Highest-paying computer and engineering jobs in El Paso

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#36. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $44,050
- Median hourly wage: $21.18
- Total employment: 1,180 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 130 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Surveyors

- Median annual wage: $46,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.41
- Total employment: 80 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $47,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 250 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 240 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,250
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,970
- Median hourly wage: $25.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Database administrators

- Median annual wage: $53,720
- Median hourly wage: $25.83
- Total employment: 140 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 250 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 90 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operations research analysts

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 150 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Web developers

- Median annual wage: $63,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Web and digital interface designers

- Median annual wage: $63,780
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 80 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 100 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Computer programmers

- Median annual wage: $66,520
- Median hourly wage: $31.98
- Total employment: 170 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,570
- Median hourly wage: $35.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Civil engineers

- Median annual wage: $74,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 480 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Network and computer systems administrators

- Median annual wage: $77,210
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 590 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Architects, except landscape and naval

- Median annual wage: $78,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 130 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Data scientists

- Median annual wage: $80,350
- Median hourly wage: $38.63
- Total employment: 250 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial engineers

- Median annual wage: $84,110
- Median hourly wage: $40.44
- Total employment: 340 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical engineers

- Median annual wage: $84,310
- Median hourly wage: $40.54
- Total employment: 250 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Computer systems analysts

- Median annual wage: $86,170
- Median hourly wage: $41.43
- Total employment: 560 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Mechanical engineers

- Median annual wage: $90,250
- Median hourly wage: $43.39
- Total employment: 200 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $90,980
- Median hourly wage: $43.74
- Total employment: 70 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Computer occupations, all other

- Median annual wage: $92,520
- Median hourly wage: $44.48
- Total employment: 810 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Software quality assurance analysts and testers

- Median annual wage: $93,130
- Median hourly wage: $44.78
- Total employment: 230 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors

- Median annual wage: $98,060
- Median hourly wage: $47.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Engineers, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,110
- Median hourly wage: $48.13
- Total employment: 160 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Computer network architects

- Median annual wage: $100,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.47
- Total employment: 190 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Information security analysts

- Median annual wage: $102,650
- Median hourly wage: $49.35
- Total employment: 150 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Software developers

- Median annual wage: $121,160
- Median hourly wage: $58.25
- Total employment: 1,300 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Database architects

- Median annual wage: $123,990
- Median hourly wage: $59.61
- Total employment: 70 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electronics engineers, except computer

- Median annual wage: $126,560
- Median hourly wage: $60.85
- Total employment: 120 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Petroleum engineers

- Median annual wage: $127,480
- Median hourly wage: $61.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

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