30 of the highest-paying jobs in NYC for high school graduates

30 of the highest-paying jobs in NYC for high school graduates

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Claims adjusters, examiners and investigators

– Annual mean salary: $87,850 – #7 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 14,340

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Boilermakers

– Annual mean salary: $88,030 – #4 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 530

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Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

– Annual mean salary: $90,120 – #5 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 3,560

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Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

– Annual mean salary: $91,430 – #11 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 370

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Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

– Annual mean salary: $91,860 – #2 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 10,990

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Choreographers

– Annual mean salary: $94,910 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: data not available

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Structural iron and steel workers

– Annual mean salary: $95,020 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 4,200

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Insurance sales agents

– Annual mean salary: $95,600 – #4 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 18,400

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First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

– Annual mean salary: $97,640 – #5 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 21,400

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Advertising sales agents

– Annual mean salary: $97,840 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 13,620

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Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

– Annual mean salary: $98,010 – #9 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 90

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Power plant operators

– Annual mean salary: $98,730 – #14 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 1,420

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Terrazzo workers and finishers

– Annual mean salary: $99,300 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 260

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Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

– Annual mean salary: $99,520 – #15 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 4,080

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Lodging managers (tie)

– Annual mean salary: $99,600 – #4 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 1,440

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Gas plant operators (tie)

– Annual mean salary: $99,600 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 400

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Electrical power-line installers and repairers

– Annual mean salary: $102,650 – #19 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 2,670

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Property, real estate, and community association managers

– Annual mean salary: $103,610 – #4 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 9,220

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Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

– Annual mean salary: $104,560 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 90

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Pile driver operators

– Annual mean salary: $106,620 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 140

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Insulation workers, mechanical

– Annual mean salary: $109,380 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 880

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Power distributors and dispatchers

– Annual mean salary: $112,040 – #7 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 250

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First-line supervisors of correctional officers

– Annual mean salary: $114,400 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 2,650

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Detectives and criminal investigators

– Annual mean salary: $114,760 – #10 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 9,340

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First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

– Annual mean salary: $121,250 – #3 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 23,220

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Crane and tower operators

– Annual mean salary: $131,160 – #1 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 1,290

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Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

– Annual mean salary: $133,260 – #5 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 7,020

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Commercial pilots

– Annual mean salary: $134,700 – #12 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 750

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First-line supervisors of police and detectives

– Annual mean salary: $137,060 – #17 highest pay among all metros – Employment: 10,510

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