Highest-paying jobs in Reading for high school graduates

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#50. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $56,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 90 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $56,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cleaning, washing, and metal pickling equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $57,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 650 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 460 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 430 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $58,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 90 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $58,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 300 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 110 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 390 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 260 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $59,580
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 150 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 160 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 180 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 150 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 950 people (5.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 140 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $61,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 430 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 300 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $61,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 540 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 420 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 240 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 1,570 people (9.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 730 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Total employment: 1,590 people (9.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Textile knitting and weaving machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $64,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 260 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $64,860
- Median hourly wage: $31.18
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 880 people (5.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 940 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $66,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 750 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.98
- Total employment: 130 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $68,820
- Median hourly wage: $33.09
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $71,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.18
- Total employment: 110 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,670
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 1,620 people (9.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 80 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $77,390
- Median hourly wage: $37.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 670 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,800
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 690 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,070
- Median hourly wage: $39.46
- Total employment: 200 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $87,930
- Median hourly wage: $42.28
- Total employment: 640 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,150
- Median hourly wage: $46.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $97,930
- Median hourly wage: $47.08
- Total employment: 180 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $99,310
- Median hourly wage: $47.75
- Total employment: 230 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,050
- Median hourly wage: $51.95
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 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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