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

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#50. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 560 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $80,020
- Median hourly wage: $38.47
- Total employment: 130 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $80,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.74
- Total employment: 560 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 1,520 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $80,700
- Median hourly wage: $38.80
- Total employment: 390 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $80,780
- Median hourly wage: $38.84
- Total employment: 790 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.03
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 870 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $83,040
- Median hourly wage: $39.92
- Total employment: 150 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,440
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 3,180 people (7.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 1,620 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $83,950
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 290 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.78
- Total employment: 1,250 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $84,990
- Median hourly wage: $40.86
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $85,540
- Median hourly wage: $41.13
- Total employment: 330 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $85,730
- Median hourly wage: $41.22
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $86,200
- Median hourly wage: $41.44
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $86,560
- Median hourly wage: $41.62
- Total employment: 170 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $86,640
- Median hourly wage: $41.66
- Total employment: 140 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $87,820
- Median hourly wage: $42.22
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,850
- Median hourly wage: $42.24
- Total employment: 1,450 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $88,130
- Median hourly wage: $42.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $88,930
- Median hourly wage: $42.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $89,120
- Median hourly wage: $42.85
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $89,750
- Median hourly wage: $43.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,190
- Median hourly wage: $43.36
- Total employment: 370 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $90,230
- Median hourly wage: $43.38
- Total employment: 240 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $90,610
- Median hourly wage: $43.56
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $93,220
- Median hourly wage: $44.82
- Total employment: 120 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $96,220
- Median hourly wage: $46.26
- Total employment: 510 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,760
- Median hourly wage: $46.52
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $97,130
- Median hourly wage: $46.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $97,340
- Median hourly wage: $46.80
- Total employment: 1,640 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $97,530
- Median hourly wage: $46.89
- Total employment: 220 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $98,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Total employment: 880 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $98,690
- Median hourly wage: $47.45
- Total employment: Not available

#14. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $100,980
- Median hourly wage: $48.55
- Total employment: 270 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,730
- Median hourly wage: $49.39
- Total employment: 400 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $104,480
- Median hourly wage: $50.23
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $105,650
- Median hourly wage: $50.79
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $106,970
- Median hourly wage: $51.43
- Total employment: 240 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $109,350
- Median hourly wage: $52.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $110,140
- Median hourly wage: $52.95
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $110,390
- Median hourly wage: $53.07
- Total employment: 80 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $111,660
- Median hourly wage: $53.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $111,980
- Median hourly wage: $53.84
- Total employment: 530 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $112,040
- Median hourly wage: $53.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $112,970
- Median hourly wage: $54.31
- Total employment: 550 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $117,570
- Median hourly wage: $56.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $132,860
- Median hourly wage: $63.88
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 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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