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Highest-paying jobs in Louisville that don’t require a college degree

Published 12:43 pm Monday, June 13, 2022

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Highest-paying jobs in Louisville 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 Louisville, KY-IN that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Construction and building inspectors

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $54,500
– #314 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 610

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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#49. Tax preparers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $54,710
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 310

National
– Annual mean salary: $51,080
– Employment: 83,190
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
— San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
— Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

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#48. Postal service clerks

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $54,930
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 250

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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#47. Postal service mail carriers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,010
– #70 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,310

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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#46. Food service managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,360
– #356 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 670

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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#45. Gas plant operators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,500
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $76,970
– Employment: 15,110
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,750)
— Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($97,080)

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#44. Structural iron and steel workers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,570
– #92 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 320

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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#43. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,610
– #175 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 690

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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#42. Brickmasons and blockmasons

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $55,680
– #107 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 280

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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#41. Maintenance workers, machinery

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $56,120
– #73 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

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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#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $56,570
– #176 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,450

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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#39. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $56,870
– #100 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#38. Crane and tower operators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,190
– #108 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

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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#37. Community health workers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,220
– #11 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,370

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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#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,230
– #254 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,870

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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#35. Pipelayers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,440
– #26 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 190

National
– Annual mean salary: $48,510
– Employment: 33,330
– Metros with highest average pay:
— New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,310)
— Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($75,510)
— Madison, WI ($70,810)

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#34. Occupational health and safety technicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $57,830
– #64 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 70

National
– Annual mean salary: $57,560
– Employment: 21,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
— Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
— Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

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#33. Real estate brokers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $58,040
– #81 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

National
– Annual mean salary: $86,490
– Employment: 48,460
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($152,460)
— Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($133,810)
— Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA ($132,320)

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#32. Electricians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $58,080
– #228 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,540

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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#31. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $58,350
– #183 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 430

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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#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $58,830
– #179 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,490

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. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $59,230
– #30 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 980

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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#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $59,390
– #190 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,990

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $59,720
– #187 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 500

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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#26. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $59,970
– #162 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 210

National
– Annual mean salary: $67,310
– Employment: 44,870
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
— Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
— Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

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#25. Tool and die makers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $61,210
– #36 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 450

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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#24. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $61,600
– #74 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $62,340
– #262 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

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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#22. Insurance sales agents

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $62,990
– #203 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,890

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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#21. Millwrights

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $63,340
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 330

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $64,270
– #76 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,560

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $64,870
– #165 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 4,390

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $65,230
– #255 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 3,710

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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#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $66,100
– #261 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,810

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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#16. Fire inspectors and investigators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $66,260
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 50

National
– Annual mean salary: $69,680
– Employment: 14,600
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Dayton, OH ($116,740)
— Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($112,040)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($107,220)

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#15. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $70,230
– #272 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 630

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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#14. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $70,300
– #50 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: data not available

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $70,440
– #208 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,040

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $70,490
– #156 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 6,690

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $75,540
– #107 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 2,530

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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#10. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $77,030
– #299 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 400

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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#9. Power plant operators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $79,730
– #96 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 100

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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#8. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $80,150
– #13 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,060

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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#7. Postmasters and mail superintendents

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $84,690
– #39 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 40

National
– Annual mean salary: $81,820
– Employment: 12,750
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
— Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
— San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)

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

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $84,880
– #161 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 1,220

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. Detectives and criminal investigators

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $90,200
– #85 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 170

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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#4. Power distributors and dispatchers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $93,480
– #25 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 80

National
– Annual mean salary: $95,520
– Employment: 9,660
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($131,560)
— Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($129,570)
— Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($123,540)

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#3. Commercial pilots

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $98,530
– #110 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 150

National
– Annual mean salary: $115,080
– Employment: 42,770
– Metros with highest average pay:
— San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
— Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
— Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $100,410
– #149 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 930

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. Transportation inspectors

Louisville, KY-IN
– Annual mean salary: $101,580
– #8 highest pay among all metros
– Employment: 120

National
– Annual mean salary: $77,620
– Employment: 25,070
– Metros with highest average pay:
— Portland-South Portland, ME ($112,260)
— Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($111,930)
— Anchorage, AK ($108,140)

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