Highest paying jobs in Norwich for high school graduates

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Highest paying jobs in Norwich 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 Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI 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.

#50. Postal service mail carriers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $52,020
- #459 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

#49. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $52,760
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $53,180
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,490
- Employment: 156,100
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($66,520)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($62,040)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($60,730)

#47. Postal service clerks

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $53,360
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

#46. Highway maintenance workers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $53,870
- #43 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,200
- Employment: 149,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($70,690)
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($67,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($67,340)

#45. Social and human service assistants

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $54,120
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 650

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,230
- Employment: 399,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($56,140)
--- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($55,360)
--- Danbury, CT ($54,870)

#44. Public safety telecommunicators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $54,280
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,800
- Employment: 93,290
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($97,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,790)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($76,950)

#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $54,740
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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)

#42. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $54,750
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $38,080
- Employment: 57,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,360)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($54,750)
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($52,920)

#41. Machinists

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $54,900
- #51 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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)

#40. Advertising sales agents

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $56,040
- #124 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,040
- Employment: 110,040
- 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)

#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $56,560
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $57,730
- #102 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $58,820
- #11 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $58,860
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $58,920
- #328 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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)

#34. Opticians, dispensing

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $59,580
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $41,380
- Employment: 68,180
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,300)
--- New Haven, CT ($69,460)
--- Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area ($66,670)

#33. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $60,150
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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)

#32. Carpenters

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $60,600
- #55 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,200
- Employment: 699,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)

#30 (tie). Sheet metal workers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $60,630
- #93 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,320
- Employment: 128,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($101,150)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($94,930)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,840)

#30 (tie). Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $60,630
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,330
- Employment: 93,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area ($91,300)
--- Billings, MT ($88,420)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)

#29. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $62,760
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#28. Electricians

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $62,830
- #163 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

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)

#27. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $63,680
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

#26. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $63,980
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

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)

#25. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $64,090
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,170
- Employment: 29,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
--- South Illinois nonmetropolitan area ($101,630)

#24. Photographers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $64,420
- #7 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,290
- Employment: 41,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,810)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($71,160)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($70,440)

#23. Insurance sales agents

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $65,710
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $65,990
- #49 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,560

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)

#21. Real estate sales agents

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $66,510
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $66,560
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $66,660
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $67,540
- #423 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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)

#17. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $67,860
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $68,510
- #47 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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)

#15. Power plant operators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $69,010
- #127 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,890
- Employment: 32,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($129,650)
--- Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)

#14. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $71,160
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 610

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)

#13. Food service managers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $71,500
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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)

#12. Boilermakers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $73,150
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,430
- Employment: 14,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,660)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($96,080)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,620)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $77,870
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

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)

#10. Industrial machinery mechanics

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $79,630
- #6 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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)

#9. Construction and building inspectors

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $81,060
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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)

#8. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $81,350
- #36 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,400
- Employment: 50,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $81,760
- #34 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $88,440
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

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)

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

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $90,410
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $92,040
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $92,450
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $100,930
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI
- Annual mean salary: $107,220
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,100
- Employment: 132,210
- 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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