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Salaries for 900+ Occupations 119

Similar and more detailed data can be obtained through the U.S. Department of La-
bor’s OneStopCareer website (Salary Finder section again) and filtered by location
(state) and education level. For example, the highest paying occupations in California
for someone with a high school diploma or equivalent are the following:

Rank Title Median Annual Salary

25 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives $134,700
78 Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers $104,200
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86 Elevator Installers and Repairers $100,000
98 Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers $98,200
103 Power Plant Operators $96,700
115 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers $93,700
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123 Detectives and Criminal Investigators $92,500
128 Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers $91,200
132 Gas Plant Operators $89,900
142 Pile-Driver Operators $87,000
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150 Construction and Building Inspectors $84,700
156 Gaming Managers $83,200
159 Commercial Pilots $82,100
164 Boilermakers $81,600
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Media and Communication Equipment Workers
$80,600
171
$79,700
Rail Transportation Workers
174
$79,300
180
Power Distributors and Dispatchers
186 Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery
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Operators, and Gaugers $77,500
188 Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators $77,100
191 Postmasters and Mail Superintendents $76,700
Ironically, some of the best paying occupations in California for individuals with a high
school education are associated with the criminal justice and incarceration systems –
police and correctional officers.