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Average Salaries by Selected Occupations

Average Salary by Selected Occupation

Occupation

Starting
Hire -In Rate

Average Minimum Wage

Average Median Salary

Experience Maximum Wage 

 
Professional

Accountant (132011)

$32,375.00

$47,538.00

$42,743.00

$55,120.00

Management Trainee (113042)

$30,247.00

$56,960.00

$52,814.00

$70,316.00

Programmer/Analyst (151021)

$36,417.00

$66,104.00

$55,288.00

$80,947.00

Mechanical Engineer (172141)

$60,332.00

$70,523.00

$70,176.00

$75,618.00

Retail

Retail Salesperson (412031)

$12,664.00

$12,141.00

$17,054.00

$25,379.00

Stock Room Clerk (435081)

$13,038.00

$19,418.00

$17,737.00

$22,608.00

Hotel,Motel, and Resort Desk Clerk (434081) (Leis & Hosp)

$12,947.00

$15,330.00

$15,555.00

$16,522.00

Clerical

Customer Service Representatives (434051)

$14,020.00

$19,440.00

$17,954.00

$22,151.00

Telemarketers (419041)

$19,019.00

$28,802.00

$22,536.00

$33,694.00

Data Entry Keyer (439021)

$16,200.00

$19,765.00

$18,449.00

$21,547.00

Executive Secretaries & Administrative Assistants (436011)

$21,502.00

$29,615.00

$28,532.00

$33,672.00

Accounting Clerks (433021)

$18,202.00

$25,610.00

$24,693.00

$29,315.00

Word Processor (439022)

$13,462.00

$20,184.00

$18,270.00

$23,545.00

Unskilled

General Laborer/Construction (472061)

$14,469.00

$18,775.00

$18,505.00

$20,928.00

Stock Clerks and Order Fillers (435081)

$13,038.00

$19,418.00

$17,737.00

$22,608.00

Hand Packer (537064)

$12,374.00

$14,879.00

$14,990.00

$16,131.00

Laborers & Freight, Stock & Material Movers, Hand (537062)

$14,824.00

$19,747.00

$18,803.00

$22,209.00

Production Workers, All Others (519199)

$17,462.00

$24,911.00

$21,330.00

$28,636.00

Semi-Skilled

Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (512041)

$21,812.00

$28,833.00

$29,966.00

$32,344.00

Fiberglass Laminators and Fabricators (512091)

$17,162.00

$20,450.00

$20,179.00

$22,095.00

Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators (514031)

$15,605.00

$20,079.00

$17,874.00

$22,316.00

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators (514191)

$25,501.00

$31,204.00

$31,286.00

$34,055.00

Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators (514193)

$24,835.00

$37,976.00

$37,236.00

$44,547.00

Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators (519032)

$15,847.00

$19,966.00

$17,579.00

$22,025.00

Occupation

Starting
Hire -In Rate

Average Minimum Wage

Average Median Salary

Experience Maximum Wage 

 

Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting (519041)

$13,710.00

$20,046.00

$19,440.00

$23,214.00

Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters (519121)

$17,813.00

$26,227.00

$28,688.00

$30,434.00

Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators (537051)

$15,362.00

$21,873.00

$21,098.00

$25,128.00

Skilled

Industrial Machinery Mechanics (499041)

$21,576.00

$37,525.00

$36,905.00

$45,500.00

Tool & Die Makers (514111)

$26,395.00

$39,894.00

$37,045.00

$42,370.00

Machinist (514041)

$23,409.00

$37,734.00

$38,897.00

$44,896.00

Welder (514121)

$23,343.00

$30,653.00

$30,581.00

$34,309.00

Technical

Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators (514011)

$18,529.00

$26,894.00

$27,068.00

$31,076.00

Electronic Technician (173023)

$27,704.00

$50,614.00

$51,661.00

$62,069.00

Medical Laboratory Technician (292012)

$21,446.00

$27,635.00

$27,139.00

$30,729.00

Network and Computer Systems Administrators (151071)

$33,310.00

$45,813.00

$42,805.00

$52,064.00

Source: Texas Workforce Commission


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