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

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#50. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $51,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 220 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $51,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 120 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,760
- Median hourly wage: $25.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 170 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 180 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,160
- Median hourly wage: $26.52
- Total employment: 230 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,510
- Median hourly wage: $26.69
- Total employment: 100 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $55,590
- Median hourly wage: $26.73
- Total employment: 60 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,990
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 270 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $56,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 60 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $56,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 330 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 480 people (8.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,110
- Median hourly wage: $27.46
- Total employment: 210 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 300 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $58,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 1,440 people (24.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 90 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 90 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 100 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $61,270
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 70 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 140 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 160 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 140 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 140 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 450 people (7.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 30 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 370 people (6.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 110 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 70 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,900
- Median hourly wage: $33.13
- Total employment: 540 people (9.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,340
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 430 people (7.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $72,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.93
- Total employment: 810 people (13.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 720 people (12.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.60
- Total employment: 220 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 840 people (14.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 470 people (8.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,060
- Median hourly wage: $38.97
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $93,700
- Median hourly wage: $45.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $108,040
- Median hourly wage: $51.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $110,760
- Median hourly wage: $53.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.06 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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