Highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee that don't require a college degree

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#50. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $42,830
- Median hourly wage: $20.59
- Total employment: 120 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,050
- Median hourly wage: $20.70
- Total employment: 450 people (10.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $43,320
- Median hourly wage: $20.83
- Total employment: 80 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $43,820
- Median hourly wage: $21.07
- Total employment: 560 people (12.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $44,350
- Median hourly wage: $21.32
- Total employment: 360 people (8.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $44,430
- Median hourly wage: $21.36
- Total employment: 30 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $44,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.49
- Total employment: 1,110 people (24.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,380
- Median hourly wage: $21.82
- Total employment: 160 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,660
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 70 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $45,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 80 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $45,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.10
- Total employment: 70 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $46,680
- Median hourly wage: $22.44
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 530 people (11.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $46,910
- Median hourly wage: $22.55
- Total employment: 260 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,030
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Carpenters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 140 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,510
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,520
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 90 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,570
- Median hourly wage: $22.87
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,010
- Median hourly wage: $23.08
- Total employment: 150 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,050
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 150 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 170 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,650
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 90 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $48,710
- Median hourly wage: $23.42
- Total employment: 70 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 110 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $49,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 200 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $49,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 990 people (22.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 80 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $52,470
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 280 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 120 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,730
- Median hourly wage: $25.83
- Total employment: 240 people (5.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $55,490
- Median hourly wage: $26.68
- Total employment: 250 people (5.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.51
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 160 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 690 people (15.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 470 people (10.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 270 people (5.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,230
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 80 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $63,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 50 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,900
- Median hourly wage: $32.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $68,310
- Median hourly wage: $32.84
- Total employment: 90 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 200 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,040
- Median hourly wage: $35.11
- Total employment: 240 people (5.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,300
- Median hourly wage: $36.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $83,730
- Median hourly wage: $40.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,960
- Median hourly wage: $41.33
- Total employment: 70 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $94,010
- Median hourly wage: $45.20
- Total employment: 70 people (1.55 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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