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

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#50. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 2,010 people (16.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 230 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Motorcycle mechanics

- Median annual wage: $49,900
- Median hourly wage: $23.99
- Total employment: Not available

#47. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,010
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 320 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 80 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,070
- Median hourly wage: $25.03
- Total employment: 330 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $52,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,270
- Median hourly wage: $25.61
- Total employment: 290 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $54,950
- Median hourly wage: $26.42
- Total employment: 570 people (4.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $55,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.51
- Total employment: 140 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,380
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 330 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $55,940
- Median hourly wage: $26.90
- Total employment: 90 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $56,250
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 510 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $56,400
- Median hourly wage: $27.12
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,440
- Median hourly wage: $27.62
- Total employment: 560 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.78
- Total employment: 500 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 430 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 1,230 people (10.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 140 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 310 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,820
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 980 people (8.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 150 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 60 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 180 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 900 people (7.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 240 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 130 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers

- Median annual wage: $63,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.69
- Total employment: 110 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,240
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 150 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,790
- Median hourly wage: $31.63
- Total employment: 70 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 780 people (6.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,860
- Median hourly wage: $32.63
- Total employment: 500 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $68,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $71,770
- Median hourly wage: $34.50
- Total employment: 90 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $71,800
- Median hourly wage: $34.52
- Total employment: 180 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,070
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,200
- Median hourly wage: $38.56
- Total employment: 160 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.02
- Total employment: 110 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,610
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $93,430
- Median hourly wage: $44.92
- Total employment: 100 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $97,810
- Median hourly wage: $47.03
- Total employment: 90 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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