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

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#50. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $78,490
- Median hourly wage: $37.74
- Total employment: 150 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,050
- Median hourly wage: $38.01
- Total employment: 50 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $79,680
- Median hourly wage: $38.31
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,040
- Median hourly wage: $38.48
- Total employment: 300 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $81,440
- Median hourly wage: $39.15
- Total employment: 130 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $81,700
- Median hourly wage: $39.28
- Total employment: 190 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,120
- Median hourly wage: $39.48
- Total employment: 220 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $83,180
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Total employment: 300 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,430
- Median hourly wage: $40.11
- Total employment: 130 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $84,020
- Median hourly wage: $40.39
- Total employment: 460 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $84,680
- Median hourly wage: $40.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $84,680
- Median hourly wage: $40.71
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,380
- Median hourly wage: $41.05
- Total employment: 220 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $85,840
- Median hourly wage: $41.27
- Total employment: 950 people (5.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $86,490
- Median hourly wage: $41.58
- Total employment: 160 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer network support specialists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $86,490
- Median hourly wage: $41.58
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $87,010
- Median hourly wage: $41.83
- Total employment: 60 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Pile driver operators

- Median annual wage: $87,630
- Median hourly wage: $42.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,240
- Median hourly wage: $42.91
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $89,490
- Median hourly wage: $43.02
- Total employment: 90 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $90,150
- Median hourly wage: $43.34
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $92,280
- Median hourly wage: $44.36
- Total employment: 160 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $92,560
- Median hourly wage: $44.50
- Total employment: 160 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $94,110
- Median hourly wage: $45.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $94,950
- Median hourly wage: $45.65
- Total employment: 70 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $96,580
- Median hourly wage: $46.43
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $96,610
- Median hourly wage: $46.45
- Total employment: 410 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $96,610
- Median hourly wage: $46.45
- Total employment: 170 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,360
- Median hourly wage: $46.81
- Total employment: 1,080 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $97,670
- Median hourly wage: $46.96
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,820
- Median hourly wage: $47.03
- Total employment: 1,410 people (8.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,170
- Median hourly wage: $47.20
- Total employment: 270 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,850
- Median hourly wage: $47.52
- Total employment: 600 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $98,920
- Median hourly wage: $47.56
- Total employment: 140 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,170
- Median hourly wage: $48.16
- Total employment: 110 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $100,400
- Median hourly wage: $48.27
- Total employment: 180 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $103,160
- Median hourly wage: $49.60
- Total employment: 190 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $103,710
- Median hourly wage: $49.86
- Total employment: 100 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $103,970
- Median hourly wage: $49.98
- Total employment: 210 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $104,140
- Median hourly wage: $50.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $110,180
- Median hourly wage: $52.97
- Total employment: 570 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $111,070
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 1,340 people (7.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $111,140
- Median hourly wage: $53.43
- Total employment: 590 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $118,510
- Median hourly wage: $56.97
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $124,400
- Median hourly wage: $59.81
- Total employment: 90 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $129,780
- Median hourly wage: $62.39
- Total employment: 460 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $136,420
- Median hourly wage: $65.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $143,520
- Median hourly wage: $69.00
- Total employment: 110 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $157,160
- Median hourly wage: $75.56
- Total employment: 280 people (1.58 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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