Highest-paying jobs in Mount Vernon for high school graduates

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#50. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 70 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 90 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 110 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 120 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 230 people (4.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $62,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 370 people (7.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 80 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Sailors and marine oilers

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $62,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 200 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Crossing guards and flaggers

- Median annual wage: $63,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $64,200
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 130 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 50 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 80 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $65,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.66
- Total employment: 510 people (9.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $67,040
- Median hourly wage: $32.23
- Total employment: 170 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $67,400
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $69,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $69,610
- Median hourly wage: $33.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,940
- Median hourly wage: $33.62
- Total employment: 200 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $71,590
- Median hourly wage: $34.42
- Total employment: 40 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $71,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $71,680
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $72,070
- Median hourly wage: $34.65
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.49
- Total employment: 500 people (9.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,690
- Median hourly wage: $35.91
- Total employment: 60 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,450
- Median hourly wage: $36.27
- Total employment: 170 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 150 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $77,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.15
- Total employment: 150 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,410
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 500 people (9.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $77,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: 70 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $78,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 70 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $78,580
- Median hourly wage: $37.78
- Total employment: 80 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.95
- Total employment: 360 people (7.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $79,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 230 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $80,550
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 180 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $81,730
- Median hourly wage: $39.29
- Total employment: 80 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $83,580
- Median hourly wage: $40.18
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,370
- Median hourly wage: $43.45
- Total employment: 280 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,010
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $101,650
- Median hourly wage: $48.87
- Total employment: 170 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $103,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.65
- Total employment: 520 people (10.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $113,700
- Median hourly wage: $54.66
- Total employment: 70 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $123,410
- Median hourly wage: $59.33
- Total employment: 480 people (9.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $126,350
- Median hourly wage: $60.75
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 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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