Highest-paying jobs in Erie for high school graduates

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#50. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $47,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.99
- Total employment: 80 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.01
- Total employment: 130 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,310
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 640 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $48,330
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,690
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $48,940
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 740 people (6.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $49,720
- Median hourly wage: $23.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 110 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 420 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 210 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $50,350
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,420
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 200 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 150 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 180 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 170 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 370 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 250 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 130 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,510
- Median hourly wage: $25.73
- Total employment: 140 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $53,560
- Median hourly wage: $25.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $56,540
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 500 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.28
- Total employment: 320 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $57,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 420 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 390 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $57,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 1,160 people (9.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,800
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 210 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 390 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 140 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 890 people (7.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 900 people (7.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 280 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $64,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 300 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 380 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $65,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 420 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 160 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 440 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $94,290
- Median hourly wage: $45.33
- Total employment: 610 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,970
- Median hourly wage: $46.14
- Total employment: 110 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,020
- Median hourly wage: $50.49
- Total employment: 100 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $112,590
- Median hourly wage: $54.13
- Total employment: 100 people (0.85 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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