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

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#50. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $50,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.49
- Total employment: 150 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,030
- Median hourly wage: $24.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 140 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $52,190
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 30 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Extruding and forming machine setters, operators, and tenders, synthetic and glass fibers

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.11
- Total employment: 90 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,250
- Median hourly wage: $25.12
- Total employment: 610 people (6.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 210 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Machinists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 110 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $53,230
- Median hourly wage: $25.59
- Total employment: 190 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $54,630
- Median hourly wage: $26.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $54,820
- Median hourly wage: $26.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,870
- Median hourly wage: $26.38
- Total employment: 340 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.85
- Total employment: 60 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $55,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.87
- Total employment: 90 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,230
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 220 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $56,400
- Median hourly wage: $27.11
- Total employment: 130 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $56,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 500 people (5.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.48
- Total employment: 530 people (5.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 70 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $58,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,340
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 380 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 760 people (7.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.97
- Total employment: 50 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 100 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 150 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 190 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,270
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 520 people (5.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 440 people (4.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 570 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $65,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 90 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.72
- Total employment: 190 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,230
- Median hourly wage: $31.84
- Total employment: 350 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $66,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,650
- Median hourly wage: $32.04
- Total employment: 70 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 260 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $68,970
- Median hourly wage: $33.16
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,180
- Median hourly wage: $34.22
- Total employment: 120 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $75,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 110 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,670
- Median hourly wage: $36.86
- Total employment: 90 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,790
- Median hourly wage: $37.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 110 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Crossing guards and flaggers

- Median annual wage: $82,400
- Median hourly wage: $39.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,390
- Median hourly wage: $40.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,590
- Median hourly wage: $47.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $110,350
- Median hourly wage: $53.05
- Total employment: 70 people (0.71 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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