Highest-paying jobs in State College for high school graduates

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#50. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,290
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 90 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,580
- Median hourly wage: $22.87
- Total employment: 60 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Payroll and timekeeping clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $47,690
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,470
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 70 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.87
- Total employment: 180 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 50 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 140 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 120 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $51,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.84
- Total employment: 70 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $52,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,580
- Median hourly wage: $25.28
- Total employment: 110 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $53,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.65
- Total employment: 1,250 people (18.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,800
- Median hourly wage: $26.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 620 people (8.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $55,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 200 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $56,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.01
- Total employment: 70 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 140 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,440
- Median hourly wage: $27.62
- Total employment: 130 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,180
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Total employment: 110 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 290 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 350 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 130 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 390 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 120 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 760 people (11.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.98
- Total employment: 170 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 90 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $63,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 770 people (11.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 270 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.69
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.81
- Total employment: 230 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $68,270
- Median hourly wage: $32.82
- Total employment: 120 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.21
- Total employment: 230 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,240
- Median hourly wage: $36.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 270 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,850
- Median hourly wage: $38.39
- Total employment: 280 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,510
- Median hourly wage: $40.63
- Total employment: 260 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $93,270
- Median hourly wage: $44.84
- Total employment: 80 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $102,950
- Median hourly wage: $49.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,220
- Median hourly wage: $50.11
- Total employment: 60 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $111,160
- Median hourly wage: $53.44
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 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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