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Highest-paying jobs in Dothan that don’t require a college degree

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Dothan, AL that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $36,710
– #522 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 570

National
– Annual mean salary: $51,850
– Employment: 641,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Napa, CA ($76,890)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)

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#49. Dental laboratory technicians

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $36,880
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,320
– Employment: 34,150
– 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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#48. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,050
– #474 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 520

National
– Annual mean salary: $45,140
– Employment: 1,509,370
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,750)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,670)
— Napa, CA ($54,940)

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#47. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,220
– #507 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

National
– Annual mean salary: $56,280
– Employment: 404,820
– 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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#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,510
– #460 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,560
– Employment: 149,290
– 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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#45. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,630
– #465 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $46,650
– Employment: 194,330
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
— Decatur, IL ($60,740)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($58,620)

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#44. Painters, construction and maintenance

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,850
– #363 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,140
– Employment: 214,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($62,490)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,380)
— Champaign-Urbana, IL ($62,380)

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#43. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $37,970
– #496 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 900

National
– Annual mean salary: $46,890
– Employment: 1,143,260
– 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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#42. Driver/sales workers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $38,010
– #38 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

National
– Annual mean salary: $31,970
– Employment: 477,020
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Bismarck, ND ($48,560)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($46,390)
— Fargo, ND-MN ($46,360)

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#41. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $38,340
– #213 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,250
– Employment: 35,030
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,910)
— Bellingham, WA ($61,210)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($60,760)

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#40. Sheet metal workers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $38,500
– #363 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $58,760
– Employment: 122,630
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($101,150)
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($94,930)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,840)

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#39. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $39,260
– #283 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,540
– Employment: 155,250
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,320)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($77,210)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($72,760)

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#38. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $39,570
– #480 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

National
– Annual mean salary: $47,990
– Employment: 629,780
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($62,810)
— Fairbanks, AK ($62,690)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,350)

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#37. Firefighters

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,560
– #314 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 230

National
– Annual mean salary: $55,290
– Employment: 317,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,210)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,150)
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($97,470)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $40,820
– #449 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $53,270
– Employment: 116,380
– 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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#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $41,110
– #454 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 360

National
– Annual mean salary: $48,290
– Employment: 397,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
— Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)

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#34. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $42,170
– #475 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

National
– Annual mean salary: $54,690
– Employment: 356,960
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
— Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)

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#33. Self-enrichment teachers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $42,190
– #182 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,230
– Employment: 216,910
– 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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#32. Millwrights

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $42,270
– #204 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,260
– Employment: 39,240
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
— Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,280
– #432 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,030
– Employment: 234,680
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)

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#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $43,550
– #362 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,320
– Employment: 121,150
– 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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#29. Automotive body and related repairers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $44,580
– #359 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $50,660
– Employment: 137,300
– 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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#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $44,600
– #515 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

National
– Annual mean salary: $58,780
– Employment: 373,090
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
— Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
— Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

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#27. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $44,700
– #473 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,350
– Employment: 417,620
– 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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#26. Machinists

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $45,150
– #309 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $49,020
– Employment: 333,220
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
— Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
— Monroe, MI ($66,560)

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#25. Computer user support specialists

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $45,520
– #451 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 110

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,650
– Employment: 654,310
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

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#24. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $45,640
– #173 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $48,570
– Employment: 151,340
– 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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#23. Electricians

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,050
– #477 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 220

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,310
– Employment: 650,580
– 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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#22. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,480
– #339 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,550

National
– Annual mean salary: $50,340
– Employment: 1,903,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)

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#21. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $46,500
– #358 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 200

National
– Annual mean salary: $53,020
– Employment: 261,420
– 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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#20. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $47,210
– #425 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,280
– Employment: 145,230
– 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. Advertising sales agents

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $47,930
– #233 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,540
– Employment: 96,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)

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#18. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $49,220
– #271 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $52,220
– Employment: 367,200
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
— Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $49,820
– #478 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 600

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,380
– Employment: 1,443,630
– 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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#16. Postal service clerks

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $50,450
– #370 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $53,210
– Employment: 79,320
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
— Florence, SC ($59,360)
— Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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#15. Construction and building inspectors

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $51,420
– #363 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $68,480
– Employment: 117,830
– 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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#14. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $52,130
– #467 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 240

National
– Annual mean salary: $71,110
– Employment: 1,026,390
– 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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#13. Postal service mail carriers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $52,350
– #436 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 180

National
– Annual mean salary: $54,370
– Employment: 335,540
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Modesto, CA ($57,160)
— Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

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#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,380
– #277 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $66,870
– Employment: 466,910
– 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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#11. Real estate sales agents

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $56,670
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $61,480
– Employment: 175,920
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Midland, TX ($100,060)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
— Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,740
– #478 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 260

National
– Annual mean salary: $75,060
– Employment: 665,870
– 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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#9. Food service managers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $58,900
– #243 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 130

National
– Annual mean salary: $63,970
– Employment: 210,680
– 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. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $59,480
– #191 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $60,350
– Employment: 172,830
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
— Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
— Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $61,330
– #422 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 590

National
– Annual mean salary: $72,390
– Employment: 1,242,490
– 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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#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $67,480
– #308 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 90

National
– Annual mean salary: $79,060
– Employment: 123,940
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
— Salinas, CA ($110,180)
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)

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

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $70,650
– #387 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 60

National
– Annual mean salary: $92,320
– Employment: 243,920
– 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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#4. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,500
– #213 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 350

National
– Annual mean salary: $73,590
– Employment: 526,240
– 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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#3. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $71,940
– #79 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 410

National
– Annual mean salary: $67,330
– Employment: 629,420
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
— Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
— Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

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#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $72,160
– #123 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $70,960
– Employment: 278,140
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
— Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Dothan, AL
– Annual mean salary: $90,000
– #289 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 30

National
– Annual mean salary: $105,580
– Employment: 144,640
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
— Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
— Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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