Highest-paying jobs in Las Cruces for high school graduates

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $44,690
- Median hourly wage: $21.49
- Total employment: 210 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $44,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.50
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $44,880
- Median hourly wage: $21.58
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $44,880
- Median hourly wage: $21.58
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $44,910
- Median hourly wage: $21.59
- Total employment: 170 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $45,480
- Median hourly wage: $21.87
- Total employment: 150 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $45,590
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Total employment: 90 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $45,740
- Median hourly wage: $21.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,100
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $46,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,420
- Median hourly wage: $22.32
- Total employment: 280 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,640
- Median hourly wage: $22.43
- Total employment: 120 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $47,060
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 160 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- Total employment: 90 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $48,410
- Median hourly wage: $23.28
- Total employment: 120 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 450 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,020
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 80 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $50,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 190 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $50,610
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $50,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $51,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 70 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 250 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $52,530
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 330 people (4.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 180 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $53,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 80 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $54,770
- Median hourly wage: $26.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 320 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.48
- Total employment: 220 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 210 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 170 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 120 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.48
- Total employment: 620 people (7.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 370 people (4.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 390 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 130 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 280 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 100 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 220 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,690
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 80 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $70,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.93
- Total employment: 100 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $75,100
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,850
- Median hourly wage: $46.08
- Total employment: 110 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Total employment: 530 people (6.79 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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