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

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#50. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $35,990
- Median hourly wage: $17.30
- Total employment: 170 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $36,070
- Median hourly wage: $17.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Customer service representatives

- Median annual wage: $36,360
- Median hourly wage: $17.48
- Total employment: 350 people (10.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $36,380
- Median hourly wage: $17.49
- Total employment: 50 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $36,490
- Median hourly wage: $17.54
- Total employment: 100 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $36,640
- Median hourly wage: $17.61
- Total employment: 150 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $36,850
- Median hourly wage: $17.72
- Total employment: 660 people (19.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $37,070
- Median hourly wage: $17.82
- Total employment: 170 people (5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $37,220
- Median hourly wage: $17.89
- Total employment: 250 people (7.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $38,220
- Median hourly wage: $18.38
- Total employment: 460 people (13.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

- Median annual wage: $38,900
- Median hourly wage: $18.70
- Total employment: 260 people (7.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $39,030
- Median hourly wage: $18.77
- Total employment: 250 people (7.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $39,130
- Median hourly wage: $18.81
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $39,880
- Median hourly wage: $19.18
- Total employment: 90 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $40,570
- Median hourly wage: $19.51
- Total employment: 210 people (6.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $40,820
- Median hourly wage: $19.62
- Total employment: 40 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $41,500
- Median hourly wage: $19.95
- Total employment: 300 people (8.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,200
- Median hourly wage: $20.29
- Total employment: 40 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,490
- Median hourly wage: $20.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $43,680
- Median hourly wage: $21.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $44,740
- Median hourly wage: $21.51
- Total employment: 110 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $45,610
- Median hourly wage: $21.93
- Total employment: 180 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $45,630
- Median hourly wage: $21.94
- Total employment: 80 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,850
- Median hourly wage: $22.05
- Total employment: 30 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $46,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.20
- Total employment: 130 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,560
- Median hourly wage: $22.39
- Total employment: 130 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 80 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $47,730
- Median hourly wage: $22.95
- Total employment: 250 people (7.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $47,750
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 590 people (17.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,770
- Median hourly wage: $22.97
- Total employment: 110 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 40 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $49,660
- Median hourly wage: $23.87
- Total employment: 30 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $49,750
- Median hourly wage: $23.92
- Total employment: 70 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Merchandise displayers and window trimmers

- Median annual wage: $50,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 130 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 280 people (8.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,610
- Median hourly wage: $24.81
- Total employment: 50 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $51,660
- Median hourly wage: $24.84
- Total employment: 240 people (7.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,900
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 150 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $52,980
- Median hourly wage: $25.47
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $53,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.80
- Total employment: 70 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,500
- Median hourly wage: $26.68
- Total employment: 140 people (4.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,800
- Median hourly wage: $26.83
- Total employment: 90 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 150 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,800
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 130 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 90 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.18
- Total employment: 330 people (9.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $59,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 70 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 140 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,230
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 240 people (7.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 150 people (4.48 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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