- Total employment: 80 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $86,240
- Median hourly wage: $41.46
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,890
- Median hourly wage: $46.58
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $99,830
- Median hourly wage: $48.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $101,280
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $117,810
- Median hourly wage: $56.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 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 364 metros.

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