Highest-paying jobs in Eau Claire for high school graduates

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#50. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $51,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 610 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 110 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,040
- Median hourly wage: $25.02
- Total employment: 70 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.21
- Total employment: 210 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $53,880
- Median hourly wage: $25.91
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $54,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.27
- Total employment: 300 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,460
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.40
- Total employment: 350 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,650
- Median hourly wage: $27.72
- Total employment: 210 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $58,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 190 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 210 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 400 people (4.71 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: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 340 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 250 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 70 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 290 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 200 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 600 people (6.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 260 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 110 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $63,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 650 people (7.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.89
- Total employment: 890 people (10.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 340 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $69,460
- Median hourly wage: $33.39
- Total employment: 300 people (3.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.37
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,890
- Median hourly wage: $35.04
- Total employment: 570 people (6.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $73,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.50
- Total employment: 320 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 80 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $74,690
- Median hourly wage: $35.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,450
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,210
- Median hourly wage: $37.60
- Total employment: 350 people (4.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,470
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 360 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $83,620
- Median hourly wage: $40.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $84,370
- Median hourly wage: $40.56
- Total employment: 170 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $85,280
- Median hourly wage: $41.00
- Total employment: 350 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $91,950
- Median hourly wage: $44.21
- Total employment: 110 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,360
- Median hourly wage: $45.37
- Total employment: 160 people (1.92 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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