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

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

- Median annual wage: $74,340
- Median hourly wage: $35.74
- Total employment: 2,110 people (7.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surveying and mapping technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $74,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 1,160 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $75,310
- Median hourly wage: $36.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $75,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 1,390 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $75,650
- Median hourly wage: $36.37
- Total employment: 90 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $75,760
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Tapers

- Median annual wage: $75,870
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $76,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 840 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,590
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $77,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 310 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $77,510
- Median hourly wage: $37.27
- Total employment: 130 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $77,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 160 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $78,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.53
- Total employment: 160 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,120
- Median hourly wage: $37.56
- Total employment: 270 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: 110 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 770 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 630 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $79,540
- Median hourly wage: $38.24
- Total employment: 160 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $79,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.38
- Total employment: 240 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $79,970
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $80,280
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $81,420
- Median hourly wage: $39.15
- Total employment: 100 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $82,960
- Median hourly wage: $39.88
- Total employment: 90 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,100
- Median hourly wage: $40.43
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.50
- Total employment: 1,160 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,870
- Median hourly wage: $40.81
- Total employment: 150 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $89,190
- Median hourly wage: $42.88
- Total employment: 150 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $89,810
- Median hourly wage: $43.18
- Total employment: 130 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,890
- Median hourly wage: $43.22
- Total employment: 990 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Psychiatric technicians

- Median annual wage: $91,910
- Median hourly wage: $44.19
- Total employment: 370 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,500
- Median hourly wage: $46.40
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $97,200
- Median hourly wage: $46.73
- Total employment: 280 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,280
- Median hourly wage: $46.77
- Total employment: 390 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,580
- Median hourly wage: $47.40
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $101,610
- Median hourly wage: $48.85
- Total employment: 120 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $102,720
- Median hourly wage: $49.39
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $103,100
- Median hourly wage: $49.57
- Total employment: 100 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $111,630
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $112,690
- Median hourly wage: $54.18
- Total employment: 80 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $114,420
- Median hourly wage: $55.01
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $119,760
- Median hourly wage: $57.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $123,940
- Median hourly wage: $59.59
- Total employment: 230 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $124,550
- Median hourly wage: $59.88
- Total employment: 350 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $124,720
- Median hourly wage: $59.96
- Total employment: 130 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $126,180
- Median hourly wage: $60.66
- Total employment: 280 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $132,240
- Median hourly wage: $63.58
- Total employment: 140 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $135,290
- Median hourly wage: $65.05
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 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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