Highest-paying jobs in Corvallis for high school graduates

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#50. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,860
- Median hourly wage: $21.57
- Total employment: 100 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $46,370
- Median hourly wage: $22.29
- Total employment: 310 people (7.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,900
- Median hourly wage: $22.55
- Total employment: 100 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $47,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.60
- Total employment: 160 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,380
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 380 people (9.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $47,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.83
- Total employment: 110 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $47,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 510 people (13.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $47,530
- Median hourly wage: $22.85
- Total employment: 50 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $47,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 70 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 160 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $48,160
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 300 people (7.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 480 people (12.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,410
- Median hourly wage: $23.28
- Total employment: 70 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $48,490
- Median hourly wage: $23.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $48,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $49,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 60 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 130 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $49,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 110 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $50,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $51,520
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 80 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 60 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.62
- Total employment: 90 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,700
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 150 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $55,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.40
- Total employment: 80 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 80 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 130 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 70 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 110 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 230 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 260 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,670
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 80 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $75,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $78,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.65
- Total employment: 140 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $81,010
- Median hourly wage: $38.95
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $93,680
- Median hourly wage: $45.04
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $97,320
- Median hourly wage: $46.79
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,610
- Median hourly wage: $47.41
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $123,720
- Median hourly wage: $59.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.8 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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