Highest-paying jobs in Texarkana for high school graduates

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $39,630
- Median hourly wage: $19.05
- Total employment: 130 people (2.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $41,620
- Median hourly wage: $20.01
- Total employment: 80 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $42,520
- Median hourly wage: $20.44
- Total employment: 90 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,200
- Median hourly wage: $20.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Social and human service assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $43,300
- Median hourly wage: $20.82
- Total employment: 80 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $43,300
- Median hourly wage: $20.82
- Total employment: 140 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $44,220
- Median hourly wage: $21.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Interviewers, except eligibility and loan

- Median annual wage: $44,280
- Median hourly wage: $21.29
- Total employment: 100 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $44,460
- Median hourly wage: $21.38
- Total employment: 630 people (10.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $45,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $45,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.10
- Total employment: 100 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,260
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 200 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $46,670
- Median hourly wage: $22.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $46,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.59
- Total employment: 110 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $47,010
- Median hourly wage: $22.60
- Total employment: 70 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $47,830
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.20
- Total employment: 130 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,310
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 620 people (10.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $48,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,050
- Median hourly wage: $23.58
- Total employment: 280 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 200 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.15
- Total employment: 130 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.19
- Total employment: 90 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,440
- Median hourly wage: $24.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $51,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $52,460
- Median hourly wage: $25.22
- Total employment: 90 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $53,170
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 90 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,450
- Median hourly wage: $25.70
- Total employment: 180 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 70 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 280 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 570 people (9.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,660
- Median hourly wage: $27.24
- Total employment: 230 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $56,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 100 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 370 people (6.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 410 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 420 people (7.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 280 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 160 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.88
- Total employment: 90 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $65,940
- Median hourly wage: $31.70
- Total employment: 400 people (7.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,170
- Median hourly wage: $31.81
- Total employment: 490 people (8.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $72,980
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 400 people (7.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $79,380
- Median hourly wage: $38.16
- Total employment: 390 people (6.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $81,010
- Median hourly wage: $38.95
- Total employment: 80 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $84,640
- Median hourly wage: $40.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 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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