Highest-paying jobs in Longview for high school graduates

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#50. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $55,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.51
- Total employment: 500 people (12.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $55,420
- Median hourly wage: $26.65
- Total employment: 200 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cutting and slicing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $56,650
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $56,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $56,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 510 people (12.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 150 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.78
- Total employment: 80 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 190 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $58,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 90 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. 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)

#39. 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)

#38. 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)

#37. 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)

#36. 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)

#35. 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)

#34. 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)

#33. 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)

#32. 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)

#31. 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)

#30. 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)

#29. 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)

#28. 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)

#27. 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)

#26. 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)

#25. 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)

#24. 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)

#23. 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)

#22. 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)

#21. 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)

#20. 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)

#19. 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)

#18. 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)

#17. 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)

#16. 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)

#15. 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)

#14. 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)

#13. 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)

#12. 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)

#11. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

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

#10. 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)

#9. 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)

#8. 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)

#7. 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)

#6. 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)

#5. 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)

#4. 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)

#3. 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)

#2. 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)

#1. 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)

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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