Highest-paying jobs in Beckley for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $37,440
- Median hourly wage: $18.00
- Total employment: 90 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $37,640
- Median hourly wage: $18.10
- Total employment: 100 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $37,990
- Median hourly wage: $18.26
- Total employment: 460 people (10.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $38,040
- Median hourly wage: $18.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $38,080
- Median hourly wage: $18.31
- Total employment: 170 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $38,640
- Median hourly wage: $18.58
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $38,790
- Median hourly wage: $18.65
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $39,520
- Median hourly wage: $19.00
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,630
- Median hourly wage: $19.05
- Total employment: 150 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $40,950
- Median hourly wage: $19.69
- Total employment: 80 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,530
- Median hourly wage: $19.97
- Total employment: 110 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $41,740
- Median hourly wage: $20.07
- Total employment: 140 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $43,990
- Median hourly wage: $21.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.23
- Total employment: 140 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $44,870
- Median hourly wage: $21.57
- Total employment: 60 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $45,070
- Median hourly wage: $21.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 190 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.02
- Total employment: 110 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $45,930
- Median hourly wage: $22.08
- Total employment: 100 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $46,390
- Median hourly wage: $22.30
- Total employment: 90 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 160 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,880
- Median hourly wage: $22.54
- Total employment: 390 people (9.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,050
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 60 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.01
- Total employment: 200 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,930
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 160 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 140 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 70 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $52,730
- Median hourly wage: $25.35
- Total employment: 400 people (9.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $55,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 260 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 80 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $58,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 210 people (4.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 430 people (10.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $59,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 110 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: Not available

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 120 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 90 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 370 people (8.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 130 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Continuous mining machine operators

- Median annual wage: $62,900
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 140 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 30 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Extraction workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $68,430
- Median hourly wage: $32.90
- Total employment: 70 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,970
- Median hourly wage: $33.16
- Total employment: 280 people (6.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining

- Median annual wage: $71,090
- Median hourly wage: $34.18
- Total employment: 210 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $74,880
- Median hourly wage: $36.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Roof bolters, mining

- Median annual wage: $76,040
- Median hourly wage: $36.56
- Total employment: 190 people (4.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,400
- Median hourly wage: $45.39
- Total employment: 350 people (8.27 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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