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

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#50. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $59,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 40 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $59,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 70 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 380 people (10.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $62,260
- Median hourly wage: $29.93
- Total employment: 50 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 70 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 170 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $64,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.00
- Total employment: 40 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,090
- Median hourly wage: $31.29
- Total employment: 110 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,440
- Median hourly wage: $31.46
- Total employment: 260 people (7.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 570 people (15.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $65,830
- Median hourly wage: $31.65
- Total employment: 60 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 180 people (5.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $67,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 50 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $68,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.98
- Total employment: 50 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $69,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 130 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $73,110
- Median hourly wage: $35.15
- Total employment: 50 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $73,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.35
- Total employment: 610 people (16.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $73,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.47
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $75,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.10
- Total employment: 470 people (13.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 60 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.49
- Total employment: 110 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,510
- Median hourly wage: $37.26
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,400
- Median hourly wage: $38.17
- Total employment: 120 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $81,430
- Median hourly wage: $39.15
- Total employment: 40 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,050
- Median hourly wage: $39.93
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $83,120
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Total employment: 340 people (9.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $83,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.02
- Total employment: 130 people (3.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $83,400
- Median hourly wage: $40.09
- Total employment: 80 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,230
- Median hourly wage: $40.50
- Total employment: 130 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $86,070
- Median hourly wage: $41.38
- Total employment: 70 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $88,200
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Total employment: 60 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $91,010
- Median hourly wage: $43.76
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,790
- Median hourly wage: $44.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Earth drillers, except oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $92,240
- Median hourly wage: $44.34
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $93,480
- Median hourly wage: $44.94
- Total employment: 90 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $93,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $93,710
- Median hourly wage: $45.05
- Total employment: 270 people (7.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $94,760
- Median hourly wage: $45.56
- Total employment: 280 people (7.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $95,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.96
- Total employment: 120 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,290
- Median hourly wage: $46.29
- Total employment: 290 people (8.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $98,560
- Median hourly wage: $47.38
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $100,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $100,410
- Median hourly wage: $48.27
- Total employment: 410 people (11.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $101,190
- Median hourly wage: $48.65
- Total employment: 80 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,930
- Median hourly wage: $51.41
- Total employment: 100 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $122,120
- Median hourly wage: $58.71
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $129,820
- Median hourly wage: $62.41
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $130,110
- Median hourly wage: $62.55
- Total employment: 100 people (2.81 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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