Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Punta Gorda

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#50. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $49,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $49,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.02
- Total employment: 330 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $50,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $50,100
- Median hourly wage: $24.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $50,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.43
- Total employment: 120 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $50,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.49
- Total employment: 250 people (4.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 80 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $52,190
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,660
- Median hourly wage: $25.32
- Total employment: 220 people (3.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,720
- Median hourly wage: $25.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $54,630
- Median hourly wage: $26.27
- Total employment: 470 people (8.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,920
- Median hourly wage: $26.41
- Total employment: 110 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $55,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.44
- Total employment: 130 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $56,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 200 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,280
- Median hourly wage: $27.54
- Total employment: 200 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 240 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 110 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 350 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 100 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 70 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 500 people (8.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $60,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 100 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $60,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 500 people (8.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $63,200
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 140 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,300
- Median hourly wage: $30.43
- Total employment: 70 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,420
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 90 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 80 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,660
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 140 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 210 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.50
- Total employment: 80 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,220
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 500 people (8.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $69,580
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 510 people (9.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $79,940
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 110 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $79,980
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 240 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $81,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,050
- Median hourly wage: $46.18
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 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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