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

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

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#50. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $49,140
- #72 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

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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#49. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $49,880
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

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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#48. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $50,650
- #94 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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#47. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $50,980
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

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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#46. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $51,210
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,780
- Employment: 126,050
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($70,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($69,470)
--- Napa, CA ($60,830)

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#45. Postal service clerks

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $52,150
- #267 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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#44. Community health workers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $52,420
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,780
- Employment: 61,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($65,530)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($61,820)
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#43. Postal service mail carriers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $52,570
- #413 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $53,730
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#41. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $53,930
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,060
- Employment: 48,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($92,800)
--- Napa, CA ($68,470)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($63,240)

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#40. Court, municipal, and license clerks

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,030
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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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#39. Carpenters

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,160
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

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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#38. Chefs and head cooks

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,330
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#37. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,460
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,810
- Employment: 97,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,380)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($82,560)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($81,460)
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#36. Cement masons and concrete finishers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,660
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#35. Public safety telecommunicators

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,800
- #45 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,030
- Employment: 97,050
- 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)
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#34. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $55,970
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#33. Insurance sales agents

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $56,210
- #326 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#32. Roofers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $57,310
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,890
- Employment: 129,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($81,450)
--- Anchorage, AK ($74,990)
--- Danbury, CT ($73,020)
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#31. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $58,440
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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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#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $58,600
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#29. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $58,770
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#27 (tie). Computer user support specialists

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $58,970
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#27 (tie). Highway maintenance workers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $58,970
- #12 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#26. Advertising sales agents

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $59,250
- #88 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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#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $61,040
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $61,600
- #384 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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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#23. Lodging managers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $62,500
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $63,130
- #94 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 330

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $64,120
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 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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#20. Firefighters

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $64,710
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

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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#19. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $65,750
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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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#18. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $67,350
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#17. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $68,230
- #39 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#16. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $68,290
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $69,020
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#14. Massage therapists

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $69,040
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $69,890
- #394 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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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#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $72,730
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 220

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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#11. Real estate sales agents

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $72,930
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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. Electricians

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $73,760
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,110
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

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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#8. Construction and building inspectors

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,310
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $77,860
- #92 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

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. Food service managers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $78,830
- #17 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $79,550
- #53 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $85,950
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $94,180
- #52 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

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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#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $95,880
- #40 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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#1. Power plant operators

Wenatchee, WA
- Annual mean salary: $123,180
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,740
- Employment: 28,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($129,650)
--- Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)

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