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

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#50. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $44,810
- Median hourly wage: $21.54
- Total employment: 360 people (6.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $44,940
- Median hourly wage: $21.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $45,290
- Median hourly wage: $21.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,590
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Total employment: 80 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $45,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.21
- Total employment: 200 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $46,960
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 220 people (3.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $47,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.00
- Total employment: 140 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $48,330
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $48,350
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,960
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 260 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.65
- Total employment: 100 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 230 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $49,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.70
- Total employment: 100 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 170 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $50,430
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: 60 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,700
- Median hourly wage: $24.38
- Total employment: 60 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.41
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $51,710
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $51,720
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 100 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $52,690
- Median hourly wage: $25.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $53,170
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 100 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $53,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.87
- Total employment: 320 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $55,050
- Median hourly wage: $26.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,830
- Median hourly wage: $26.84
- Total employment: 600 people (9.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 420 people (6.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 80 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.27
- Total employment: 70 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $56,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $56,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.40
- Total employment: 80 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 640 people (10.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $57,760
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 180 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 120 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 1,740 people (28.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,580
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 90 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 200 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 300 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 440 people (7.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 390 people (6.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 390 people (6.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $64,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.97
- Total employment: Not available

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,860
- Median hourly wage: $37.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 100 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,640
- Median hourly wage: $46.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $128,190
- Median hourly wage: $61.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.51 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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