Highest-paying jobs in Bend for high school graduates

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#50. Helpers--carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,070
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: Not available

#49. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 190 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,410
- Median hourly wage: $28.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,500
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 250 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 220 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 300 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 100 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $59,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,670
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 110 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,800
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 1,270 people (11.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 120 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 170 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 80 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 560 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $61,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 100 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 200 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $62,260
- Median hourly wage: $29.93
- Total employment: 60 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 320 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 100 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $63,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 570 people (5.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $63,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,740
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 150 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 70 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 840 people (7.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.53
- Total employment: 460 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,430
- Median hourly wage: $31.94
- Total employment: 250 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $67,830
- Median hourly wage: $32.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,070
- Median hourly wage: $32.73
- Total employment: 690 people (6.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $68,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 80 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Property, real estate, and community association managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $72,760
- Median hourly wage: $34.98
- Total employment: 130 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Photographers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $72,760
- Median hourly wage: $34.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 170 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,410
- Median hourly wage: $37.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,430
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 370 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $78,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $79,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.27
- Total employment: 310 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $79,930
- Median hourly wage: $38.43
- Total employment: 150 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $80,750
- Median hourly wage: $38.82
- Total employment: 600 people (5.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $82,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.61
- Total employment: 190 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,920
- Median hourly wage: $39.87
- Total employment: 130 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.49
- Total employment: 520 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $94,740
- Median hourly wage: $45.55
- Total employment: 280 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $120,080
- Median hourly wage: $57.73
- Total employment: 110 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $123,500
- Median hourly wage: $59.37
- Total employment: 80 people (0.78 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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