Highest-paying jobs in Amarillo for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $47,720
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 750 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: Not available

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 190 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $48,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 90 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 240 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,930
- Median hourly wage: $23.52
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $48,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 150 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 90 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.89
- Total employment: 430 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 100 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $50,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.09
- Total employment: 670 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.19
- Total employment: 430 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 710 people (5.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,300
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 380 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $54,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.12
- Total employment: 440 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 590 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $54,840
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,980
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,420
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $55,630
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 430 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 130 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 320 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 100 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 1,340 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 250 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 680 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,730
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 230 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 220 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 180 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 250 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 760 people (6.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,640
- Median hourly wage: $31.56
- Total employment: 160 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $67,000
- Median hourly wage: $32.21
- Total employment: 80 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $68,570
- Median hourly wage: $32.97
- Total employment: 80 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,930
- Median hourly wage: $33.14
- Total employment: 660 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.69
- Total employment: 670 people (5.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $70,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 110 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $76,900
- Median hourly wage: $36.97
- Total employment: 130 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: 170 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $79,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.38
- Total employment: 670 people (5.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $85,190
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Total employment: 260 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $104,240
- Median hourly wage: $50.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 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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