Highest-paying jobs in Killeen for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 60 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $47,560
- Median hourly wage: $22.87
- Total employment: 620 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $47,630
- Median hourly wage: $22.90
- Total employment: 110 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 70 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $47,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 200 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $48,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.12
- Total employment: 190 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 100 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $48,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 170 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 300 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,230
- Median hourly wage: $23.67
- Total employment: 190 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.82
- Total employment: 430 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $49,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 330 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 420 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.09
- Total employment: 350 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 200 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,020
- Median hourly wage: $24.53
- Total employment: 1,240 people (8.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,340
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 720 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $51,420
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: Not available

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 390 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $53,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.57
- Total employment: 60 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,990
- Median hourly wage: $25.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 430 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $54,800
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.33
- Total employment: 230 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 230 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 320 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $57,210
- Median hourly wage: $27.51
- Total employment: 160 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 1,440 people (9.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 130 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Airfield operations specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.76
- Total employment: 320 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 100 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 530 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 590 people (3.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 620 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.09
- Total employment: 670 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 220 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: 270 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 630 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 100 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 190 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Total employment: 880 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,890
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 80 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,030
- Median hourly wage: $45.21
- Total employment: 200 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,420
- Median hourly wage: $48.28
- Total employment: 100 people (0.64 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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