Highest-paying Jobs in Houma That Don't Require a College Degree

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

From the moment they arrive on campus, today’s high school students are inundated with messages about the importance of receiving a college education. They hear it from their guidance counselors, teachers, parents, family members, neighbors, and coaches. While graduation from a four-year college can certainly work wonders for students’ future careers, it’s not necessary for all fields — something admissions officers and guidance counselors sometimes fail to mention.

To find the highest paying jobs that don’t require a college degree, Stacker consulted the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook to compile a list of all jobs that don’t require higher education. All professions that listed a high school diploma, some college education (without a degree conferred), postsecondary nondegree award, or no formal education requirements for entry-level positions were considered. Jobs that didn’t list any entry-level education requirement were excluded, as were job titles that grouped several positions together. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to discover the highest paying jobs in Houma-Thibodaux, LA that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $47,490
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,790
- Employment: 218,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($60,830)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($59,120)
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($58,380)

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#49. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $47,970
- #477 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 460

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,870
- Employment: 466,910
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($87,760)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($87,420)

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Unsplash

#48. Structural iron and steel workers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,040
- #134 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,270
- Employment: 68,620
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($95,020)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($88,250)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($83,340)

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Pixabay

#47. Surveying and mapping technicians

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,140
- #138 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,810
- Employment: 56,070
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($84,710)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($77,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,960)

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#46. Computer user support specialists

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,250
- #370 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,650
- Employment: 654,310
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($90,480)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($76,920)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($76,510)

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Pixabay

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- #164 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,380

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,290
- Employment: 397,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
--- Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($66,920)

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#44. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $48,660
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,510
- Employment: 29,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($106,300)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,930)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,740)

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#43. Occupational health and safety technicians

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $49,290
- #105 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,560
- Employment: 21,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Evansville, IN-KY ($77,880)
--- Anchorage, AK ($77,690)
--- Oklahoma City, OK ($77,100)

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Canva

#42. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $49,900
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $48,740
- Employment: 15,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($78,200)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($69,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,320)

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#41. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $50,370
- #242 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,250
- Employment: 101,530
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($90,370)
--- Salinas, CA ($88,050)

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#40. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $50,390
- #257 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,690
- Employment: 356,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,020)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($76,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($71,710)

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Canva

#39. Automotive body and related repairers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- #143 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,660
- Employment: 137,300
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($71,350)
--- Ames, IA ($68,340)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($68,060)

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#38. Machinists

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $50,770
- #110 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $49,020
- Employment: 333,220
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)
--- Monroe, MI ($66,560)

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Pixabay

#37. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $51,560
- #108 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,340
- Employment: 1,903,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($62,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($62,290)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($61,540)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $51,750
- #426 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 910

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,380
- Employment: 1,443,630
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,050)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($79,520)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,430)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $51,950
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 550

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,810
- Employment: 551,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Odessa, TX ($70,950)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($66,260)
--- Bismarck, ND ($64,940)

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Pxhere

#34. Maintenance workers, machinery

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,510
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,570
- Employment: 57,660
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Savannah, GA ($76,260)
--- Cedar Rapids, IA ($70,980)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($69,980)

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#33. Chefs and head cooks

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,030
- #194 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,920
- Employment: 129,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Leominster-Gardner, MA ($81,020)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,600)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($79,430)

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#32. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,430
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,020
- Employment: 261,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,900)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($73,400)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($70,480)

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#31. Service unit operators, oil and gas

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,020
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,660
- Employment: 32,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($79,050)
--- New Orleans-Metairie, LA ($73,100)
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($65,030)

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#30. Food service managers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,300
- #377 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,970
- Employment: 210,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($91,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($89,860)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($87,750)

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#29. Postal service mail carriers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,360
- #151 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,370
- Employment: 335,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,740
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,030
- Employment: 234,680
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($103,610)

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#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,900
- #197 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,280
- Employment: 145,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($86,740)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($82,520)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,470)

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#26. Detectives and criminal investigators

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,710
- #315 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,370
- Employment: 107,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,210)
--- Anchorage, AK ($127,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($123,460)

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#25. Insurance sales agents

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,070
- #331 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,340
- Employment: 422,600
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($104,230)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,470)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($95,620)

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#24. Electricians

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,760
- #254 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,310
- Employment: 650,580
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($93,900)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,090)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($86,600)

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U.S. Air Force

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,910
- #294 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,270
- Employment: 80,890
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($171,060)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($145,740)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($135,860)

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#22. Postal service clerks

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $59,410
- #1 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,210
- Employment: 79,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $60,200
- #159 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,310
- Employment: 44,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($98,380)
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($94,070)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($92,800)

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#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $60,290
- #132 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $58,780
- Employment: 373,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

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#19. Millwrights

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $61,720
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,260
- Employment: 39,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($91,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($90,580)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($80,780)

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Unsplash

#18. Crane and tower operators

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $62,430
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- Employment: 43,400
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($131,160)
--- Syracuse, NY ($103,350)
--- Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV ($99,990)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $64,080
- #91 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,350
- Employment: 172,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($88,140)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($84,690)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($80,570)

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Canva

#16. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $65,000
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,840
- Employment: 11,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($84,210)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($75,750)
--- Lafayette, LA ($75,710)

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#15. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,010
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,470
- Employment: 125,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($86,470)
--- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ($86,370)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($85,860)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,660
- #200 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 770

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,390
- Employment: 1,242,490
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,280)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($92,660)
--- Napa, CA ($92,620)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,750
- #243 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,060
- Employment: 665,870
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,820)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($101,210)

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Canva

#12. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $68,850
- #366 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,760
- Employment: 128,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($182,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($170,740)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($164,600)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $69,000
- #89 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,110
- Employment: 1,026,390
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,810)
--- Boulder, CO ($101,630)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($97,360)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $69,390
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,330
- Employment: 629,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($90,410)

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#9. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,180
- #60 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 150

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,500
- Employment: 34,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($96,520)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,710
- #234 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,590
- Employment: 526,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($93,830)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($93,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,870)

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#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,930
- #149 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

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Canva

#6. Roustabouts, oil and gas

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,950
- #2 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 240

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,730
- Employment: 34,520
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($72,850)
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($70,950)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($54,530)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $76,630
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,230
- Employment: 50,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($87,890)
--- Fresno, CA ($86,230)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,640)

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#4. Ship engineers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $83,940
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,910
- Employment: 7,650
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lafayette, LA ($108,770)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($100,970)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,670)

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

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $91,880
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $92,320
- Employment: 243,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portland-South Portland, ME ($129,860)
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($121,360)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($121,250)

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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $116,830
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,580
- Employment: 144,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($159,890)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($154,170)
--- Trenton, NJ ($144,620)

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#1. Commercial pilots

Houma-Thibodaux, LA
- Annual mean salary: $117,250
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,080
- Employment: 42,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)