Highest-paying jobs in Cleveland, Tennessee for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $39,160
- Median hourly wage: $18.83
- Total employment: 450 people (10.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $39,310
- Median hourly wage: $18.90
- Total employment: 60 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,810
- Median hourly wage: $19.14
- Total employment: 120 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $40,330
- Median hourly wage: $19.39
- Total employment: 300 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. File clerks

- Median annual wage: $40,340
- Median hourly wage: $19.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $40,730
- Median hourly wage: $19.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $41,170
- Median hourly wage: $19.79
- Total employment: 60 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,210
- Median hourly wage: $20.30
- Total employment: 410 people (9.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $42,380
- Median hourly wage: $20.38
- Total employment: 300 people (6.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $42,730
- Median hourly wage: $20.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#27. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. 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)

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#2. 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)

#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 Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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