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These are the occupations requiring work experience or on-the-job training with the highest median hourly wages in 2008. Select an occupation to learn more about it in the Occupation Profile.

Top 50 Highest-Paying Occupations by Median Hourly Wages

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#	Occupation	Median wages, 2008
#	Occupation	Hourly	Annual
1	Air Traffic Controllers	$59.04	$122,800
2	Managers, All Other	$49.65	$103,300
3	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Police and Detectives	$49.56	$103,100
4	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers	$44.85	$93,300
5	Farmers and Ranchers	$44.74	$93,100
6	Industrial Production Managers	$42.56	$88,500
7	Elevator Installers and Repairers	$40.64	$84,500
8	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Correctional Officers	$39.30	$81,700
9	Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$39.12	$81,400
10	Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	$38.96	$81,000
11	Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	$38.14	$79,300
12	Gaming Managers	$37.85	$78,700
13	Power Distributors and Dispatchers	$37.66	$78,300
14	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$37.58	$78,200
15	Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products	$37.05	$77,100
16	Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$36.21	$75,300
17	Pile-Driver Operators	$35.05	$72,900
18	Boilermakers	$34.76	$72,300
19	Emergency Management Specialists	$34.48	$71,700
20	Gas Plant Operators	$34.33	$71,400
21	Hoist and Winch Operators	$34.10	$70,900
22	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$33.85	$70,400
23	Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	$33.81	$70,300
24	First-Line Supervisors/Managers of Non-Retail Sales Workers	$33.67	$70,000
25	Power Plant Operators	$33.06	$68,800
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State Data Source: California Occupational Wages

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