Highest-paying jobs in Winchester for high school graduates

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#50. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.99
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.11
- Total employment: 90 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 60 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 250 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 70 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,020
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 220 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $49,420
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 760 people (11.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 80 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.07
- Total employment: 160 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,320
- Median hourly wage: $24.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $50,550
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 80 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $52,710
- Median hourly wage: $25.34
- Total employment: 80 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,840
- Median hourly wage: $25.40
- Total employment: 170 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $54,200
- Median hourly wage: $26.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $54,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 140 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $54,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.27
- Total employment: 70 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 340 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 140 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $55,420
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 130 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $55,620
- Median hourly wage: $26.74
- Total employment: 70 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 190 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 190 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $58,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.15
- Total employment: 160 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 300 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 150 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 100 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $60,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 130 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 130 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 420 people (6.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 70 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 730 people (10.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,240
- Median hourly wage: $31.85
- Total employment: 280 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,110
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 330 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 340 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $76,660
- Median hourly wage: $36.86
- Total employment: 80 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.01
- Total employment: 290 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $78,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $80,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.84
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,550
- Median hourly wage: $41.61
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,030
- Median hourly wage: $45.21
- Total employment: 90 people (1.28 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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