Highest-paying jobs in Morristown for high school graduates

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#50. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $40,770
- Median hourly wage: $19.60
- Total employment: 90 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters

- Median annual wage: $40,860
- Median hourly wage: $19.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,010
- Median hourly wage: $19.72
- Total employment: 30 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,550
- Median hourly wage: $19.98
- Total employment: 120 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $41,910
- Median hourly wage: $20.15
- Total employment: 70 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Data entry keyers

- Median annual wage: $42,240
- Median hourly wage: $20.31
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Light truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $42,520
- Median hourly wage: $20.44
- Total employment: 350 people (7.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $42,870
- Median hourly wage: $20.61
- Total employment: 410 people (8.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $43,080
- Median hourly wage: $20.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,270
- Median hourly wage: $20.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $44,480
- Median hourly wage: $21.39
- Total employment: 300 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $44,780
- Median hourly wage: $21.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Food processing workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,900
- Median hourly wage: $21.59
- Total employment: 500 people (10.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Meter readers, utilities

- Median annual wage: $45,420
- Median hourly wage: $21.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 70 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 80 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $46,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.21
- Total employment: 280 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,260
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 690 people (14.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 220 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,070
- Median hourly wage: $22.63
- Total employment: 240 people (5.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $47,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 200 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.83
- Total employment: 180 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $47,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 100 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 50 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 90 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.08
- Total employment: 290 people (6.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.06
- Total employment: 80 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,190
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 80 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.18
- Total employment: 60 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 520 people (10.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 170 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 200 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 140 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $56,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 260 people (5.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 100 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 580 people (12.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 140 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 230 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 260 people (5.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,740
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $72,290
- Median hourly wage: $34.76
- Total employment: 50 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,430
- Median hourly wage: $35.31
- Total employment: 180 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,390
- Median hourly wage: $45.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.16 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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