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

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

- Median annual wage: $60,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 1,280 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 1,850 people (8.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 460 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $61,070
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 80 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 250 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 460 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Transportation security screeners (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Massage therapists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 480 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 120 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $62,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 630 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 1,180 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $63,230
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 500 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $63,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 70 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,200
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Total employment: 140 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $65,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 270 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,780
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 190 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $68,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.03
- Total employment: 400 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,980
- Median hourly wage: $33.65
- Total employment: 150 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,400
- Median hourly wage: $33.85
- Total employment: 90 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,670
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 50 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,950
- Median hourly wage: $34.59
- Total employment: 150 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,290
- Median hourly wage: $34.76
- Total employment: 130 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $72,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $73,600
- Median hourly wage: $35.39
- Total employment: 360 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,760
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Total employment: 1,090 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,040
- Median hourly wage: $35.60
- Total employment: 1,640 people (7.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,460
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 310 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 1,390 people (6.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $75,160
- Median hourly wage: $36.13
- Total employment: 130 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,760
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 180 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,440
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 80 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $76,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.94
- Total employment: 90 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $78,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 300 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,660
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 170 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 150 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $86,350
- Median hourly wage: $41.52
- Total employment: 150 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $92,800
- Median hourly wage: $44.62
- Total employment: 290 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $94,310
- Median hourly wage: $45.34
- Total employment: 100 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,980
- Median hourly wage: $45.66
- Total employment: 230 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $98,490
- Median hourly wage: $47.35
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Nuclear technicians

- Median annual wage: $103,120
- Median hourly wage: $49.58
- Total employment: 240 people (1.04 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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