Highest-paying jobs in Sioux Falls for high school graduates

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#50. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $52,090
- Median hourly wage: $25.04
- Total employment: 230 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $52,470
- Median hourly wage: $25.23
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,740
- Median hourly wage: $25.35
- Total employment: 110 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $52,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 240 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Choreographers

- Median annual wage: $53,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 90 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $53,050
- Median hourly wage: $25.51
- Total employment: 350 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,320
- Median hourly wage: $25.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $54,760
- Median hourly wage: $26.33
- Total employment: 240 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $54,830
- Median hourly wage: $26.36
- Total employment: 790 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Brokerage clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 80 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 160 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 100 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 740 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $58,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 80 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 160 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 430 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 480 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $60,930
- Median hourly wage: $29.29
- Total employment: 170 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 1,220 people (6.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 280 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $61,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 160 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Sales and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $62,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 610 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 140 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 770 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.73
- Total employment: 240 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $65,070
- Median hourly wage: $31.28
- Total employment: 310 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,320
- Median hourly wage: $31.89
- Total employment: 560 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $67,820
- Median hourly wage: $32.61
- Total employment: 150 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,950
- Median hourly wage: $34.11
- Total employment: 590 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,240
- Median hourly wage: $35.69
- Total employment: 660 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,260
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 2,280 people (13.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $74,320
- Median hourly wage: $35.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,110
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 960 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $78,350
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 470 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,950
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 670 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $81,210
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $81,730
- Median hourly wage: $39.29
- Total employment: 640 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $99,910
- Median hourly wage: $48.04
- Total employment: 130 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,530
- Median hourly wage: $49.77
- Total employment: 190 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $103,700
- Median hourly wage: $49.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,790
- Median hourly wage: $50.86
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,460
- Median hourly wage: $52.14
- Total employment: 310 people (1.79 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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