Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Los Angeles

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#50. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $89,730
- Median hourly wage: $43.14
- Total employment: 7,470 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $89,790
- Median hourly wage: $43.17
- Total employment: 3,340 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $89,980
- Median hourly wage: $43.26
- Total employment: 740 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $92,100
- Median hourly wage: $44.28
- Total employment: 17,390 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $93,220
- Median hourly wage: $44.82
- Total employment: 8,430 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters

- Median annual wage: $94,240
- Median hourly wage: $45.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $94,540
- Median hourly wage: $45.45
- Total employment: 1,800 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $95,000
- Median hourly wage: $45.67
- Total employment: 1,290 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $95,510
- Median hourly wage: $45.92
- Total employment: 250 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $95,990
- Median hourly wage: $46.15
- Total employment: 460 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $96,370
- Median hourly wage: $46.33
- Total employment: 410 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,730
- Median hourly wage: $46.98
- Total employment: 19,320 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $97,980
- Median hourly wage: $47.10
- Total employment: 7,570 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $99,210
- Median hourly wage: $47.70
- Total employment: 7,200 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists

- Median annual wage: $99,600
- Median hourly wage: $47.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $100,440
- Median hourly wage: $48.29
- Total employment: Not available

#34. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $101,090
- Median hourly wage: $48.60
- Total employment: 100 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,250
- Median hourly wage: $48.68
- Total employment: 7,010 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $101,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.95
- Total employment: 3,470 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Costume attendants

- Median annual wage: $101,860
- Median hourly wage: $48.97
- Total employment: 1,290 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $102,310
- Median hourly wage: $49.19
- Total employment: 6,550 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $103,480
- Median hourly wage: $49.75
- Total employment: 3,730 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Pile driver operators

- Median annual wage: $103,790
- Median hourly wage: $49.90
- Total employment: 260 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,600
- Median hourly wage: $50.29
- Total employment: 11,660 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $105,200
- Median hourly wage: $50.58
- Total employment: 330 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Wind turbine service technicians

- Median annual wage: $105,370
- Median hourly wage: $50.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $106,030
- Median hourly wage: $50.98
- Total employment: 450 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $106,480
- Median hourly wage: $51.19
- Total employment: 8,100 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $107,270
- Median hourly wage: $51.57
- Total employment: 1,770 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $107,600
- Median hourly wage: $51.73
- Total employment: 400 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $108,240
- Median hourly wage: $52.04
- Total employment: 130 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $109,360
- Median hourly wage: $52.58
- Total employment: 320 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $110,140
- Median hourly wage: $52.95
- Total employment: 590 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Ship engineers

- Median annual wage: $113,440
- Median hourly wage: $54.54
- Total employment: Not available

#16. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $114,380
- Median hourly wage: $54.99
- Total employment: 1,140 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $115,630
- Median hourly wage: $55.59
- Total employment: 24,310 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Motion picture projectionists

- Median annual wage: $119,090
- Median hourly wage: $57.25
- Total employment: 120 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $119,310
- Median hourly wage: $57.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $123,670
- Median hourly wage: $59.46
- Total employment: 240 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $124,100
- Median hourly wage: $59.66
- Total employment: 190 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $127,810
- Median hourly wage: $61.45
- Total employment: 2,840 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $127,980
- Median hourly wage: $61.53
- Total employment: 3,070 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Makeup artists, theatrical and performance

- Median annual wage: $132,900
- Median hourly wage: $63.89
- Total employment: Not available

#7. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $136,920
- Median hourly wage: $65.83
- Total employment: 1,400 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $145,190
- Median hourly wage: $69.80
- Total employment: 460 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $155,360
- Median hourly wage: $74.69
- Total employment: 380 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $169,230
- Median hourly wage: $81.36
- Total employment: 670 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $169,590
- Median hourly wage: $81.53
- Total employment: 4,800 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $171,390
- Median hourly wage: $82.40
- Total employment: 2,220 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $177,300
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 2,110 people (0.34 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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