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

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#50. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $65,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,010
- Median hourly wage: $31.73
- Total employment: 200 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 2,890 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 620 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,390
- Median hourly wage: $31.92
- Total employment: 1,540 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 270 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,200
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $67,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.57
- Total employment: 480 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.77
- Total employment: 1,590 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,790
- Median hourly wage: $33.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $68,810
- Median hourly wage: $33.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $69,250
- Median hourly wage: $33.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,790
- Median hourly wage: $34.03
- Total employment: 5,070 people (6.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $71,050
- Median hourly wage: $34.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,230
- Median hourly wage: $34.25
- Total employment: 250 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,140
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $72,690
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Total employment: 70 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $72,980
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Hearing aid specialists

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 100 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 1,270 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 120 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,630
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 510 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.48
- Total employment: 340 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.49
- Total employment: 3,340 people (4.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food science technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,320
- Median hourly wage: $36.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 670 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $77,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.16
- Total employment: 130 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 70 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $77,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.31
- Total employment: Not available

#20. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $79,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Total employment: 460 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $79,910
- Median hourly wage: $38.42
- Total employment: 240 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 400 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 360 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $85,520
- Median hourly wage: $41.11
- Total employment: 60 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $86,270
- Median hourly wage: $41.48
- Total employment: 140 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $86,650
- Median hourly wage: $41.66
- Total employment: 780 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $87,790
- Median hourly wage: $42.21
- Total employment: 510 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,830
- Median hourly wage: $42.23
- Total employment: 1,080 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $87,980
- Median hourly wage: $42.30
- Total employment: 260 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $92,630
- Median hourly wage: $44.53
- Total employment: 730 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $94,310
- Median hourly wage: $45.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,050
- Median hourly wage: $46.18
- Total employment: 840 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,170
- Median hourly wage: $47.20
- Total employment: 1,240 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $106,740
- Median hourly wage: $51.32
- Total employment: 90 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $109,280
- Median hourly wage: $52.54
- Total employment: 650 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $110,070
- Median hourly wage: $52.92
- Total employment: 180 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Ship engineers

- Median annual wage: $114,750
- Median hourly wage: $55.17
- Total employment: 410 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $123,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 260 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $166,940
- Median hourly wage: $80.26
- Total employment: 460 people (0.61 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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