Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Auburn

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#50. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $46,870
- Median hourly wage: $22.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 110 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $48,040
- Median hourly wage: $23.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,140
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 340 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,200
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 200 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $48,290
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 80 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $48,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 1,080 people (15.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $48,430
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,520
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 230 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $48,590
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 180 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.57
- Total employment: 80 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $49,890
- Median hourly wage: $23.99
- Total employment: 240 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.01
- Total employment: 120 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Weighers, measurers, checkers, and samplers, recordkeeping

- Median annual wage: $50,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.75
- Total employment: 80 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 300 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 350 people (4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 200 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 70 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,740
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,720
- Median hourly wage: $26.79
- Total employment: 640 people (8.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $55,920
- Median hourly wage: $26.89
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 110 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,000
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 90 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 360 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 400 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $58,930
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 90 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 230 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 410 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 450 people (6.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Audio and video technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 120 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 230 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.73
- Total employment: 460 people (6.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,120
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $63,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.85
- Total employment: 630 people (8.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $66,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 370 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,320
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 70 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 110 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,150
- Median hourly wage: $48.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 363 metros.

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