Highest Paying Jobs in New Orleans for High School Graduates

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Highest paying jobs in New Orleans for high school graduates

The average college graduate in 2020 earned $1,305 a week, while the average high school graduate takes home just $781, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Of course, college isn’t for everyone. There are many reasons high-school graduates may choose to not continue on to college, not the least of which being cost. Average tuition costs continue to rise each year, the exception being the 2020-2021 school year, due to the coronavirus pandemic. Average tuition at a public, in-state university coming in at $9,687; tuition for out-of-state students at public schools, and for everyone at private universities, is significantly higher at $21,874 and $35,087, respectively.

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying jobs for high school graduates in New Orleans-Metairie, LA using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage.

Keep reading to see which jobs in your city pay the most for high school graduates.

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#50. Private detectives and investigators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $51,510
- #71 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $60,100
- Employment: 32,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Jackson, MI ($93,360)
--- Bakersfield, CA ($91,080)
--- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR-MO ($87,760)

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#49. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $51,540
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,600
- Employment: 53,420
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($114,400)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($113,220)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($112,950)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,050
- #121 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $54,420
- Employment: 22,640
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area ($85,480)
--- Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area ($77,330)
--- Longview, WA ($74,500)

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#47. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,140
- #417 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,230
- Employment: 503,390
- 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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#46. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,270
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,840

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,690
- Employment: 397,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($72,500)
--- Anchorage, AK ($71,840)
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($71,250)

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#45. Insulation workers, mechanical

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,800
- #32 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,470
- Employment: 27,700
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,380)
--- Syracuse, NY ($97,670)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($93,740)

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#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $52,940
- #129 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 580

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,000
- Employment: 362,090
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($67,770)

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#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,090
- #133 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,090
- Employment: 253,010
- 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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#42. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,180
- #33 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,910

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,580
- Employment: 549,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($88,150)
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($80,420)
--- Odessa, TX ($70,950)

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#41. Postal service mail carriers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,260
- #334 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,500

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,180
- Employment: 333,570
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Modesto, CA ($57,160)
--- Bismarck, ND ($57,090)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,820)

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#40. Postal service clerks

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $53,670
- #158 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 250

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,200
- Employment: 86,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houma-Thibodaux, LA ($59,410)
--- Florence, SC ($59,360)
--- Monroe, MI ($59,320)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,070
- #351 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,380

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,010
- Employment: 1,427,260
- 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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#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $54,720
- #255 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,100
- Employment: 417,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,580)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($89,500)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($89,190)

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#37. Advertising sales agents

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,020
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,040
- Employment: 110,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($97,840)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,720)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($83,050)

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#35 (tie). Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,230
- #414 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,840

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,490
- Employment: 977,070
- 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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#35 (tie). Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,230
- #186 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 700

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,000
- Employment: 147,680
- 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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#34. Machinists

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,360
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 800

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,800
- Employment: 360,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($76,230)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($71,070)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($69,300)

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#33. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,560
- #145 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 260

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,860
- Employment: 122,480
- 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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#32. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $55,810
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 200

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,850
- Employment: 47,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($92,800)
--- Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area ($83,130)
--- Napa, CA ($68,470)

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#31. Pile driver operators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,570
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $71,880
- Employment: 3,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($106,620)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($106,340)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($104,880)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $56,700
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,400
- Employment: 50,660
- 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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#29. Crane and tower operators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $57,040
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,010
- Employment: 44,060
- 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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#28. Electricians

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,260
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,250

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,550
- Employment: 656,510
- 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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#27. Construction and building inspectors

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,600
- #221 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 350

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,470
- Employment: 113,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New Haven, CT ($121,510)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($107,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,190)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $58,820
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,090

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,210
- Employment: 219,800
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($109,540)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($106,420)
--- Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area ($105,220)

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#25. Boilermakers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $61,490
- #30 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 180

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,430
- Employment: 14,020
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($106,660)
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($96,080)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($90,620)

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#24. Insurance sales agents

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $63,650
- #188 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $69,100
- Employment: 409,950
- 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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#23. Industrial machinery mechanics

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $64,990
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,500

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,350
- Employment: 385,980
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fairbanks, AK ($85,900)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($85,360)
--- Anchorage, AK ($82,890)

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#22. Millwrights

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $65,300
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $59,080
- Employment: 44,400
- 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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#21. Food service managers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $66,410
- #83 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,000
- Employment: 197,010
- 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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#20. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $66,570
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,330
- Employment: 93,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area ($91,300)
--- Billings, MT ($88,420)
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($76,050)

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#19. Chemical plant and system operators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $66,670
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,070

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,460
- Employment: 29,710
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lima, OH ($92,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($91,210)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($90,170)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $69,890
- #61 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,610
- Employment: 40,480
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($105,090)
--- Alaska nonmetropolitan area ($101,900)
--- St. Louis, MO-IL ($97,860)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,410
- #160 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,510

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,500
- Employment: 1,278,670
- 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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#16. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,440
- #357 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 950

National
- Annual mean salary: $97,180
- Employment: 122,310
- 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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#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $70,710
- #155 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 840

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,650
- Employment: 287,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area ($92,500)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $72,120
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,360

National
- Annual mean salary: $72,990
- Employment: 614,080
- 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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#13. Real estate sales agents

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $72,880
- #40 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 630

National
- Annual mean salary: $62,990
- Employment: 168,740
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $72,900
- #174 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,100
- Employment: 475,000
- 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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#11. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $75,490
- #307 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 690

National
- Annual mean salary: $90,120
- Employment: 240,290
- 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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#10. Lodging managers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $77,890
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $65,270
- Employment: 31,790
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area ($122,290)
--- Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI ($121,090)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($111,410)

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#9. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $79,610
- #168 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 320

National
- Annual mean salary: $74,410
- Employment: 114,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area ($109,740)

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#8. Gas plant operators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $81,500
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,290
- Employment: 14,990
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($99,600)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($98,750)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($97,080)

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#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $81,560
- #147 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 510

National
- Annual mean salary: $89,300
- Employment: 105,980
- 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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#6. Power plant operators

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $83,110
- #76 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $81,890
- Employment: 32,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($129,650)
--- Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)

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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $83,520
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,050

National
- Annual mean salary: $66,800
- Employment: 599,900
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Baton Rouge, LA ($98,170)
--- Lake Charles, LA ($97,910)
--- West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area ($96,900)

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#4. Postmasters and mail superintendents

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $83,920
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,660
- Employment: 13,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL ($97,930)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($96,450)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($94,460)

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#3. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $86,970
- #31 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $86,200
- Employment: 24,730
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($130,290)
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($113,590)
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($113,480)

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#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $97,700
- #182 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $105,100
- Employment: 132,210
- 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

New Orleans-Metairie, LA
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,830
- Employment: 37,120
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,920)
--- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ($184,260)
--- Savannah, GA ($177,450)

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