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

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Scranton 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $49,750
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,070

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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#49. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $49,850
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 450

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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#48. Private detectives and investigators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $51,360
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,970
- Employment: 28,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Jackson, MI ($93,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($91,080)
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($87,760)
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#47. Maintenance workers, machinery

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $51,940
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- Employment: 57,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Savannah, GA ($76,260)
--- Cedar Rapids, IA ($70,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,980)
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#46. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,680
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

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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#45. Massage therapists

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $52,800
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,260
- Employment: 81,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($96,260)
--- Kalamazoo-Portage, MI ($74,980)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($74,850)
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#44. Tool and die makers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $53,950
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#43. Postal service mail carriers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,090
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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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#42. Postal service clerks

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,100
- #128 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#41. Computer user support specialists

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,120
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

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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#40. Millwrights

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,130
- #134 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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#39. Firefighters

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,160
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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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#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,470
- #211 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

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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#37. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,550
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,010
- Employment: 112,130
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Huntsville, AL ($55,830)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($55,260)
--- Wausau, WI ($55,060)
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#36. Lodging managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,860
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,770
- Employment: 35,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)

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#35. Chefs and head cooks

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,900
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,920
- Employment: 129,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)
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#34. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $54,950
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- Employment: 29,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,740)
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#32 (tie). Brickmasons and blockmasons

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,390
- #103 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,430
- Employment: 55,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($95,980)
--- Decatur, IL ($92,670)
--- Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ($89,340)
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#32 (tie). Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,390
- #279 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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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#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,700
- #106 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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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#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,730
- #266 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 960

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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#29. Sheet metal workers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $56,800
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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#28. Structural iron and steel workers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,130
- #82 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,190
- #378 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,140

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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#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,270
- #251 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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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#25. Construction and building inspectors

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $57,630
- #248 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,070
- #228 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,480

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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#23. Food service managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $58,620
- #252 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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#22. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,340
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,240
- Employment: 12,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,910)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($100,060)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,120)
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#21. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $59,910
- #56 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $91,320
- Employment: 22,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($130,290)
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($113,590)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($113,480)

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#20. Crane and tower operators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $60,020
- #90 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- Employment: 43,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,160)
--- Syracuse, NY ($103,350)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($99,990)
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#19. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $60,880
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,230
- Employment: 50,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
--- Fresno, CA ($86,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)
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#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $60,950
- #170 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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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#17. Correctional officers and jailers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $61,600
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 920

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $62,720
- #173 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $63,940
- #347 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,900

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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#14. Electricians

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $66,230
- #115 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $67,950
- #156 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,320

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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#12. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $69,590
- #68 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- Employment: 125,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)
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#11. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $70,250
- #167 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 680

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $71,760
- #205 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 880

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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#9. Insurance sales agents

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,220
- #84 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

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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#8. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $72,730
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,250
- Employment: 101,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
--- Salinas, CA ($88,050)
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#7. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $75,560
- #122 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

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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#6. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $78,810
- #139 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)

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#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $86,050
- #224 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $86,770
- #131 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

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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#3. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,360
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,750
- Employment: 54,470
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($114,400)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,220)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($112,950)
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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $88,720
- #304 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA
- Annual mean salary: $90,450
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- 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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