Highest-paying jobs in Weirton for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $37,220
- Median hourly wage: $17.89
- Total employment: 100 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $38,230
- Median hourly wage: $18.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $38,700
- Median hourly wage: $18.61
- Total employment: 80 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $38,860
- Median hourly wage: $18.68
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $39,220
- Median hourly wage: $18.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $39,660
- Median hourly wage: $19.07
- Total employment: 450 people (12.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $41,150
- Median hourly wage: $19.78
- Total employment: 80 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,600
- Median hourly wage: $20.00
- Total employment: 40 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,770
- Median hourly wage: $20.56
- Total employment: 100 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $43,310
- Median hourly wage: $20.82
- Total employment: 470 people (12.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $43,470
- Median hourly wage: $20.90
- Total employment: 330 people (8.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $43,630
- Median hourly wage: $20.98
- Total employment: 80 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $44,290
- Median hourly wage: $21.29
- Total employment: 30 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $44,740
- Median hourly wage: $21.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 110 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,190
- Median hourly wage: $21.73
- Total employment: 180 people (4.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $46,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 30 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $47,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 120 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.76
- Total employment: 30 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: Not available

#29. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 110 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 70 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $51,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 140 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.81
- Total employment: 110 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $51,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 300 people (8.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.54
- Total employment: 90 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 110 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,350
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 140 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $55,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 280 people (7.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 130 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,270
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 310 people (8.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 170 people (4.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 60 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $58,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.19
- Total employment: 50 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 180 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 80 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 200 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,580
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 180 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $63,630
- Median hourly wage: $30.59
- Total employment: 510 people (13.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,980
- Median hourly wage: $32.20
- Total employment: 170 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,530
- Median hourly wage: $34.87
- Total employment: 180 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 230 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,670
- Median hourly wage: $41.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 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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