Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Hot Springs

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#50. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $39,470
- Median hourly wage: $18.98
- Total employment: 220 people (5.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Residential advisors

- Median annual wage: $40,600
- Median hourly wage: $19.52
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $41,310
- Median hourly wage: $19.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $41,320
- Median hourly wage: $19.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $41,530
- Median hourly wage: $19.96
- Total employment: 100 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $41,600
- Median hourly wage: $20.00
- Total employment: 50 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $41,620
- Median hourly wage: $20.01
- Total employment: 290 people (7.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $43,280
- Median hourly wage: $20.81
- Total employment: 80 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $43,890
- Median hourly wage: $21.10
- Total employment: 60 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,400
- Median hourly wage: $21.35
- Total employment: 60 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $44,430
- Median hourly wage: $21.36
- Total employment: 60 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,570
- Median hourly wage: $21.43
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $44,810
- Median hourly wage: $21.54
- Total employment: 130 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $45,030
- Median hourly wage: $21.65
- Total employment: 110 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,250
- Median hourly wage: $21.75
- Total employment: 120 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,410
- Median hourly wage: $21.83
- Total employment: 120 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $45,600
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Total employment: 110 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $45,770
- Median hourly wage: $22.01
- Total employment: 260 people (6.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.02
- Total employment: 180 people (4.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $45,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.03
- Total employment: 120 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $46,240
- Median hourly wage: $22.23
- Total employment: 110 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,530
- Median hourly wage: $22.37
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $46,830
- Median hourly wage: $22.51
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $47,110
- Median hourly wage: $22.65
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 160 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,930
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 110 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $48,470
- Median hourly wage: $23.30
- Total employment: 90 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $48,740
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 100 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $48,870
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 30 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $49,210
- Median hourly wage: $23.66
- Total employment: 420 people (11.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $49,220
- Median hourly wage: $23.67
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,640
- Median hourly wage: $23.87
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,410
- Median hourly wage: $24.72
- Total employment: 460 people (12.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 180 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,700
- Median hourly wage: $25.34
- Total employment: 140 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,550
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 110 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 270 people (7.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 100 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $58,180
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Total employment: 70 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 180 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 70 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,120
- Median hourly wage: $36.60
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,240
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 50 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.70
- Total employment: 80 people (2.03 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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