Highest-paying jobs in Lubbock for high school graduates

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

- Median annual wage: $46,060
- Median hourly wage: $22.15
- Total employment: 140 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $46,470
- Median hourly wage: $22.34
- Total employment: 170 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,520
- Median hourly wage: $22.36
- Total employment: 190 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $46,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 150 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $46,810
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 120 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Maintenance workers, machinery (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,380
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Electricians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $47,380
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 750 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 130 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $47,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $47,630
- Median hourly wage: $22.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 120 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,360
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 180 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,460
- Median hourly wage: $23.30
- Total employment: 530 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $48,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 300 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $48,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.45
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,030
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 390 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $50,380
- Median hourly wage: $24.22
- Total employment: 210 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,510
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 1,030 people (6.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,530
- Median hourly wage: $24.29
- Total employment: 680 people (4.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $50,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 790 people (4.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $54,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $55,280
- Median hourly wage: $26.58
- Total employment: 240 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 650 people (3.9 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: 60 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 310 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.48
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 460 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 180 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 990 people (6.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 340 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 2,250 people (13.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 340 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 270 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 340 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 840 people (5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,950
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 780 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $66,730
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 210 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $71,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.37
- Total employment: 270 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,140
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 100 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 750 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,720
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 300 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $89,110
- Median hourly wage: $42.84
- Total employment: Not available

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $105,700
- Median hourly wage: $50.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $107,550
- Median hourly wage: $51.71
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 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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