Highest-paying jobs in Corpus Christi for high school graduates

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 210 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $50,480
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $52,100
- Median hourly wage: $25.05
- Total employment: 140 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $52,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 100 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $53,640
- Median hourly wage: $25.79
- Total employment: 60 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 980 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,680
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 1,140 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 370 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 1,140 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $56,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 200 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $57,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 150 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 90 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.01
- Total employment: 750 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 1,970 people (10.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 340 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $59,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 200 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 690 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 1,020 people (5.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 260 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $60,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 60 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 460 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 560 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 790 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 80 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,350
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 380 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 310 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 520 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $63,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 60 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 420 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 150 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,630
- Median hourly wage: $32.04
- Total employment: 220 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,320
- Median hourly wage: $34.77
- Total employment: 1,210 people (6.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,330
- Median hourly wage: $34.78
- Total employment: 1,820 people (9.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $72,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.82
- Total employment: 1,000 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $72,870
- Median hourly wage: $35.03
- Total employment: 360 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 110 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 310 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 180 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 710 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $78,230
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 200 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,530
- Median hourly wage: $41.60
- Total employment: 350 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Total employment: 960 people (5.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,730
- Median hourly wage: $48.43
- Total employment: 120 people (0.65 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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