Highest-paying jobs in Gettysburg for high school graduates

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#50. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $44,460
- Median hourly wage: $21.38
- Total employment: 100 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $45,140
- Median hourly wage: $21.70
- Total employment: 40 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $45,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 120 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,750
- Median hourly wage: $21.99
- Total employment: 40 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $46,010
- Median hourly wage: $22.12
- Total employment: 80 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.28
- Total employment: 40 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $46,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.41
- Total employment: 230 people (7.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,660
- Median hourly wage: $22.43
- Total employment: 160 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 360 people (11.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Insurance sales agents (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,650
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 50 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,650
- Median hourly wage: $22.91
- Total employment: 60 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,120
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 220 people (6.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 110 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.21
- Total employment: 90 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 140 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: 70 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 30 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $49,020
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 500 people (15.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,430
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,710
- Median hourly wage: $24.38
- Total employment: 70 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $51,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $52,440
- Median hourly wage: $25.21
- Total employment: 120 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $53,600
- Median hourly wage: $25.77
- Total employment: 60 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.16
- Total employment: 150 people (4.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Adhesive bonding machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $54,510
- Median hourly wage: $26.21
- Total employment: 60 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $54,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 190 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.82
- Total employment: 50 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,930
- Median hourly wage: $26.89
- Total employment: 110 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,830
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 60 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 40 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 260 people (8.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 50 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 130 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 220 people (6.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.87
- Total employment: 180 people (5.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,570
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 60 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.20
- Total employment: 110 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.57
- Total employment: 140 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,430
- Median hourly wage: $33.86
- Total employment: 240 people (7.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 130 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $91,150
- Median hourly wage: $43.82
- Total employment: 220 people (6.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $100,110
- Median hourly wage: $48.13
- Total employment: 30 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,230
- Median hourly wage: $49.15
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $107,020
- Median hourly wage: $51.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.9 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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