Highest-paying jobs in Greenville for high school graduates

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#50. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.17
- Total employment: 1,350 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,530
- Median hourly wage: $25.26
- Total employment: 80 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 360 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,570
- Median hourly wage: $25.76
- Total employment: 80 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $53,700
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 70 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $54,190
- Median hourly wage: $26.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,320
- Median hourly wage: $26.11
- Total employment: 440 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $54,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.16
- Total employment: 380 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $54,900
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 310 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $55,230
- Median hourly wage: $26.55
- Total employment: 1,970 people (4.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 260 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $55,810
- Median hourly wage: $26.83
- Total employment: 910 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $56,090
- Median hourly wage: $26.97
- Total employment: 1,340 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 540 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $57,670
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 110 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 280 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.48
- Total employment: 160 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 950 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 540 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $60,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 140 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 450 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 1,300 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 2,290 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 330 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 840 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,480
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 1,590 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 740 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 350 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 4,170 people (9.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 4,780 people (11.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 170 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 610 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 270 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 2,370 people (5.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $69,960
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,070
- Median hourly wage: $34.65
- Total employment: 540 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 1,510 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 2,780 people (6.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $76,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $79,200
- Median hourly wage: $38.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 350 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,980
- Median hourly wage: $39.41
- Total employment: 360 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Total employment: 520 people (1.22 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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