Highest-paying jobs in Kingsport that don't require a college degree

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.14
- Total employment: 100 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $48,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 160 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $48,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $49,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 820 people (7.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.75
- Total employment: 360 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 320 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 310 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $49,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $50,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.31
- Total employment: 640 people (5.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $50,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 1,790 people (15.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.71
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,700
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 250 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 210 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $53,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $54,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.04
- Total employment: 90 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,990
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 470 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 380 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,590
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 600 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $55,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.73
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $55,610
- Median hourly wage: $26.74
- Total employment: 370 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 490 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,970
- Median hourly wage: $26.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $56,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 110 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 710 people (6.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 100 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 1,360 people (11.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 690 people (5.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 70 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 370 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 150 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $60,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $64,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 200 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,130
- Median hourly wage: $32.27
- Total employment: 200 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,210
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 670 people (5.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $67,750
- Median hourly wage: $32.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.77
- Total employment: 100 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $68,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.97
- Total employment: 900 people (7.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,830
- Median hourly wage: $33.09
- Total employment: 510 people (4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $70,520
- Median hourly wage: $33.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,020
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 870 people (7.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,680
- Median hourly wage: $40.23
- Total employment: 140 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $84,820
- Median hourly wage: $40.78
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,310
- Median hourly wage: $45.82
- Total employment: 140 people (1.18 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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