Highest-paying jobs in Spartanburg that don't require a college degree

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#50. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $50,250
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 780 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $51,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 12,640 people (77.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,130
- Median hourly wage: $24.58
- Total employment: 150 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 450 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $52,500
- Median hourly wage: $25.24
- Total employment: 1,980 people (12.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,690
- Median hourly wage: $25.33
- Total employment: 400 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.58
- Total employment: 350 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $53,350
- Median hourly wage: $25.65
- Total employment: 200 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $53,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.93
- Total employment: 3,590 people (21.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,250
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 100 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 880 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $56,230
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 490 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $56,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.12
- Total employment: 340 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $57,020
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 100 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 360 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 350 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 660 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 980 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 180 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 190 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 320 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 500 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 1,120 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 270 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 690 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.18
- Total employment: 260 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 470 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,350
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 1,270 people (7.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 120 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,640
- Median hourly wage: $32.04
- Total employment: 130 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 100 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,570
- Median hourly wage: $32.49
- Total employment: 1,580 people (9.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $69,540
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 130 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $74,080
- Median hourly wage: $35.62
- Total employment: 110 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $75,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 760 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $78,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.80
- Total employment: 1,660 people (10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,750
- Median hourly wage: $38.34
- Total employment: 770 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,020
- Median hourly wage: $39.91
- Total employment: 120 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $87,050
- Median hourly wage: $41.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $87,940
- Median hourly wage: $42.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $105,610
- Median hourly wage: $50.77
- Total employment: 290 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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