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

Claims adjusters, examiners and investigators

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

Boilermakers

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

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

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

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

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

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

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

Choreographers

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

Structural iron and steel workers

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

Insurance sales agents

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

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

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

Advertising sales agents

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

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

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

Power plant operators

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

Terrazzo workers and finishers

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

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

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

Lodging managers (tie)

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

Gas plant operators (tie)

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

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

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

Property, real estate, and community association managers

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

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

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

Pile driver operators

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

Insulation workers, mechanical

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

Power distributors and dispatchers

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

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

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

Detectives and criminal investigators

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

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

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

Crane and tower operators

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

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

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

Commercial pilots

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

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

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

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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

Boilermakers

Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Choreographers

Structural iron and steel workers

Insurance sales agents

First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Advertising sales agents

Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

Power plant operators

Terrazzo workers and finishers

Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Lodging managers (tie)

Gas plant operators (tie)

Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Property, real estate, and community association managers

Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers

Pile driver operators

Insulation workers, mechanical

Power distributors and dispatchers

First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Detectives and criminal investigators

First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

Crane and tower operators

Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Commercial pilots

First-line supervisors of police and detectives

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