Highest-paying jobs in Janesville for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $48,420
- Median hourly wage: $23.28
- Total employment: 470 people (6.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $48,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.40
- Total employment: 230 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Office and administrative support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Roofers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 80 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 140 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $49,630
- Median hourly wage: $23.86
- Total employment: 160 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 250 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,290
- Median hourly wage: $24.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Printing press operators

- Median annual wage: $50,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,480
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 110 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,450
- Median hourly wage: $24.73
- Total employment: 70 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 80 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 230 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $53,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 470 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $53,880
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 760 people (10.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 180 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $56,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 90 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 150 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 480 people (6.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 350 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 90 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 240 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,060
- Median hourly wage: $29.84
- Total employment: 330 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 90 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $63,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 420 people (6.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $63,930
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 100 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 570 people (8.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 270 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,470
- Median hourly wage: $33.40
- Total employment: 900 people (13.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $71,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 140 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.51
- Total employment: 130 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $73,890
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 310 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,420
- Median hourly wage: $35.78
- Total employment: 700 people (10.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 260 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $81,370
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 400 people (5.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $81,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 400 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,330
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 120 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,980
- Median hourly wage: $47.11
- Total employment: 470 people (6.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $99,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.87
- Total employment: 140 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $110,360
- Median hourly wage: $53.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 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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