Highest-paying jobs in Wheeling for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $47,140
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 80 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 140 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $48,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 110 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $48,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,010
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 190 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $50,210
- Median hourly wage: $24.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $50,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.32
- Total employment: 100 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,060
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,290
- Median hourly wage: $24.66
- Total employment: 180 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 360 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,850
- Median hourly wage: $25.89
- Total employment: 540 people (9.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $55,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.57
- Total employment: 430 people (7.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 180 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 160 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 120 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 260 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $58,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 50 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 110 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 80 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 560 people (9.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 280 people (4.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Conveyor operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $63,200
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 90 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Underground mining machine operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,670
- Median hourly wage: $31.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

- Median annual wage: $64,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Extraction workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $65,350
- Median hourly wage: $31.42
- Total employment: 210 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Continuous mining machine operators

- Median annual wage: $65,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 150 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,650
- Median hourly wage: $31.56
- Total employment: 60 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 260 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $65,820
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 220 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 220 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $67,780
- Median hourly wage: $32.59
- Total employment: 350 people (5.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $68,120
- Median hourly wage: $32.75
- Total employment: 120 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,560
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $72,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.94
- Total employment: 70 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $75,040
- Median hourly wage: $36.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Loading and moving machine operators, underground mining

- Median annual wage: $77,450
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 200 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,240
- Median hourly wage: $37.62
- Total employment: 390 people (6.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Roof bolters, mining

- Median annual wage: $81,810
- Median hourly wage: $39.33
- Total employment: 150 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $86,010
- Median hourly wage: $41.35
- Total employment: 150 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $88,710
- Median hourly wage: $42.65
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,760
- Median hourly wage: $43.64
- Total employment: 600 people (10.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,660
- Median hourly wage: $45.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 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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