Highest paying jobs in Daphne for high school graduates

Published 1:10 pm Monday, April 25, 2022

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Highest paying jobs in Daphne for high school graduates

The average college graduate in 2020 earned $1,305 a week, while the average high school graduate takes home just $781, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, college isn’t for everyone. There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college, not the least of which being cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise each year, the exception being the 2020-2021 school year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Average tuition at a public, in-state university coming in at $9,687; tuition for out-of-state students at public schools, and for everyone at private universities, is significantly higher at $21,874 and $35,087, respectively.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs for high school graduates in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay the most for high school graduates.

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#50. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $38,490
– #446 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 133,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,600)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,240)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($60,930)

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#49. Pest control workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $38,860
– #144 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $40,350
– Employment: 79,560
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area ($61,210)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($58,450)
— Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN ($57,980)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $39,920
– #389 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $44,860
– Employment: 188,450
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($64,510)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
— Decatur, IL ($60,740)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,000
– #387 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $44,580
– Employment: 549,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($88,150)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($80,420)
— Odessa, TX ($70,950)

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#46. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,020
– #450 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,400

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,300
– Employment: 1,063,110
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
— Boulder, CO ($56,520)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)

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#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,290
– #458 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 490

National
– Annual mean salary: $55,280
– Employment: 402,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)

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#44. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,700
– #279 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $44,300
– Employment: 149,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($70,030)
— Waco, TX ($63,080)
— Springfield, MA-CT ($57,930)

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#43. Glaziers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $41,440
– #152 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $50,970
– Employment: 52,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Olympia-Tumwater, WA ($78,840)
— Salem, OR ($78,000)
— Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($76,680)

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#42. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $41,550
– #231 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $42,140
– Employment: 137,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, MI ($60,190)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($58,940)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($58,790)

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#41. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $41,790
– #244 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,990
– Employment: 138,820
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,570)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($67,900)
— New Haven, CT ($63,790)

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#40. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $42,700
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,950
– Employment: 54,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($81,390)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,460)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($73,070)

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#39. Dental laboratory technicians

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $42,730
– #121 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $45,230
– Employment: 30,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($67,730)
— Idaho Falls, ID ($59,560)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($55,140)

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#38. Self-enrichment teachers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,330
– #156 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,930
– Employment: 222,700
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($70,350)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($66,650)
— Utica-Rome, NY ($63,470)

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#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,530
– #457 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,090
– Employment: 253,010
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

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#36. Correctional officers and jailers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,960
– #202 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,340
– Employment: 405,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($96,580)
— Salinas, CA ($89,100)
— Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($86,260)

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#35. Electricians

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $44,200
– #500 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 300

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,550
– Employment: 656,510
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)

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#34. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $44,410
– #480 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,100
– Employment: 417,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,100
– #348 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 160

National
– Annual mean salary: $54,040
– Employment: 103,730
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Madera, CA ($76,040)
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,800)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,360)

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#32. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,520
– #291 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $51,890
– Employment: 119,380
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,980)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($92,370)
— Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($87,990)

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#31. Surveying and mapping technicians

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,730
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,770
– Employment: 53,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

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#30. Security and fire alarm systems installers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $47,030
– #127 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,150
– Employment: 68,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Eugene, OR ($70,940)
— Salem, OR ($68,640)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($68,520)

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#29. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $47,140
– #52 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $45,490
– Employment: 20,440
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($66,390)
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($59,690)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($57,930)

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#28. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $47,720
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $46,690
– Employment: 397,550
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
— Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($71,250)

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#27. Automotive body and related repairers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,120
– #210 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,430
– Employment: 137,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
— Ames, IA ($68,340)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)

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#26. Industrial machinery mechanics

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $48,350
– #496 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,350
– Employment: 385,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
— Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
— Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

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#25. Machinists

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $49,270
– #156 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,800
– Employment: 360,340
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($76,230)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $49,850
– #368 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,210
– Employment: 219,800
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ($105,220)

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#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $50,610
– #207 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,000
– Employment: 362,090
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($67,770)

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#22. Postal service clerks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $50,690
– #355 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $51,200
– Employment: 86,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $50,840
– #446 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 800

National
– Annual mean salary: $62,010
– Employment: 1,427,260
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

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#20. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $52,150
– #302 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,000
– Employment: 147,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

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#19. Construction and building inspectors

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $54,560
– #312 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,470
– Employment: 113,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New Haven, CT ($121,510)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,230
– #414 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– Employment: 977,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
— Boulder, CO ($101,630)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

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#17. Postal service mail carriers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $55,260
– #47 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

National
– Annual mean salary: $53,180
– Employment: 333,570
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($57,160)
— Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

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#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $57,800
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $65,230
– Employment: 503,390
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,040
– #490 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 540

National
– Annual mean salary: $72,990
– Employment: 614,080
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

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#14. Real estate sales agents

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,880
– #113 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 140

National
– Annual mean salary: $62,990
– Employment: 168,740
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($100,060)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
— Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,360
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,800
– Employment: 599,900
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($96,900)

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#12. Chefs and head cooks

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $62,440
– #41 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $58,740
– Employment: 101,490
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
— Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($79,820)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $63,600
– #449 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 340

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,100
– Employment: 475,000
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

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#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $65,840
– #264 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,650
– Employment: 287,150
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area ($92,500)

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#9. Food service managers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $66,250
– #86 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,000
– Employment: 197,010
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

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#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,990
– #254 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $89,300
– Employment: 105,980
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
— Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

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#7. Insurance sales agents

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– #99 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 270

National
– Annual mean salary: $69,100
– Employment: 409,950
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
— Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

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#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,570
– #270 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

National
– Annual mean salary: $74,410
– Employment: 114,930
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($109,740)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,880
– #144 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 550

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,500
– Employment: 1,278,670
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
— Napa, CA ($92,620)

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

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,390
– #374 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $90,120
– Employment: 240,290
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
— Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

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#3. Lodging managers

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $73,320
– #42 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $65,270
– Employment: 31,790
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($122,290)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)

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#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $85,560
– #230 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $97,180
– Employment: 122,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

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#1. Commercial pilots

Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL
– Annual mean salary: $93,240
– #136 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $110,830
– Employment: 37,120
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
— Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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