Highest-paying jobs in Oshkosh for high school graduates

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#50. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $55,460
- Median hourly wage: $26.67
- Total employment: 2,020 people (21.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $56,660
- Median hourly wage: $27.24
- Total employment: 330 people (3.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 110 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 1,030 people (10.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 80 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $58,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 520 people (5.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 170 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $58,620
- Median hourly wage: $28.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 150 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Plating machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 50 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $59,800
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $60,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 570 people (6.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 1,670 people (17.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 150 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 250 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 440 people (4.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 350 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.08
- Total employment: 480 people (5.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 400 people (4.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $62,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 180 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 800 people (8.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.72
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Total employment: 460 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: 80 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,350
- Median hourly wage: $31.42
- Total employment: 30 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $66,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 170 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $68,590
- Median hourly wage: $32.98
- Total employment: 150 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $72,090
- Median hourly wage: $34.66
- Total employment: 210 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 210 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 660 people (7.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 990 people (10.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $80,360
- Median hourly wage: $38.64
- Total employment: 210 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $81,140
- Median hourly wage: $39.01
- Total employment: 280 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,520
- Median hourly wage: $39.19
- Total employment: 350 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $82,760
- Median hourly wage: $39.79
- Total employment: 830 people (8.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $88,910
- Median hourly wage: $42.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $90,330
- Median hourly wage: $43.43
- Total employment: 190 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,880
- Median hourly wage: $43.69
- Total employment: 510 people (5.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $93,860
- Median hourly wage: $45.13
- Total employment: 210 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $99,160
- Median hourly wage: $47.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $109,470
- Median hourly wage: $52.63
- Total employment: 150 people (1.55 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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