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

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#50. Food science technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $53,130
- Median hourly wage: $25.54
- Total employment: 810 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $53,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $55,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.71
- Total employment: 80 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $55,760
- Median hourly wage: $26.81
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.90
- Total employment: Not available

#44. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $56,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.30
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 120 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 500 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,670
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 500 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 880 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 530 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 150 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 860 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $59,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.57
- Total employment: 1,290 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: 240 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 390 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 3,570 people (13.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 190 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 80 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $62,950
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 280 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 2,090 people (7.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 1,130 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 2,880 people (10.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 380 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 1,330 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 200 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 70 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.29
- Total employment: 240 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,510
- Median hourly wage: $32.46
- Total employment: 120 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.50
- Total employment: 360 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,120
- Median hourly wage: $32.75
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $73,500
- Median hourly wage: $35.34
- Total employment: 200 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 1,380 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,700
- Median hourly wage: $36.39
- Total employment: 200 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $75,840
- Median hourly wage: $36.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $76,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 230 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,160
- Median hourly wage: $36.62
- Total employment: 370 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $78,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 30 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 350 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,060
- Median hourly wage: $38.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $80,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,560
- Median hourly wage: $40.17
- Total employment: 370 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $85,600
- Median hourly wage: $41.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $88,180
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Total employment: 510 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $98,260
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $113,360
- Median hourly wage: $54.50
- Total employment: 250 people (0.93 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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