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

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

- Median annual wage: $76,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 650 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: Not available

#48. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,990
- Median hourly wage: $37.02
- Total employment: 1,120 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,790
- Median hourly wage: $37.40
- Total employment: 420 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Plant and system operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 310 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.91
- Total employment: 740 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,150
- Median hourly wage: $38.05
- Total employment: 4,750 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,270
- Median hourly wage: $38.11
- Total employment: 330 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,320
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 730 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.86
- Total employment: 1,220 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,140
- Median hourly wage: $39.01
- Total employment: 1,520 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 540 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $81,260
- Median hourly wage: $39.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 590 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,460
- Median hourly wage: $39.16
- Total employment: 420 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $82,500
- Median hourly wage: $39.66
- Total employment: 1,580 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.73
- Total employment: 5,540 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.85
- Total employment: 170 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Hydrologic technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,710
- Median hourly wage: $40.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 1,020 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 8,720 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,190
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Total employment: 200 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $85,310
- Median hourly wage: $41.01
- Total employment: 200 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $86,590
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 1,330 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $92,120
- Median hourly wage: $44.29
- Total employment: 140 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $93,690
- Median hourly wage: $45.04
- Total employment: 4,920 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $94,510
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 270 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $94,720
- Median hourly wage: $45.54
- Total employment: 240 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,080
- Median hourly wage: $46.19
- Total employment: 4,420 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $96,720
- Median hourly wage: $46.50
- Total employment: 140 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,080
- Median hourly wage: $46.67
- Total employment: 2,210 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $98,280
- Median hourly wage: $47.25
- Total employment: 340 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $98,460
- Median hourly wage: $47.34
- Total employment: 80 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $101,990
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Total employment: 1,940 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $102,250
- Median hourly wage: $49.16
- Total employment: 840 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $105,340
- Median hourly wage: $50.64
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 5,920 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $109,040
- Median hourly wage: $52.42
- Total employment: 1,420 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $110,830
- Median hourly wage: $53.29
- Total employment: 1,820 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $118,250
- Median hourly wage: $56.85
- Total employment: 130 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $122,880
- Median hourly wage: $59.08
- Total employment: 120 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $123,470
- Median hourly wage: $59.36
- Total employment: 360 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $123,480
- Median hourly wage: $59.36
- Total employment: 570 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $125,250
- Median hourly wage: $60.22
- Total employment: 280 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $126,380
- Median hourly wage: $60.76
- Total employment: 1,430 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $126,640
- Median hourly wage: $60.89
- Total employment: 70 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $127,310
- Median hourly wage: $61.21
- Total employment: 220 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $127,380
- Median hourly wage: $61.24
- Total employment: 620 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $134,880
- Median hourly wage: $64.85
- Total employment: 160 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $159,820
- Median hourly wage: $76.84
- Total employment: 1,260 people (0.74 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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