Highest-paying jobs in Youngstown for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 570 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,460
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 190 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $49,490
- Median hourly wage: $23.79
- Total employment: 500 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,590
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 90 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $50,260
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 60 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 350 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 140 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $52,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $52,840
- Median hourly wage: $25.40
- Total employment: 90 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $53,680
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 320 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.96
- Total employment: 740 people (4.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $54,040
- Median hourly wage: $25.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 180 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $54,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 440 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 450 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 370 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 920 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 1,120 people (6.96 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: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 700 people (4.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 560 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 110 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 910 people (5.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $59,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 140 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 990 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 520 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 350 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $60,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 220 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 150 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $60,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 330 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 490 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,630
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 140 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,290
- Median hourly wage: $30.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 1,540 people (9.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,290
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 100 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $70,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.17
- Total employment: 670 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 630 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 230 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,280
- Median hourly wage: $38.12
- Total employment: 220 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,120
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,440
- Median hourly wage: $45.89
- Total employment: 100 people (0.65 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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