Highest-paying jobs in Houma for high school graduates

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#50. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $46,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.12
- Total employment: 300 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $46,280
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 470 people (5.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $47,010
- Median hourly wage: $22.60
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $47,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.82
- Total employment: 180 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.09
- Total employment: 360 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 310 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $48,180
- Median hourly wage: $23.16
- Total employment: 410 people (5.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $48,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 150 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,710
- Median hourly wage: $23.42
- Total employment: 230 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 470 people (5.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Sailors and marine oilers

- Median annual wage: $49,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Total employment: 2,330 people (28.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 410 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $50,280
- Median hourly wage: $24.17
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $52,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.21
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: Not available

#32. Miscellaneous construction and related workers

- Median annual wage: $52,660
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 140 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $52,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 420 people (5.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $52,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $53,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.93
- Total employment: 280 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $53,940
- Median hourly wage: $25.93
- Total employment: 530 people (6.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 200 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 820 people (9.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $54,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 640 people (7.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $54,950
- Median hourly wage: $26.42
- Total employment: 510 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 170 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $55,580
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 1,440 people (17.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,560
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 550 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 160 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Sheet metal workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Tank car, truck, and ship loaders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 150 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $59,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 1,030 people (12.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 310 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 420 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,680
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 730 people (8.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.52
- Total employment: 680 people (8.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.10
- Total employment: 490 people (5.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,500
- Median hourly wage: $35.82
- Total employment: 550 people (6.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $76,460
- Median hourly wage: $36.76
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $105,540
- Median hourly wage: $50.74
- Total employment: 110 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Cu Fleshman, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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