Highest-paying jobs in Albuquerque for high school graduates

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#50. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $54,360
- Median hourly wage: $26.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,520
- Median hourly wage: $26.21
- Total employment: 350 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,810
- Median hourly wage: $26.35
- Total employment: 150 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 380 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $56,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.99
- Total employment: 270 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 1,390 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 870 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $57,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 230 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 2,710 people (6.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 230 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 340 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 2,230 people (5.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 330 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 1,550 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 170 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 1,720 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 1,240 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 400 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Construction and building inspectors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 300 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 1,440 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 660 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 400 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 4,090 people (10.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $62,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 190 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 900 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.52
- Total employment: 900 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Telemarketers

- Median annual wage: $66,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.07
- Total employment: 240 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Occupational therapy aides

- Median annual wage: $67,890
- Median hourly wage: $32.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $69,190
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 180 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,270
- Median hourly wage: $34.26
- Total employment: 1,430 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $71,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,840
- Median hourly wage: $34.54
- Total employment: 1,160 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.50
- Total employment: 2,330 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $74,250
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 1,770 people (4.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 450 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,130
- Median hourly wage: $37.08
- Total employment: 270 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $77,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: Not available

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 370 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $86,300
- Median hourly wage: $41.49
- Total employment: 560 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $90,750
- Median hourly wage: $43.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,870
- Median hourly wage: $45.61
- Total employment: 300 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $99,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,210
- Median hourly wage: $48.18
- Total employment: 390 people (0.96 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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