Highest-paying jobs in Parkersburg for high school graduates

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#50. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $35,430
- Median hourly wage: $17.03
- Total employment: 110 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $36,240
- Median hourly wage: $17.42
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $36,360
- Median hourly wage: $17.48
- Total employment: 160 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $36,890
- Median hourly wage: $17.73
- Total employment: 130 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $36,940
- Median hourly wage: $17.76
- Total employment: 90 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $37,040
- Median hourly wage: $17.81
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $37,470
- Median hourly wage: $18.02
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $37,510
- Median hourly wage: $18.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $37,800
- Median hourly wage: $18.17
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $37,970
- Median hourly wage: $18.25
- Total employment: 500 people (13.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $38,170
- Median hourly wage: $18.35
- Total employment: 190 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $38,320
- Median hourly wage: $18.43
- Total employment: 310 people (8.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $38,450
- Median hourly wage: $18.49
- Total employment: 400 people (10.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $38,840
- Median hourly wage: $18.67
- Total employment: 560 people (15.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,040
- Median hourly wage: $18.77
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,470
- Median hourly wage: $18.98
- Total employment: 100 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $40,550
- Median hourly wage: $19.50
- Total employment: 400 people (10.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $42,020
- Median hourly wage: $20.20
- Total employment: 80 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,590
- Median hourly wage: $20.48
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $43,970
- Median hourly wage: $21.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $46,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.23
- Total employment: 100 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 330 people (8.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,400
- Median hourly wage: $22.79
- Total employment: 90 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.83
- Total employment: 50 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,740
- Median hourly wage: $22.95
- Total employment: 100 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,460
- Median hourly wage: $23.30
- Total employment: 140 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 60 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 170 people (4.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $49,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.77
- Total employment: 50 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.82
- Total employment: 60 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,130
- Median hourly wage: $24.58
- Total employment: 350 people (9.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.74
- Total employment: 70 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.62
- Total employment: 130 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $54,930
- Median hourly wage: $26.41
- Total employment: 170 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,550
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 80 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 110 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 120 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 160 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 210 people (5.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 170 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 390 people (10.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $72,610
- Median hourly wage: $34.91
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,590
- Median hourly wage: $35.38
- Total employment: 200 people (5.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 70 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $83,740
- Median hourly wage: $40.26
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $91,430
- Median hourly wage: $43.96
- Total employment: 230 people (6.21 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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