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

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

- Median annual wage: $50,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $50,450
- Median hourly wage: $24.26
- Total employment: 190 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,110
- Median hourly wage: $24.57
- Total employment: 190 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,330
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 520 people (9.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,180
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,400
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 180 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,320
- Median hourly wage: $26.11
- Total employment: 50 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $54,470
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 240 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $54,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 60 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $54,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $54,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Total employment: 60 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $55,220
- Median hourly wage: $26.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 180 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 540 people (9.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 40 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $58,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 260 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 200 people (3.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,830
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 140 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 90 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 140 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,270
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 100 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 210 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 320 people (5.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 430 people (7.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 170 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 60 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 170 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 80 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 140 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 80 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,390
- Median hourly wage: $31.44
- Total employment: 120 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 80 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 220 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,910
- Median hourly wage: $32.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,170
- Median hourly wage: $33.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,470
- Median hourly wage: $33.40
- Total employment: 460 people (8.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,370
- Median hourly wage: $33.83
- Total employment: 220 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 50 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $78,760
- Median hourly wage: $37.86
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 90 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $86,800
- Median hourly wage: $41.73
- Total employment: 110 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $87,880
- Median hourly wage: $42.25
- Total employment: 90 people (1.65 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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