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

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#50. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 170 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,520
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $48,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 910 people (10.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,140
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 100 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 170 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $49,790
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 150 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $50,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.42
- Total employment: 1,820 people (21.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,830
- Median hourly wage: $24.44
- Total employment: 60 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $51,020
- Median hourly wage: $24.53
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,270
- Median hourly wage: $24.65
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,290
- Median hourly wage: $24.66
- Total employment: 320 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $51,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 280 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,690
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $51,830
- Median hourly wage: $24.92
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $53,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.67
- Total employment: 380 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Total employment: 70 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 320 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,550
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 210 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $55,300
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 520 people (6.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $56,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 130 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,120
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 320 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 270 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 550 people (6.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 1,090 people (12.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.80
- Total employment: 90 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 200 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,030
- Median hourly wage: $29.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 110 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 450 people (5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,010
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 780 people (9.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $66,230
- Median hourly wage: $31.84
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $67,400
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 230 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,510
- Median hourly wage: $32.46
- Total employment: 410 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $67,540
- Median hourly wage: $32.47
- Total employment: 110 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,010
- Median hourly wage: $34.62
- Total employment: 380 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 80 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Total employment: 100 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.43
- Total employment: 150 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,970
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 80 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.92
- Total employment: 70 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $82,550
- Median hourly wage: $39.69
- Total employment: 100 people (1.2 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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