Highest-paying jobs in Johnson City for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $44,560
- Median hourly wage: $21.42
- Total employment: 190 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $44,810
- Median hourly wage: $21.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $44,880
- Median hourly wage: $21.58
- Total employment: 60 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.01
- Total employment: 80 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $45,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.02
- Total employment: 100 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $45,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,130
- Median hourly wage: $22.18
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,730
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 230 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $47,030
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 70 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $47,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 170 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- Total employment: 300 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 220 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $47,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 240 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,310
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 70 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,410
- Median hourly wage: $22.79
- Total employment: 70 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $47,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 130 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.97
- Total employment: 220 people (2.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.14
- Total employment: 70 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 230 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 210 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 110 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $49,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 310 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $50,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.32
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,210
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 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: $51,550
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 250 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $51,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 300 people (3.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,120
- Median hourly wage: $25.06
- Total employment: 510 people (6.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 180 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,830
- Median hourly wage: $25.88
- Total employment: 250 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.85
- Total employment: 80 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $56,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 60 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 190 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 1,470 people (18.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 70 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 110 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 430 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 300 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 100 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 270 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $70,310
- Median hourly wage: $33.81
- Total employment: 90 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,600
- Median hourly wage: $35.87
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,190
- Median hourly wage: $36.63
- Total employment: 90 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $94,190
- Median hourly wage: $45.29
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 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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