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

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#50. Audio and video technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 90 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 400 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $56,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.11
- Total employment: 120 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 200 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 700 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 920 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 180 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $57,280
- Median hourly wage: $27.54
- Total employment: 210 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,500
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 90 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 200 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 240 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 530 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,020
- Median hourly wage: $27.89
- Total employment: 460 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 490 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 1,710 people (9.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,420
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 920 people (4.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 160 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 310 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 160 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 1,690 people (9.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 660 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 220 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 120 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 970 people (5.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 280 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,060
- Median hourly wage: $31.28
- Total employment: 140 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 910 people (4.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,880
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 250 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,400
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,220
- Median hourly wage: $35.68
- Total employment: 130 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $75,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 150 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,550
- Median hourly wage: $36.80
- Total employment: 120 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,680
- Median hourly wage: $37.83
- Total employment: 170 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,760
- Median hourly wage: $38.83
- Total employment: 270 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $87,320
- Median hourly wage: $41.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $91,620
- Median hourly wage: $44.05
- Total employment: 140 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $93,520
- Median hourly wage: $44.96
- Total employment: 350 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,810
- Median hourly wage: $45.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $94,490
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.33 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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