Highest-paying jobs in Lake Charles for high school graduates

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $46,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $46,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.52
- Total employment: 2,230 people (22.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $47,400
- Median hourly wage: $22.79
- Total employment: 70 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 70 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 90 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,410
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 130 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 340 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

- Median annual wage: $50,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.06
- Total employment: Not available

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $50,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 1,100 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 110 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,120
- Median hourly wage: $24.58
- Total employment: 80 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,480
- Median hourly wage: $24.75
- Total employment: 1,460 people (14.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 880 people (8.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 80 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 270 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,720
- Median hourly wage: $26.31
- Total employment: 310 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $55,670
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 2,290 people (22.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 330 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 990 people (9.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $59,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 100 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $59,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.72
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 90 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 460 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 630 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 300 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Tank car, truck, and ship loaders

- Median annual wage: $63,580
- Median hourly wage: $30.57
- Total employment: 60 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $63,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 900 people (9.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $64,680
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 180 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $65,320
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 90 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 940 people (9.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $69,510
- Median hourly wage: $33.42
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $71,050
- Median hourly wage: $34.16
- Total employment: 760 people (7.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $71,440
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 220 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $71,740
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 2,050 people (20.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,240
- Median hourly wage: $35.69
- Total employment: 120 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $76,600
- Median hourly wage: $36.83
- Total employment: 320 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.11
- Total employment: 760 people (7.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,740
- Median hourly wage: $38.82
- Total employment: 620 people (6.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $85,280
- Median hourly wage: $41.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,920
- Median hourly wage: $41.31
- Total employment: 450 people (4.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $89,460
- Median hourly wage: $43.01
- Total employment: 30 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,910
- Median hourly wage: $46.59
- Total employment: 80 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $105,030
- Median hourly wage: $50.49
- Total employment: 530 people (5.33 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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