Highest-paying jobs in Sumter for high school graduates

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#50. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $36,910
- Median hourly wage: $17.75
- Total employment: 170 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Helpers--electricians

- Median annual wage: $37,400
- Median hourly wage: $17.98
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $37,440
- Median hourly wage: $18.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $37,550
- Median hourly wage: $18.05
- Total employment: 50 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $37,640
- Median hourly wage: $18.10
- Total employment: 130 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $37,680
- Median hourly wage: $18.12
- Total employment: 110 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $37,690
- Median hourly wage: $18.12
- Total employment: 400 people (11.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $37,800
- Median hourly wage: $18.17
- Total employment: 60 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $37,810
- Median hourly wage: $18.18
- Total employment: 900 people (25.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $37,910
- Median hourly wage: $18.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Customer service representatives

- Median annual wage: $37,960
- Median hourly wage: $18.25
- Total employment: 1,100 people (31.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $38,380
- Median hourly wage: $18.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $39,070
- Median hourly wage: $18.78
- Total employment: 410 people (11.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,410
- Median hourly wage: $18.95
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $40,470
- Median hourly wage: $19.46
- Total employment: 60 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $41,550
- Median hourly wage: $19.98
- Total employment: 150 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $41,900
- Median hourly wage: $20.14
- Total employment: 60 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $41,910
- Median hourly wage: $20.15
- Total employment: 80 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $43,760
- Median hourly wage: $21.04
- Total employment: 330 people (9.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 60 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,490
- Median hourly wage: $21.87
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 430 people (12.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $46,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 420 people (11.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $46,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 40 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 140 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,530
- Median hourly wage: $22.85
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 110 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,170
- Median hourly wage: $23.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 230 people (6.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 140 people (3.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 150 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,520
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 80 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 190 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 50 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,130
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 200 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $53,480
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $53,630
- Median hourly wage: $25.78
- Total employment: 70 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.61
- Total employment: 70 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 60 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.81
- Total employment: 60 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 290 people (8.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 80 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 200 people (5.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,870
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 220 people (6.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.11
- Total employment: 330 people (9.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 350 people (9.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,890
- Median hourly wage: $40.33
- Total employment: 180 people (5.14 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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