Highest-paying jobs in Charlottesville for high school graduates

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#50. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $51,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 1,310 people (11.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $51,130
- Median hourly wage: $24.58
- Total employment: 300 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $51,220
- Median hourly wage: $24.62
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.84
- Total employment: 330 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $51,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 130 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 280 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,630
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 100 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Automotive body and related repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 100 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Home appliance repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $52,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,120
- Median hourly wage: $25.54
- Total employment: 540 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.01
- Total employment: 240 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Financial clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $54,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.16
- Total employment: 280 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $54,720
- Median hourly wage: $26.31
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 110 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $57,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 140 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $58,590
- Median hourly wage: $28.17
- Total employment: 440 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.19
- Total employment: 100 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 200 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 70 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 90 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 100 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $59,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 910 people (8.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,480
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 310 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 70 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 80 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $61,480
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 190 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 700 people (6.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 400 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 760 people (6.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $64,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.88
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 80 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Total employment: 180 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 170 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,730
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 110 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.60
- Total employment: 310 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.47
- Total employment: 200 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,210
- Median hourly wage: $35.68
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $74,320
- Median hourly wage: $35.73
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 340 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- Total employment: 720 people (6.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,460
- Median hourly wage: $39.65
- Total employment: 160 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $86,260
- Median hourly wage: $41.47
- Total employment: 90 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $91,380
- Median hourly wage: $43.93
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,120
- Median hourly wage: $45.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 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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