Highest-paying jobs in Longview that don't require a college degree

Stacker
#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 160 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 50 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $60,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 110 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $60,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 100 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $60,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 750 people (18.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $61,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 140 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 130 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 240 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 260 people (6.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers

- Median annual wage: $63,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $63,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 30 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $66,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,430
- Median hourly wage: $31.94
- Total employment: 180 people (4.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 630 people (15.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $66,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.10
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Furnace, kiln, oven, drier, and kettle operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $66,830
- Median hourly wage: $32.13
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $69,130
- Median hourly wage: $33.23
- Total employment: 180 people (4.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,870
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,560
- Median hourly wage: $33.92
- Total employment: 180 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $71,560
- Median hourly wage: $34.41
- Total employment: 130 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $72,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 110 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners

- Median annual wage: $72,570
- Median hourly wage: $34.89
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,460
- Median hourly wage: $35.32
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $74,480
- Median hourly wage: $35.81
- Total employment: 90 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 140 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $75,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.18
- Total employment: 30 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 30 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $76,760
- Median hourly wage: $36.91
- Total employment: 110 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 170 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,550
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 360 people (8.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.13
- Total employment: 350 people (8.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $80,890
- Median hourly wage: $38.89
- Total employment: 70 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Chemical equipment operators and tenders (tie)

- Median annual wage: $80,890
- Median hourly wage: $38.89
- Total employment: 170 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $83,870
- Median hourly wage: $40.32
- Total employment: 270 people (6.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,280
- Median hourly wage: $41.00
- Total employment: 430 people (10.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $86,490
- Median hourly wage: $41.58
- Total employment: 30 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $87,850
- Median hourly wage: $42.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $89,340
- Median hourly wage: $42.95
- Total employment: 510 people (12.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $91,600
- Median hourly wage: $44.04
- Total employment: 160 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $93,860
- Median hourly wage: $45.13
- Total employment: 110 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $95,500
- Median hourly wage: $45.91
- Total employment: 60 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $97,460
- Median hourly wage: $46.86
- Total employment: 100 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $101,150
- Median hourly wage: $48.63
- Total employment: 240 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $105,550
- Median hourly wage: $50.75
- Total employment: 50 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $106,680
- Median hourly wage: $51.29
- Total employment: 350 people (8.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $119,120
- Median hourly wage: $57.27
- Total employment: 50 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers

- Median annual wage: $131,310
- Median hourly wage: $63.13
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

insta_photos // Shutterstock