Highest-paying jobs in Tulsa for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 320 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.18
- Total employment: 2,360 people (5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 780 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 200 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 560 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 1,090 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $59,890
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 370 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 110 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 460 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 2,620 people (5.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $60,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 870 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $60,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 620 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,930
- Median hourly wage: $29.29
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 4,000 people (8.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Engine and other machine assemblers

- Median annual wage: $61,260
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 130 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 210 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 280 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 2,200 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 5,070 people (11.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $61,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 30 people (0.07 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: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 1,940 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 850 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 1,750 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 310 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 740 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 110 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,060
- Median hourly wage: $31.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 1,010 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.75
- Total employment: 630 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $66,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,330
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 3,300 people (7.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $69,930
- Median hourly wage: $33.62
- Total employment: 180 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,270
- Median hourly wage: $35.23
- Total employment: 3,000 people (6.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 2,660 people (5.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 240 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $77,680
- Median hourly wage: $37.35
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $79,560
- Median hourly wage: $38.25
- Total employment: 880 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 250 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $80,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.92
- Total employment: 90 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $88,730
- Median hourly wage: $42.66
- Total employment: 80 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,400
- Median hourly wage: $45.87
- Total employment: 440 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $96,200
- Median hourly wage: $46.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,350
- Median hourly wage: $46.32
- Total employment: 400 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $110,180
- Median hourly wage: $52.97
- Total employment: 580 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $110,220
- Median hourly wage: $52.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.1 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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