Highest-paying jobs in Odessa for high school graduates

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#50. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $46,600
- Median hourly wage: $22.41
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Pest control workers

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Roustabouts, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $47,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 1,300 people (16.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,590
- Median hourly wage: $22.88
- Total employment: 120 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 190 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: Not available

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.39
- Total employment: 190 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $49,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 130 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.77
- Total employment: 890 people (11.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 60 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 310 people (3.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 890 people (11.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $50,510
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 2,010 people (25.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $50,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.43
- Total employment: 660 people (8.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 100 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall

- Median annual wage: $52,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,270
- Median hourly wage: $25.13
- Total employment: 230 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 70 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 260 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $55,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 140 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $55,640
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 160 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $56,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.17
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $57,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.53
- Total employment: 290 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 450 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 200 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 410 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 1,550 people (19.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $59,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 130 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 800 people (10.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $61,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 120 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 150 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 750 people (9.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 420 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 870 people (11.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.07
- Total employment: 130 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $67,980
- Median hourly wage: $32.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $68,660
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 520 people (6.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.97
- Total employment: 400 people (5.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $72,010
- Median hourly wage: $34.62
- Total employment: 170 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,410
- Median hourly wage: $35.30
- Total employment: 1,420 people (17.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,030
- Median hourly wage: $35.59
- Total employment: 150 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Extraction workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 620 people (7.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.37
- Total employment: 710 people (8.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,150
- Median hourly wage: $46.23
- Total employment: 190 people (2.46 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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