Highest-paying jobs in Lawton for high school graduates

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#50. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $38,930
- Median hourly wage: $18.72
- Total employment: 70 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $39,240
- Median hourly wage: $18.86
- Total employment: 150 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $39,510
- Median hourly wage: $18.99
- Total employment: 60 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $40,120
- Median hourly wage: $19.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Industrial truck and tractor operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $40,210
- Median hourly wage: $19.33
- Total employment: 70 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Painters, construction and maintenance (tie)

- Median annual wage: $40,210
- Median hourly wage: $19.33
- Total employment: 50 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $40,260
- Median hourly wage: $19.35
- Total employment: 90 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $40,350
- Median hourly wage: $19.40
- Total employment: 540 people (12.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $40,760
- Median hourly wage: $19.60
- Total employment: 70 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,530
- Median hourly wage: $19.97
- Total employment: 150 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $44,830
- Median hourly wage: $21.56
- Total employment: 210 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,930
- Median hourly wage: $22.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $46,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,040
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $47,270
- Median hourly wage: $22.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $47,540
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 50 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,610
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 70 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 260 people (6.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 90 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 330 people (7.69 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: $49,430
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 120 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

- Median annual wage: $49,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 70 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 130 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 140 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.31
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Information and record clerks, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 120 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Payroll and timekeeping clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 210 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,060
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: 500 people (11.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 160 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,990
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 70 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $52,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.46
- Total employment: 190 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 130 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 30 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 190 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 200 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,070
- Median hourly wage: $29.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 210 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $73,550
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 210 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 240 people (5.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Total employment: 170 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $78,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 160 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 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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