Highest-paying jobs in Lafayette for high school graduates

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#50. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $46,290
- Median hourly wage: $22.26
- Total employment: 600 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,080
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 90 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,640
- Median hourly wage: $22.90
- Total employment: 430 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $47,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 390 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $47,930
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 510 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $48,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.09
- Total employment: 140 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,110
- Median hourly wage: $23.13
- Total employment: 380 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $48,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: Not available

#41. Roustabouts, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $48,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 870 people (4.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Communications equipment operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.66
- Total employment: 220 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 550 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 200 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $50,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 1,170 people (6.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $51,050
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 730 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,320
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 490 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $51,480
- Median hourly wage: $24.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 1,050 people (5.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,410
- Median hourly wage: $25.20
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 1,710 people (9.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.94
- Total employment: 460 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 1,390 people (7.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $54,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 90 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $55,310
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $55,310
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 580 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,440
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 550 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $56,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 650 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 270 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $57,660
- Median hourly wage: $27.72
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 140 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 440 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 100 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 240 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 100 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 1,070 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 2,330 people (13.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 700 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 200 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,750
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Total employment: 730 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,840
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 1,230 people (7.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $79,500
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Total employment: Not available

#2. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $83,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,380
- Median hourly wage: $42.49
- Total employment: 150 people (0.84 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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