Highest-paying jobs in Laredo for high school graduates

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#50. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $38,270
- Median hourly wage: $18.40
- Total employment: 160 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $38,490
- Median hourly wage: $18.51
- Total employment: 60 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $38,550
- Median hourly wage: $18.54
- Total employment: 980 people (9.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $38,740
- Median hourly wage: $18.63
- Total employment: 650 people (6.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Tellers

- Median annual wage: $38,960
- Median hourly wage: $18.73
- Total employment: 300 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,300
- Median hourly wage: $18.89
- Total employment: 120 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $39,760
- Median hourly wage: $19.12
- Total employment: 260 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $39,840
- Median hourly wage: $19.16
- Total employment: 70 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $39,920
- Median hourly wage: $19.19
- Total employment: 270 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $39,990
- Median hourly wage: $19.22
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $40,420
- Median hourly wage: $19.43
- Total employment: 60 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $40,850
- Median hourly wage: $19.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $40,860
- Median hourly wage: $19.64
- Total employment: 130 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $41,980
- Median hourly wage: $20.18
- Total employment: 130 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $42,290
- Median hourly wage: $20.33
- Total employment: 300 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $42,580
- Median hourly wage: $20.47
- Total employment: 100 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $42,620
- Median hourly wage: $20.49
- Total employment: 180 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,880
- Median hourly wage: $20.61
- Total employment: 90 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $43,190
- Median hourly wage: $20.77
- Total employment: 70 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $43,950
- Median hourly wage: $21.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $44,150
- Median hourly wage: $21.23
- Total employment: 60 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,890
- Median hourly wage: $21.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $45,320
- Median hourly wage: $21.79
- Total employment: 330 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,930
- Median hourly wage: $22.08
- Total employment: 100 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $46,130
- Median hourly wage: $22.18
- Total employment: 90 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,180
- Median hourly wage: $22.20
- Total employment: 750 people (7.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,580
- Median hourly wage: $22.40
- Total employment: 680 people (6.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Driver/sales workers

- Median annual wage: $46,620
- Median hourly wage: $22.41
- Total employment: 560 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $46,640
- Median hourly wage: $22.42
- Total employment: 130 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,210
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 170 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $48,630
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.45
- Total employment: 120 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $50,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.32
- Total employment: 70 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 1,070 people (10.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,350
- Median hourly wage: $25.65
- Total employment: 400 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,440
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 140 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $54,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 290 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,660
- Median hourly wage: $26.76
- Total employment: 190 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 110 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,460
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 150 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 1,700 people (16.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.17
- Total employment: 150 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 450 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 270 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.27
- Total employment: 640 people (5.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.84
- Total employment: 770 people (7.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,320
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 1,320 people (12.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $110,640
- Median hourly wage: $53.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.77 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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