Highest-paying jobs in San Antonio

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July 8, 2022
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Highest-paying jobs in San Antonio

Stacker collected information on the highest-paying jobs in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by average annual salary with information up to date as of May 2021.

In San Antonio, the annual mean wage is $51,740 or 11.2% lower than national mean of $58,260, while the highest-paying occupation makes $334,660. Read on to see which jobs make the list.

#50. Electronics engineers, except computer

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $104,710
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 480

National
- Annual mean salary: $115,490
- Employment: 107,170
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($152,060)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($138,480)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($136,310)

#49. Operations research analysts

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,050
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,330

National
- Annual mean salary: $95,830
- Employment: 98,700
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($164,730)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($127,330)
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($118,710)

#48. Education administrators, postsecondary

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,090
- #112 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 900

National
- Annual mean salary: $111,260
- Employment: 155,990
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Corvallis, OR ($178,570)
--- Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC ($165,940)
--- Syracuse, NY ($164,660)

#47. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $105,980
- #74 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 820

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

#46. Economists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,310
- #28 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,830
- Employment: 15,640
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($162,870)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,320)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($156,360)

#44 (tie). Training and development managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,580
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 290

National
- Annual mean salary: $128,800
- Employment: 35,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($180,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($176,270)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($166,410)

#44 (tie). Facilities managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,580
- #50 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 600

National
- Annual mean salary: $101,970
- Employment: 101,230
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($146,040)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($136,440)
--- Ithaca, NY ($136,210)

#43. Software developers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,870
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 5,100

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,990
- Employment: 1,364,180
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($167,420)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($158,320)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($148,220)

#42. Computer hardware engineers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $106,960
- #65 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,230
- Employment: 73,750
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($185,210)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,320)
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($161,580)

#41. Environmental engineers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $107,050
- #42 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,220
- Employment: 42,660
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($131,700)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($127,470)
--- Idaho Falls, ID ($127,160)

#40. Aerospace engineers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $109,290
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 130

National
- Annual mean salary: $122,970
- Employment: 56,640
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA ($166,060)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($149,490)
--- Boulder, CO ($148,990)

#39. Computer network architects

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $110,670
- #85 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 890

National
- Annual mean salary: $120,650
- Employment: 168,830
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,600)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($152,900)
--- Rapid City, SD ($145,810)

#38. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $111,850
- #26 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 60

National
- Annual mean salary: $104,160
- Employment: 13,840
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kansas City, MO-KS ($151,900)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($148,800)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($141,070)

#37. Air traffic controllers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $112,690
- #22 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $127,920
- Employment: 21,230
- Entry level education requirements: Associate’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI ($158,210)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($154,180)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($153,770)

#36. Natural sciences managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $113,440
- #114 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $156,110
- Employment: 74,760
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($222,360)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($219,240)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($216,750)

#35. Medical and health services managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $115,360
- #130 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,280

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,840
- Employment: 436,770
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($162,110)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($157,340)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($156,370)

#34. Sales engineers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $115,830
- #41 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,630
- Employment: 59,550
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salisbury, MD-DE ($169,330)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($158,740)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($158,320)

#33. Industrial production managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $117,360
- #117 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 990

National
- Annual mean salary: $117,780
- Employment: 192,270
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($155,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($153,860)
--- Fort Collins, CO ($153,470)

#32. Nurse practitioners

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $117,640
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,890

National
- Annual mean salary: $118,040
- Employment: 234,690
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($197,870)
--- Napa, CA ($184,700)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($180,380)

#31. Veterinarians

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $118,420
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 530

National
- Annual mean salary: $109,920
- Employment: 77,260
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($144,440)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($141,670)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($140,390)

#30. Medical dosimetrists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $120,420
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $124,750
- Employment: 2,400
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($144,120)
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($140,710)
--- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ($140,300)

#29. Physician assistants

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $122,860
- #99 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 520

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,460
- Employment: 132,940
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Portsmouth, NH-ME ($167,240)
--- Panama City, FL ($165,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($164,150)

#28. Public relations managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $123,360
- #64 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 380

National
- Annual mean salary: $138,000
- Employment: 59,850
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($183,410)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($182,890)
--- Boulder, CO ($174,250)

#27. Human resources managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $126,070
- #96 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $136,590
- Employment: 166,530
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($190,020)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($186,930)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($175,410)

#26. Sales managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $126,250
- #146 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,130

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,390
- Employment: 453,800
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($198,960)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($196,910)
--- Boulder, CO ($182,820)

#25. Purchasing managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $128,910
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $134,590
- Employment: 69,310
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Trenton, NJ ($181,030)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,010)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($174,760)

