Highest-paying jobs in Harrisonburg for high school graduates

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#50. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,920
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 70 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 110 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,310
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 80 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $48,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 690 people (10.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $48,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 110 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 370 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,120
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 230 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 100 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 70 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 170 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,120
- Median hourly wage: $25.54
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $53,580
- Median hourly wage: $25.76
- Total employment: 290 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 330 people (5.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $54,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 110 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 140 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $55,470
- Median hourly wage: $26.67
- Total employment: 1,240 people (19.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,580
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $55,740
- Median hourly wage: $26.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,580
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 70 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 220 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,460
- Median hourly wage: $28.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 70 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 130 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,060
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 220 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: 120 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 250 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $61,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 50 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 360 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 410 people (6.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $62,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 130 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 90 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 430 people (6.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 500 people (7.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 370 people (5.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 590 people (9.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 150 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,990
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 460 people (7.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,450
- Median hourly wage: $39.16
- Total employment: 310 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,420
- Median hourly wage: $41.07
- Total employment: 150 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $88,300
- Median hourly wage: $42.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,360
- Median hourly wage: $46.81
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 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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