Highest-paying jobs in Hattiesburg for high school graduates

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#50. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $38,970
- Median hourly wage: $18.74
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $39,840
- Median hourly wage: $19.15
- Total employment: 170 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $40,020
- Median hourly wage: $19.24
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $40,570
- Median hourly wage: $19.51
- Total employment: 50 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $41,190
- Median hourly wage: $19.80
- Total employment: 180 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $41,640
- Median hourly wage: $20.02
- Total employment: 60 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Driver/sales workers

- Median annual wage: $41,800
- Median hourly wage: $20.09
- Total employment: 210 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $42,540
- Median hourly wage: $20.45
- Total employment: 100 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $42,660
- Median hourly wage: $20.51
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $42,690
- Median hourly wage: $20.53
- Total employment: 480 people (7.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $42,850
- Median hourly wage: $20.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $43,870
- Median hourly wage: $21.09
- Total employment: 60 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $44,010
- Median hourly wage: $21.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,080
- Median hourly wage: $21.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $44,910
- Median hourly wage: $21.59
- Total employment: 860 people (13.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,650
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 150 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,810
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 170 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $47,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 90 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,210
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 140 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $47,330
- Median hourly wage: $22.76
- Total employment: 220 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $47,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 170 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.05
- Total employment: 170 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,900
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 90 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 450 people (7.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,600
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 80 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,800
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 240 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,050
- Median hourly wage: $25.02
- Total employment: 660 people (10.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 200 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $52,750
- Median hourly wage: $25.36
- Total employment: 110 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 150 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 130 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 80 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,620
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 130 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $61,260
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 100 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 380 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 380 people (6.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 400 people (6.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 50 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $66,880
- Median hourly wage: $32.16
- Total employment: 100 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,040
- Median hourly wage: $33.19
- Total employment: 180 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $72,430
- Median hourly wage: $34.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 30 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $85,900
- Median hourly wage: $41.30
- Total employment: 70 people (1.06 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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