Highest-paying jobs in Bellingham for high school graduates

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#49. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 90 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Highway maintenance workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 110 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Crossing guards and flaggers

- Median annual wage: $61,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 90 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 310 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 100 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 150 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 140 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 270 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 60 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $66,380
- Median hourly wage: $31.91
- Total employment: 140 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

- Median annual wage: $67,590
- Median hourly wage: $32.50
- Total employment: Not available

#36. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $68,450
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 110 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 220 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $69,690
- Median hourly wage: $33.51
- Total employment: 70 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $70,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,500
- Median hourly wage: $33.90
- Total employment: 490 people (5.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,780
- Median hourly wage: $34.03
- Total employment: 340 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $71,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.31
- Total employment: 930 people (10.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,590
- Median hourly wage: $34.90
- Total employment: 220 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,600
- Median hourly wage: $34.90
- Total employment: 910 people (9.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,610
- Median hourly wage: $35.87
- Total employment: 660 people (7.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,070
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 750 people (8.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $75,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.48
- Total employment: 420 people (4.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,150
- Median hourly wage: $36.61
- Total employment: 440 people (4.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $76,370
- Median hourly wage: $36.72
- Total employment: 90 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 120 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $77,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 210 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $78,690
- Median hourly wage: $37.83
- Total employment: 100 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,190
- Median hourly wage: $38.07
- Total employment: 290 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $80,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $83,340
- Median hourly wage: $40.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $83,860
- Median hourly wage: $40.32
- Total employment: 130 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $83,950
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $85,060
- Median hourly wage: $40.90
- Total employment: 110 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,630
- Median hourly wage: $41.17
- Total employment: 370 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $86,170
- Median hourly wage: $41.43
- Total employment: 540 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $87,910
- Median hourly wage: $42.27
- Total employment: 70 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $96,850
- Median hourly wage: $46.56
- Total employment: 390 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $101,920
- Median hourly wage: $49.00
- Total employment: 750 people (8.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $104,350
- Median hourly wage: $50.17
- Total employment: 280 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $107,350
- Median hourly wage: $51.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $112,130
- Median hourly wage: $53.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $120,080
- Median hourly wage: $57.73
- Total employment: 260 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $134,060
- Median hourly wage: $64.45
- Total employment: 90 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $153,590
- Median hourly wage: $73.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.38 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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