#24. Pharmacists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $129,320
- #81 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,960

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,690
- Employment: 312,550
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($168,640)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($163,840)
--- Santa Rosa, CA ($158,420)

#23. Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $130,140
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 170

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,550
- Employment: 23,620
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($161,290)
--- Corpus Christi, TX ($156,870)
--- Midland, TX ($156,270)

#22. Computer and information research scientists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $130,490
- #20 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 230

National
- Annual mean salary: $142,650
- Employment: 30,840
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($209,890)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($202,020)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($183,750)

#21. Marketing managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $130,830
- #140 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,760

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,440
- Employment: 278,690
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($210,280)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($198,870)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($191,310)

#20. Compensation and benefits managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $131,920
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $139,470
- Employment: 15,330
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($190,560)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($187,770)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($177,130)

#19. Database architects

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $133,550
- #14 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 300

National
- Annual mean salary: $121,840
- Employment: 50,440
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($187,070)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,830)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($156,530)

#18. Lawyers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $133,900
- #78 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,390

National
- Annual mean salary: $148,030
- Employment: 681,010
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($231,200)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($191,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($186,610)

#17. Petroleum engineers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $135,560
- #21 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 340

National
- Annual mean salary: $145,720
- Employment: 22,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($214,700)
--- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA ($175,590)
--- Anchorage, AK ($169,650)

#16. Financial managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $142,800
- #87 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,000

National
- Annual mean salary: $153,460
- Employment: 681,070
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($209,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($201,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($188,900)

#15. Computer and information systems managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $146,000
- #80 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $162,930
- Employment: 485,190
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,030)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($211,470)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($202,800)

#14. Dentists, general

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $147,630
- #261 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $167,160
- Employment: 108,680
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Manchester, NH ($276,510)
--- Salinas, CA ($234,410)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($229,800)

#13. Optometrists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $150,890
- #10 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 360

National
- Annual mean salary: $125,440
- Employment: 38,720
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Wilmington, NC ($198,370)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($172,190)
--- Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI ($169,140)

#12. Architectural and engineering managers

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $158,210
- #58 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,970
- Employment: 187,100
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($228,000)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($206,050)
--- Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL ($198,430)

#11. Podiatrists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $167,480
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $158,380
- Employment: 8,840
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Diego-Carlsbad, CA ($231,930)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($219,920)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($205,040)

#10. Physicists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $173,370
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 40

National
- Annual mean salary: $151,580
- Employment: 20,020
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ($199,830)
--- Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ ($195,300)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($188,250)

#9. Pediatricians, general

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $186,710
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 400

National
- Annual mean salary: $198,420
- Employment: 33,620
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($298,760)
--- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA ($298,320)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($291,940)

#8. Anesthesiologists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $188,900
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 90

National
- Annual mean salary: $331,190
- Employment: 31,130
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Billings, MT ($367,320)
--- Tallahassee, FL ($363,190)
--- Fort Wayne, IN ($358,430)

#7. Family medicine physicians

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $240,520
- #123 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 500

National
- Annual mean salary: $235,930
- Employment: 102,930
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Coeur d'Alene, ID ($336,820)
--- Fond du Lac, WI ($336,140)
--- Gainesville, GA ($330,930)

#6. Chief executives

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $246,160
- #38 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 430

National
- Annual mean salary: $213,020
- Employment: 200,480
- Entry level education requirements: Bachelor’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($313,440)
--- Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX ($298,960)
--- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ($296,480)

#5. Nurse anesthetists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $262,560
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 160

National
- Annual mean salary: $202,470
- Employment: 43,950
- Entry level education requirements: Master’s degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Springfield, IL ($298,890)
--- Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ($283,550)
--- Ann Arbor, MI ($276,810)

#4. Obstetricians and gynecologists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $264,220
- #37 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 390

National
- Annual mean salary: $296,210
- Employment: 21,570
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($377,980)
--- Austin-Round Rock, TX ($375,200)
--- Modesto, CA ($362,780)

#3. Psychiatrists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $278,570
- #27 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 110

National
- Annual mean salary: $249,760
- Employment: 25,520
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral or professional degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($360,840)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($360,740)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($333,190)

#2. Physicians, pathologists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $303,800
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 30

National
- Annual mean salary: $267,180
- Employment: 11,010
- Entry level education requirements: nan
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Lexington-Fayette, KY ($351,450)
--- Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA ($344,900)
--- Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR ($341,360)

#1. Radiologists

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
- Annual mean salary: $334,660
- #15 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 120

National
- Annual mean salary: $301,720
- Employment: 29,530
- Entry level education requirements: Doctoral degree
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI ($370,570)
--- Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN ($358,680)
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($358,450)

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