Highest-paying jobs in La Crosse for high school graduates

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#50. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $50,060
- Median hourly wage: $24.07
- Total employment: 140 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.20
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $50,870
- Median hourly wage: $24.46
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,510
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 340 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 910 people (10.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $51,770
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 140 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 190 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $52,570
- Median hourly wage: $25.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $53,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 570 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $53,840
- Median hourly wage: $25.88
- Total employment: 90 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 90 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.96
- Total employment: 80 people (1.01 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: 190 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 340 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

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

#32. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 200 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,830
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 490 people (5.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 120 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 80 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 520 people (6.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 790 people (9.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 130 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 160 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 220 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 590 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 300 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 240 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $64,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 150 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 540 people (6.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.65
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $65,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 70 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $67,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.48
- Total employment: 290 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,210
- Median hourly wage: $32.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 300 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,710
- Median hourly wage: $37.84
- Total employment: 240 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 310 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,340
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 340 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,090
- Median hourly wage: $40.43
- Total employment: 140 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $94,580
- Median hourly wage: $45.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.65
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $106,080
- Median hourly wage: $51.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.04 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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