Highest-paying jobs in Cheyenne for high school graduates

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#50. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 150 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 580 people (12.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $51,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.64
- Total employment: 110 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 180 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $51,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.78
- Total employment: 120 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 170 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $52,680
- Median hourly wage: $25.33
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $52,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 80 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 240 people (4.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,510
- Median hourly wage: $25.72
- Total employment: 260 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Information and record clerks, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 80 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Procurement clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 100 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,970
- Median hourly wage: $26.91
- Total employment: 170 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 90 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 30 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 70 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $61,260
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $61,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 330 people (6.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 110 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 200 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.70
- Total employment: 110 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 140 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 410 people (8.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $63,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 150 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,650
- Median hourly wage: $31.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,140
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 260 people (5.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,140
- Median hourly wage: $33.72
- Total employment: 210 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.83
- Total employment: 240 people (4.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,270
- Median hourly wage: $34.27
- Total employment: 80 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $72,520
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 410 people (8.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,860
- Median hourly wage: $35.51
- Total employment: 120 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,050
- Median hourly wage: $35.60
- Total employment: 30 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,140
- Median hourly wage: $37.57
- Total employment: 410 people (8.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 130 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,250
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 280 people (5.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $84,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,330
- Median hourly wage: $43.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $108,100
- Median hourly wage: $51.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.73 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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