Highest-paying jobs in Grand Forks for high school graduates

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#50. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,500
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 150 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,800
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 90 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 140 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,530
- Median hourly wage: $25.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 120 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $54,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $54,480
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. 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)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

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

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

#18. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. 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)

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#2. 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)

#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 Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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