Highest-paying jobs in Lancaster for high school graduates

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#50. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 310 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $55,670
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 180 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Mechanical door repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,110
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 90 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 340 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $56,850
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 70 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 520 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 420 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 220 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 180 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 390 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $58,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.17
- Total employment: 80 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,670
- Median hourly wage: $28.21
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 1,560 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.72
- Total employment: 810 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 90 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 270 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 300 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 1,270 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $61,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 350 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 220 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $61,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 380 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 2,320 people (9.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 120 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 1,270 people (5.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 530 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 830 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 890 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 2,720 people (10.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 150 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 1,050 people (4.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,830
- Median hourly wage: $33.57
- Total employment: 1,890 people (7.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $75,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.48
- Total employment: 100 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,250
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 1,010 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.79
- Total employment: 1,710 people (6.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $77,740
- Median hourly wage: $37.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 360 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,370
- Median hourly wage: $37.68
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.91
- Total employment: 340 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $86,440
- Median hourly wage: $41.56
- Total employment: 70 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $88,870
- Median hourly wage: $42.72
- Total employment: 690 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $90,900
- Median hourly wage: $43.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,910
- Median hourly wage: $46.11
- Total employment: 340 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,920
- Median hourly wage: $46.60
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $106,260
- Median hourly wage: $51.09
- Total employment: 170 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $106,890
- Median hourly wage: $51.39
- Total employment: 100 people (0.41 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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