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1 / 50#50. Machinists
- Median annual wage: $37,550
- Median hourly wage: $18.06
- Total employment: 70 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
Highest-paying jobs in Bloomsburg for high school graduates
A high school diploma gives graduates a leg up in the workforce, even if they don't pursue any further education.
The latest Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows that workers over age of 25 with a high school diploma or equivalent earned about 25% more than those without one—$853 a week compared to $682. Diploma holders also faced lower unemployment rates, at 4% in 2022, compared to 5.5% for those who never completed high school.
There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college—for instance, the cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise, increasing by 1% to 4% last year, depending on the institution type. While higher degrees of education typically pave the way for higher earnings, a college degree isn't necessary for many high-paying jobs. And for many careers, it doesn't make sense to pay to study for years when there are paid apprenticeship or learn-on-the-job programs.
Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find the highest-paying jobs in Bloomsburg for those with a high school diploma or equivalent. Jobs are ranked by their annual median salaries as of May 2022. Jobs without available data for annual pay were excluded from this analysis.
Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay high school graduates the most.
This story features data reporting and writing by Paxtyn Merten and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 366 metros.
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2 / 50#49. Billing and posting clerks
- Median annual wage: $37,810
- Median hourly wage: $18.18
- Total employment: 120 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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3 / 50#48. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers
- Median annual wage: $38,220
- Median hourly wage: $18.38
- Total employment: 130 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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4 / 50#47. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks
- Median annual wage: $38,310
- Median hourly wage: $18.42
- Total employment: 200 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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5 / 50#46. Printing press operators
- Median annual wage: $38,720
- Median hourly wage: $18.62
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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6 / 50#45. Maintenance and repair workers, general
- Median annual wage: $38,910
- Median hourly wage: $18.71
- Total employment: 340 people (8.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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7 / 50#44. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive
- Median annual wage: $39,130
- Median hourly wage: $18.81
- Total employment: 790 people (19.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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8 / 50#43. Word processors and typists
- Median annual wage: $39,160
- Median hourly wage: $18.83
- Total employment: 90 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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9 / 50#42. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance
- Median annual wage: $40,240
- Median hourly wage: $19.35
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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10 / 50#41. Maintenance workers, machinery
- Median annual wage: $40,790
- Median hourly wage: $19.61
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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11 / 50#40. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators
- Median annual wage: $41,140
- Median hourly wage: $19.78
- Total employment: 560 people (13.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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12 / 50#39. Bill and account collectors
- Median annual wage: $42,070
- Median hourly wage: $20.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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13 / 50#38. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders
- Median annual wage: $42,270
- Median hourly wage: $20.32
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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14 / 50#37. Payroll and timekeeping clerks
- Median annual wage: $42,690
- Median hourly wage: $20.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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15 / 50#36. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers
- Median annual wage: $42,700
- Median hourly wage: $20.53
- Total employment: 260 people (6.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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16 / 50#35. Automotive body and related repairers
- Median annual wage: $42,910
- Median hourly wage: $20.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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17 / 50#34. Social and human service assistants
- Median annual wage: $43,490
- Median hourly wage: $20.91
- Total employment: 160 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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18 / 50#33. Highway maintenance workers
- Median annual wage: $43,990
- Median hourly wage: $21.15
- Total employment: 110 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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19 / 50#32. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers
- Median annual wage: $45,380
- Median hourly wage: $21.82
- Total employment: 270 people (6.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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20 / 50#31. Computer numerically controlled tool operators
- Median annual wage: $45,430
- Median hourly wage: $21.84
- Total employment: 60 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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21 / 50#30. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic
- Median annual wage: $45,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.09
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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22 / 50#29. Production, planning, and expediting clerks
- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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23 / 50#28. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel
- Median annual wage: $46,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.26
- Total employment: 90 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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24 / 50#27. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators
- Median annual wage: $46,960
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 90 people (2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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25 / 50#26. Carpenters
- Median annual wage: $47,100
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 160 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
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26 / 50#25. Correctional officers and jailers
- Median annual wage: $47,140
- Median hourly wage: $22.66
- Total employment: 80 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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27 / 50#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators
- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 140 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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28 / 50#23. Insurance sales agents
- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 60 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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29 / 50#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists
- Median annual wage: $48,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 120 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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30 / 50#21. Electricians
- Median annual wage: $49,590
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 60 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
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31 / 50#20. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers
- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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32 / 50#19. Industrial machinery mechanics
- Median annual wage: $51,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: 120 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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33 / 50#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators
- Median annual wage: $51,320
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 60 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Long-term on-the-job training
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34 / 50#17. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders
- Median annual wage: $51,880
- Median hourly wage: $24.94
- Total employment: 370 people (9.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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35 / 50#16. Postal service mail carriers
- Median annual wage: $52,850
- Median hourly wage: $25.41
- Total employment: 110 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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36 / 50#15. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors
- Median annual wage: $52,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 150 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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37 / 50#14. Eligibility interviewers, government programs
- Median annual wage: $53,790
- Median hourly wage: $25.86
- Total employment: 130 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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38 / 50#13. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters
- Median annual wage: $54,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.04
- Total employment: 70 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Apprenticeship
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39 / 50#12. Food service managers
- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training
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40 / 50#11. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products
- Median annual wage: $58,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 190 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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41 / 50#10. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers
- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 420 people (10.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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42 / 50#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants
- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 80 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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43 / 50#8. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers
- Median annual wage: $63,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 210 people (5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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44 / 50#7. Police and sheriff's patrol officers
- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 130 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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45 / 50#6. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers
- Median annual wage: $66,860
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 140 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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46 / 50#5. Food batchmakers
- Median annual wage: $66,890
- Median hourly wage: $32.16
- Total employment: 100 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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47 / 50#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives
- Median annual wage: $71,100
- Median hourly wage: $34.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Moderate-term on-the-job training
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48 / 50#3. First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers
- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 140 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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49 / 50#2. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers
- Median annual wage: $73,590
- Median hourly wage: $35.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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50 / 50#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers
- Median annual wage: $91,980
- Median hourly wage: $44.22
- Total employment: 50 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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