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

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#50. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 300 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,520
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 290 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 100 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 170 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 320 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 520 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 330 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 550 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 1,820 people (9.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 220 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 100 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 260 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.92
- Total employment: 230 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 590 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 180 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 180 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,290
- Median hourly wage: $30.91
- Total employment: 240 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.95
- Total employment: 1,350 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,220
- Median hourly wage: $31.36
- Total employment: 80 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.53
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 370 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 990 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 480 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.50
- Total employment: 90 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 110 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,180
- Median hourly wage: $35.18
- Total employment: 100 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.55
- Total employment: 130 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 250 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,650
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 240 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 140 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 130 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $79,780
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 270 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $80,950
- Median hourly wage: $38.92
- Total employment: 200 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $82,290
- Median hourly wage: $39.56
- Total employment: 70 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $84,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.83
- Total employment: 300 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $85,830
- Median hourly wage: $41.27
- Total employment: 70 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,050
- Median hourly wage: $41.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,550
- Median hourly wage: $47.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.39
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $103,750
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 100 people (0.51 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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