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

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#50. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,930
- Median hourly wage: $29.29
- Total employment: 580 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 840 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 300 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 100 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 1,720 people (6.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 2,210 people (8.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $62,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 160 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 620 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 280 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 160 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 1,290 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

- Median annual wage: $63,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 240 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $63,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.01
- Total employment: 260 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 120 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 210 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $66,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.76
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 1,750 people (6.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 1,630 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 260 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 2,570 people (9.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,760
- Median hourly wage: $32.58
- Total employment: 270 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.58
- Total employment: 120 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $68,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $68,830
- Median hourly wage: $33.09
- Total employment: 130 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $69,010
- Median hourly wage: $33.18
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,110
- Median hourly wage: $33.23
- Total employment: 160 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,590
- Median hourly wage: $33.46
- Total employment: 130 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $69,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,020
- Median hourly wage: $33.66
- Total employment: 220 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $70,960
- Median hourly wage: $34.11
- Total employment: 130 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,430
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 870 people (3.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $72,240
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,380
- Median hourly wage: $34.80
- Total employment: 430 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,720
- Median hourly wage: $35.44
- Total employment: 160 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,700
- Median hourly wage: $35.92
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 1,100 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.48
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,320
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $81,290
- Median hourly wage: $39.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $88,000
- Median hourly wage: $42.31
- Total employment: 250 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $89,020
- Median hourly wage: $42.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,010
- Median hourly wage: $43.27
- Total employment: 200 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $92,610
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 80 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,570
- Median hourly wage: $44.99
- Total employment: 220 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $104,280
- Median hourly wage: $50.14
- Total employment: 110 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $118,270
- Median hourly wage: $56.86
- Total employment: 220 people (0.84 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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