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

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June 13, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in Hattiesburg 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 Hattiesburg, MS that don’t require a college degree.

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#50. Light truck drivers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $37,540
- #384 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $42,630
- Employment: 1,010,040
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($51,860)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($51,560)
--- Waterbury, CT ($50,100)
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#49. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $37,950
- #444 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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Canva

#48. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $38,290
- #494 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

National
- Annual mean salary: $56,280
- Employment: 404,820
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($92,910)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($91,860)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,120)
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#47. Carpenters

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $38,410
- #488 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

National
- Annual mean salary: $55,190
- Employment: 668,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($81,730)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($78,680)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($78,280)
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#46. Surgical technologists

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $38,840
- #361 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,590
- Employment: 109,060
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($80,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($80,170)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($77,460)

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#45. Logging equipment operators

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $38,930
- #109 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

National
- Annual mean salary: $43,960
- Employment: 25,510
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($64,000)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($62,910)
--- Longview, WA ($62,780)
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#44. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,000
- #479 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 850

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,890
- Employment: 1,143,260
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($57,830)
--- Boulder, CO ($56,520)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($55,930)
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#43. Community health workers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,010
- #241 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,780
- Employment: 61,010
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($66,110)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($65,530)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($61,820)
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#42. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,300
- #519 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,850
- Employment: 641,240
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Napa, CA ($76,890)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($75,880)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($75,410)
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#41. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,500
- #348 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 570

National
- Annual mean salary: $45,140
- Employment: 1,509,370
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($59,750)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,670)
--- Napa, CA ($54,940)

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,670
- #503 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#39. Machinists

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $39,780
- #476 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

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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#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $40,320
- #478 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $40,360
- #449 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#36. Procurement clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $40,890
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,930
- Employment: 61,930
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($56,800)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($56,330)
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($56,260)

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#35. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $41,510
- #508 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,350
- Employment: 417,620
- 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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#34. Loan interviewers and clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $41,900
- #231 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

National
- Annual mean salary: $44,910
- Employment: 238,610
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salinas, CA ($59,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($58,140)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($56,710)
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#33. Automotive body and related repairers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $42,290
- #426 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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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#32. Surveying and mapping technicians

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $42,920
- #240 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $43,150
- #417 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $53,270
- Employment: 116,380
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Madera, CA ($76,040)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($74,800)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($73,360)

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#30. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $43,760
- #330 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $47,990
- Employment: 629,780
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($62,810)
--- Fairbanks, AK ($62,690)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($61,350)
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#29. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $43,770
- #519 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

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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#28. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $44,280
- #137 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

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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#27. Computer user support specialists

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $44,780
- #468 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $45,030
- #353 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

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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#25. Electricians

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $45,750
- #478 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $45,810
- #396 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

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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#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $46,530
- #390 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

National
- Annual mean salary: $52,220
- Employment: 367,200
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($74,970)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($71,160)
--- Bremerton-Silverdale, WA ($67,140)
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#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $46,650
- #437 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 80

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $46,930
- #513 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 620

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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#20. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $48,600
- #246 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $49,180
- #70 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 70

National
- Annual mean salary: $46,650
- Employment: 194,330
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($64,140)
--- Decatur, IL ($60,740)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($58,620)
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#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $49,200
- #457 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

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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#17. Food service managers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $50,340
- #455 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

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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#16. Postal service mail carriers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $52,420
- #431 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 190

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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#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $52,900
- #400 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 140

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $55,210
- #514 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 310

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

#13. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $55,370
- #458 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#12. Postal service clerks

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $56,630
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $57,040
- #494 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $57,810
- #233 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 100

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

#9. Construction and building inspectors

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $58,350
- #227 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,480
- Employment: 117,830
- 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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#8. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $58,700
- #176 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $59,500
- #437 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 210

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $66,360
- #362 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

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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#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $68,690
- #292 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,060
- Employment: 123,940
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($117,700)
--- Salinas, CA ($110,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($109,490)
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#4. Real estate sales agents

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $68,920
- #63 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $61,480
- Employment: 175,920
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Midland, TX ($100,060)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($99,880)
--- Worcester, MA-CT ($93,400)
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#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $78,990
- #397 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

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

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $79,580
- #230 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

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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#1. Power plant operators

Hattiesburg, MS
- Annual mean salary: $86,750
- #57 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 50

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,740
- Employment: 28,960
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Fresno, CA ($129,650)
--- Wenatchee, WA ($123,180)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($114,660)

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