Highest-paying jobs in Lebanon for high school graduates

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#50. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,930
- Median hourly wage: $22.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 460 people (8.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $46,840
- Median hourly wage: $22.52
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.57
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $47,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $47,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 110 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $47,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 280 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,710
- Median hourly wage: $23.42
- Total employment: 50 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $49,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 700 people (13.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $49,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 60 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 260 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 70 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 300 people (5.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,720
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.47
- Total employment: 70 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,710
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,440
- Median hourly wage: $25.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 280 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.04
- Total employment: 150 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $54,320
- Median hourly wage: $26.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $55,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $55,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.51
- Total employment: 150 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 100 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,500
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 170 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 60 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 140 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 90 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 50 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 170 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 210 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 190 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 380 people (7.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 440 people (8.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 80 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,320
- Median hourly wage: $31.41
- Total employment: 420 people (7.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,710
- Median hourly wage: $31.59
- Total employment: 440 people (8.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 210 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,950
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 260 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,370
- Median hourly wage: $38.64
- Total employment: 200 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $92,050
- Median hourly wage: $44.26
- Total employment: 100 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 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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