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

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

- Median annual wage: $46,630
- Median hourly wage: $22.42
- Total employment: 240 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $46,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.59
- Total employment: 80 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.68
- Total employment: 220 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $47,610
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 90 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $47,700
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Total employment: 710 people (12.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $48,400
- Median hourly wage: $23.27
- Total employment: 420 people (7.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $48,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.30
- Total employment: 330 people (6.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 180 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 140 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,270
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 70 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $49,320
- Median hourly wage: $23.71
- Total employment: 340 people (6.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Tree trimmers and pruners

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 60 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $49,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.87
- Total employment: 200 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,030
- Median hourly wage: $24.53
- Total employment: 100 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $51,700
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 120 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $51,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.93
- Total employment: 300 people (5.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $52,500
- Median hourly wage: $25.24
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $52,980
- Median hourly wage: $25.47
- Total employment: 60 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,690
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 120 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,130
- Median hourly wage: $26.02
- Total employment: 460 people (8.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $54,280
- Median hourly wage: $26.10
- Total employment: 60 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,290
- Median hourly wage: $26.10
- Total employment: 80 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $55,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.45
- Total employment: 640 people (11.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,570
- Median hourly wage: $26.72
- Total employment: 300 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 200 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,540
- Median hourly wage: $27.18
- Total employment: 70 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,650
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 490 people (8.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $56,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.28
- Total employment: 80 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 90 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 370 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 70 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,890
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 180 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 680 people (12.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 520 people (9.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $62,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,300
- Median hourly wage: $30.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $64,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Total employment: 90 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $66,030
- Median hourly wage: $31.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 500 people (8.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $66,190
- Median hourly wage: $31.82
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $67,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 30 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $69,740
- Median hourly wage: $33.53
- Total employment: 60 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,390
- Median hourly wage: $33.84
- Total employment: 370 people (6.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $80,150
- Median hourly wage: $38.54
- Total employment: 150 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,100
- Median hourly wage: $39.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $87,820
- Median hourly wage: $42.22
- Total employment: 120 people (2.23 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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