Highest-paying jobs in Charleston, South Carolina for high school graduates

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#50. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.17
- Total employment: 910 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $56,970
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 190 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.51
- Total employment: 1,730 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 660 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 700 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 3,200 people (8.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 390 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Personal service managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,710
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 140 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 2,340 people (6.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 730 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 210 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 1,170 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 250 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 1,130 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 1,080 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 4,000 people (10.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.82
- Total employment: 960 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 530 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Coil winders, tapers, and finishers

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $63,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 540 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 130 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.59
- Total employment: 810 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 390 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $64,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 950 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $64,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,680
- Median hourly wage: $31.58
- Total employment: 4,040 people (10.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $66,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,430
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 530 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 430 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,370
- Median hourly wage: $36.23
- Total employment: 1,620 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,220
- Median hourly wage: $36.65
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,350
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 2,150 people (5.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $77,150
- Median hourly wage: $37.09
- Total employment: 200 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 180 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $77,990
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $78,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Total employment: 600 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $78,240
- Median hourly wage: $37.62
- Total employment: 190 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 1,560 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $79,430
- Median hourly wage: $38.19
- Total employment: 340 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,270
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 250 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,680
- Median hourly wage: $39.27
- Total employment: 250 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $82,620
- Median hourly wage: $39.72
- Total employment: 320 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Crossing guards and flaggers

- Median annual wage: $99,060
- Median hourly wage: $47.62
- Total employment: 160 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,990
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Total employment: 480 people (1.24 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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