Highest-paying jobs in St. George for high school graduates

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#50. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $48,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $48,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 90 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $48,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 100 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 420 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $49,180
- Median hourly wage: $23.64
- Total employment: 240 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 130 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $49,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 60 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 240 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 80 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 170 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $51,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Pest control workers

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $51,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 80 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,260
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 130 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $52,310
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 170 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plasterers and stucco masons

- Median annual wage: $53,170
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 250 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,650
- Median hourly wage: $25.79
- Total employment: 450 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $53,710
- Median hourly wage: $25.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $54,530
- Median hourly wage: $26.22
- Total employment: 590 people (6.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,820
- Median hourly wage: $26.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $55,250
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 490 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mechanical door repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,540
- Median hourly wage: $26.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,920
- Median hourly wage: $26.89
- Total employment: 440 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 360 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 530 people (6.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 150 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 380 people (4.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,800
- Median hourly wage: $27.79
- Total employment: 140 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.48
- Total employment: 70 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 110 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 530 people (6.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 150 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 320 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $60,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 890 people (10.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,220
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 740 people (8.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,180
- Median hourly wage: $32.78
- Total employment: 80 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,920
- Median hourly wage: $33.13
- Total employment: 340 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $71,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.40
- Total employment: 80 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,450
- Median hourly wage: $38.68
- Total employment: 290 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $87,760
- Median hourly wage: $42.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,150
- Median hourly wage: $42.38
- Total employment: 80 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $111,780
- Median hourly wage: $53.74
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 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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