Highest-paying jobs in Rapid City for high school graduates

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#50. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Pipelayers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $50,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 100 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 90 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: Not available

#42. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $50,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $50,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.40
- Total employment: 110 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 740 people (10.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 150 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $51,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,600
- Median hourly wage: $25.29
- Total employment: 380 people (5.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,300
- Median hourly wage: $25.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $55,180
- Median hourly wage: $26.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,290
- Median hourly wage: $26.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,580
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $55,930
- Median hourly wage: $26.89
- Total employment: 420 people (5.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,400
- Median hourly wage: $27.12
- Total employment: 310 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 90 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,410
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 480 people (6.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 300 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 100 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 300 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 100 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 170 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 240 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $61,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 190 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $62,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $65,660
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 150 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,860
- Median hourly wage: $35.03
- Total employment: 170 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 730 people (10.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 150 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.18
- Total employment: 420 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.86
- Total employment: 260 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $84,080
- Median hourly wage: $40.43
- Total employment: 170 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,820
- Median hourly wage: $47.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,880
- Median hourly wage: $52.35
- Total employment: 100 people (1.36 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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