Highest-paying jobs in Muskegon that don't require a college degree

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Muskegon 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 Muskegon, MI that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Pourers and casters, metal

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $44,540
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,910
- Employment: 6,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC ($58,040)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($55,770)
--- Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL ($51,330)
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#49. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $44,690
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,900
- Employment: 145,410
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, MI ($60,190)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($58,790)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($58,480)
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#48. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $44,730
- #98 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,390
- Employment: 28,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($72,260)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($65,320)
--- Joplin, MO ($65,210)
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#47. Court, municipal, and license clerks

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $45,020
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,870
- Employment: 150,170
- 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)
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#46. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $45,180
- #258 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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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#45. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $45,210
- #401 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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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#44. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $45,340
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,810
- Employment: 551,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Odessa, TX ($70,950)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($66,260)
--- Bismarck, ND ($64,940)
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#43. Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,080
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,950
- Employment: 29,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($70,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($58,640)
--- Wichita, KS ($56,010)
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#42. Highway maintenance workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,230
- #152 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,340
- Employment: 141,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($70,690)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($67,340)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($65,550)
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#41. Carpenters

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,420
- #269 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 668,060
- 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)

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#40. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,430
- #165 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 940

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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#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,450
- #360 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#38. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $46,960
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,450
- Employment: 106,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($88,420)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($71,340)
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#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $47,330
- #422 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $47,500
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#35. Foundry mold and coremakers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $48,030
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $39,980
- Employment: 13,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($50,560)
--- Muskegon, MI ($48,030)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($47,150)
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#34. Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $49,500
- #4 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $35,990
- Employment: 285,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($53,630)
--- Lansing-East Lansing, MI ($53,470)
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($52,630)
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#33. Surgical technologists

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $49,800
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- Employment: 109,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)
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#32. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $50,330
- #211 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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#31. Postal service clerks

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $50,370
- #375 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#30. Cement masons and concrete finishers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $50,670
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,900
- Employment: 186,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Bedford, MA ($90,980)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($82,820)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($79,650)
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#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $51,610
- #181 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#28. Tool and die makers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $51,760
- #154 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,150
- Employment: 63,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,920)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($72,510)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($71,910)
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#27. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $51,990
- #148 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $52,140
- #198 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#25. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $52,170
- #77 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $52,430
- #415 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 440

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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#23. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $52,850
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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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#22. Postal service mail carriers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $53,260
- #334 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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#21. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $53,320
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,360
- Employment: 25,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,600)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($92,910)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,660)

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#20. Automotive body and related repairers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $53,410
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#19. Sheet metal workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $54,140
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $55,080
- #419 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

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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#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,230
- #282 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#16. Correctional officers and jailers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,350
- #79 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,420
- Employment: 392,600
- 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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#15. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,360
- #276 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

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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#14. Structural iron and steel workers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $56,990
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,270
- Employment: 68,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,020)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($88,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($83,340)
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#13. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $58,570
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

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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#12. Food service managers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $58,990
- #240 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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#11. Millwrights

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $59,010
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $61,300
- #393 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

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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#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $64,190
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $65,250
- #307 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $71,330
- #217 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $72,170
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $72,940
- #157 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#4. Insurance sales agents

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,140
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- 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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#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $74,540
- #416 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $83,020
- #250 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- 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. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Muskegon, MI
- Annual mean salary: $85,370
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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