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

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#50. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 1,030 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 1,190 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 3,000 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 240 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 260 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 270 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 90 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $63,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.37
- Total employment: 80 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Animal trainers

- Median annual wage: $63,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $63,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 130 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.79
- Total employment: 6,230 people (12.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 1,020 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 5,900 people (11.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Earth drillers, except oil and gas (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 320 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $65,130
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 740 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: Not available

#32. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $66,360
- Median hourly wage: $31.91
- Total employment: 450 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 3,910 people (7.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $68,880
- Median hourly wage: $33.11
- Total employment: 90 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,450
- Median hourly wage: $33.87
- Total employment: 3,130 people (6.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $71,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.31
- Total employment: 360 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: Not available

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,230
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 940 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $74,050
- Median hourly wage: $35.60
- Total employment: 3,010 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $74,660
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 3,160 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,450
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 610 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,580
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 230 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,700
- Median hourly wage: $36.87
- Total employment: 150 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,110
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 100 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $81,520
- Median hourly wage: $39.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $81,980
- Median hourly wage: $39.41
- Total employment: 110 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,210
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 350 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $82,620
- Median hourly wage: $39.72
- Total employment: 70 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $82,740
- Median hourly wage: $39.78
- Total employment: 180 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $83,460
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 1,760 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $90,200
- Median hourly wage: $43.36
- Total employment: 470 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $92,580
- Median hourly wage: $44.51
- Total employment: 60 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $92,850
- Median hourly wage: $44.64
- Total employment: 100 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,140
- Median hourly wage: $45.74
- Total employment: 590 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,960
- Median hourly wage: $46.14
- Total employment: 60 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $97,690
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 160 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $99,470
- Median hourly wage: $47.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,250
- Median hourly wage: $48.68
- Total employment: 260 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $103,640
- Median hourly wage: $49.83
- Total employment: 270 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $120,040
- Median hourly wage: $57.71
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $134,020
- Median hourly wage: $64.43
- Total employment: 110 people (0.22 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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