Highest-paying jobs in Albany, Oregon for high school graduates

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#50. Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.71
- Total employment: 120 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 50 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 330 people (7.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,590
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 90 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $55,820
- Median hourly wage: $26.84
- Total employment: 50 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,270
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 120 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,650
- Median hourly wage: $27.24
- Total employment: 110 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 60 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $58,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 100 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 220 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $58,890
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 140 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Logging workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 60 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 80 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 220 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 70 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 120 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 260 people (5.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 60 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 130 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Computer numerically controlled tool operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 260 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 70 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 110 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $64,680
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 70 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.18
- Total employment: 290 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $66,950
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 300 people (6.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 50 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 120 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $70,550
- Median hourly wage: $33.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $72,990
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 260 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,740
- Median hourly wage: $35.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,750
- Median hourly wage: $35.94
- Total employment: 390 people (8.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 130 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,290
- Median hourly wage: $40.04
- Total employment: 200 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,790
- Median hourly wage: $40.76
- Total employment: 170 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,360
- Median hourly wage: $42.96
- Total employment: 210 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,220
- Median hourly wage: $45.78
- Total employment: 100 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $95,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.02
- Total employment: 340 people (7.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $115,330
- Median hourly wage: $55.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $119,880
- Median hourly wage: $57.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 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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