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These are the 50 highest-paying jobs in NYC for high school grads, according to a recent study
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — If you’re getting ready to receive your high school diploma, pay attention to these numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS): Workers over the age of 25 with a high school diploma earned about 25% more than those without one — $899 a week compared to $708.
And according to a new report from data journalism website Stacker, which analyzed those BLS stats, there are some high-paying opportunities for New York City residents who are fresh out of the 12th grade. Some short- to long-term on-the-job training is required, but each of these 50 occupations pay more than $70,000 annually, data shows.
Here’s a look at the jobs that are paying high school graduates the most, according to the study:
50. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
Median annual wage: $77,580
Median hourly wage: $37.30
Total employment: 25,180 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
49. Food service managers
Median annual wage: $77,650
Median hourly wage: $37.33
Total employment: 16,280 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
48. Real estate brokers
Median annual wage: $78,010
Median hourly wage: $37.50
Total employment: 2,240 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
47. Boilermakers
Median annual wage: $78,280
Median hourly wage: $37.64
Total employment: 240 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
46. Construction and building inspectors
Median annual wage: $79,680
Median hourly wage: $38.31 T
otal employment: 9,610 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
45. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers
Median annual wage: $79,840 Median hourly wage: $38.38 Total employment: 130 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area) Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
Median annual wage: $80,070
Median hourly wage: $38.50
Total employment: 11,200 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
43. Insurance sales agents
Median annual wage: $80,270
Median hourly wage: $38.59
Total employment: 19,500 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
42. Sales representatives, excluding advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
Median annual wage: $80,460
Median hourly wage: $38.68
Total employment: 83,340 people (9.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
41. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
Median annual wage: $80,520
Median hourly wage: $38.71
Total employment: 81,630 people (8.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
40. Police and sheriff’s patrol officers
Median annual wage: $81,380
Median hourly wage: $39.12
Total employment: 52,580 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
39. Riggers
Median annual wage: $83,060
Median hourly wage: $39.93
Total employment: 420 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
38. Rail car repairers
Median annual wage: $83,200
Median hourly wage: $40.00
Total employment: 990 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
37. Real estate sales agents
Median annual wage: $83,560
Median hourly wage: $40.17
Total employment: 6,040 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
36. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
Median annual wage: $83,640
Median hourly wage: $40.21
Total employment: 27,080 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
35. Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators
Median annual wage: $84,460
Median hourly wage: $40.61
Total employment: 2,900 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
34. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
Median annual wage: $84,660
Median hourly wage: $40.70
Total employment: 14,610 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
33. Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers
Median annual wage: $85,610
Median hourly wage: $41.16
Total employment: 60 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
32. Signal and track switch repairers
Median annual wage: $86,770
Median hourly wage: $41.72
Total employment: 1,240 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
31. Transportation inspectors
Median annual wage: $87,360
Median hourly wage: $42.00
Total employment: 4,360 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
30. Postmasters and mail superintendents
Median annual wage: $87,550
Median hourly wage: $42.09
Total employment: 600 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
29. Subway and streetcar operators
Median annual wage: $89,180
Median hourly wage: $42.88
Total employment: 4,310 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
28. Stationary engineers and boiler operators
Median annual wage: $90,200
Median hourly wage: $43.36
Total employment: 4,260 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
27. Property, real estate, and community association managers
Median annual wage: $92,870
Median hourly wage: $44.65
Total employment: 10,440 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
26. Fabric and apparel patternmakers
Median annual wage: $93,160
Median hourly wage: $44.79
Total employment: 850 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
25. Insulation workers, mechanical
Median annual wage: $93,700
Median hourly wage: $45.05
Total employment: 820 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
24. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining
Median annual wage: $94,090
Median hourly wage: $45.23
Total employment: 960 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
23. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
Median annual wage: $95,360
Median hourly wage: $45.85
Total employment: 26,820 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
22. Pile driver operators
Median annual wage: $95,680
Median hourly wage: $46.00 Total employment:
70 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
21. Lodging managers
Median annual wage: $95,840
Median hourly wage: $46.08
Total employment: 2,190 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
20. Gas plant operators
Median annual wage: $98,180
Median hourly wage: $47.20
Total employment: 320 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
19. Advertising sales agents
Median annual wage: $98,510
Median hourly wage: $47.36
Total employment: 17,970 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
18. Telecommunications line installers and repairers
Median annual wage: $98,630
Median hourly wage: $47.42 T
otal employment: 7,500 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
17. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door
Median annual wage: $99,080
Median hourly wage: $47.63
Total employment: 3,100 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
16. Chemical plant and system operators
Median annual wage: $100,550
Median hourly wage: $48.34
Total employment: 310 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
15. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers
Median annual wage: $100,910
Median hourly wage: $48.51
Total employment: 280 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
14. Structural iron and steel workers
Median annual wage: $101,920
Median hourly wage: $49.00
Total employment: 3,300 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
13. Choreographers
Median annual wage: $102,510
Median hourly wage: $49.29
Total employment: 280 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
12. Power distributors and dispatchers
Median annual wage: $107,410
Median hourly wage: $51.64
Total employment: 400 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
11. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
Median annual wage: $107,740
Median hourly wage: $51.80
Total employment: 22,570 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
10. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers
Median annual wage: $108,470
Median hourly wage: $52.15
Total employment: 4,160 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
9. Electrical power-line installers and repairers
Median annual wage: $112,740
Median hourly wage: $54.20
Total employment: 2,850 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
8. Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers
Median annual wage: $112,970
Median hourly wage: $54.31
Total employment: 90 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
7. Detectives and criminal investigators
Median annual wage: $113,490
Median hourly wage: $54.56
Total employment: 9,310 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
6. Terrazzo workers and finishers
Median annual wage: $120,000
Median hourly wage: $57.69
Total employment: 150 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
5. Power plant operators
Median annual wage: $120,630
Median hourly wage: $58.00
Total employment: 1,150 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
4. First-line supervisors of correctional officers
Median annual wage: $121,330
Median hourly wage: $58.33
Total employment: 2,440 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
3. Crane and tower operators
Median annual wage: $128,980
Median hourly wage: $62.01
Total employment: 1,160 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
Median annual wage: $129,210
Median hourly wage: $62.12
Total employment: 7,100 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
Median annual wage: $133,320
Median hourly wage: $64.10
Total employment: 10,980 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training