Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Columbus, Georgia

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

- Median annual wage: $49,700
- Median hourly wage: $23.89
- Total employment: 130 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 760 people (6.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $50,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.32
- Total employment: 150 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $50,860
- Median hourly wage: $24.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 140 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $51,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 790 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $51,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 350 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 130 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.59
- Total employment: 490 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $53,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.73
- Total employment: 170 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,650
- Median hourly wage: $25.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,780
- Median hourly wage: $25.86
- Total employment: 590 people (5.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,580
- Median hourly wage: $26.24
- Total employment: 430 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $54,840
- Median hourly wage: $26.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,230
- Median hourly wage: $26.55
- Total employment: 700 people (5.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,240
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 180 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 260 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,030
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 250 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 1,130 people (9.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,470
- Median hourly wage: $28.11
- Total employment: 240 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 180 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 60 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 580 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 90 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 100 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.01
- Total employment: 380 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 220 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $63,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 230 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 590 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 640 people (5.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 190 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 560 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $67,180
- Median hourly wage: $32.30
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $67,560
- Median hourly wage: $32.48
- Total employment: 280 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $67,630
- Median hourly wage: $32.52
- Total employment: 70 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,120
- Median hourly wage: $32.75
- Total employment: 200 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,040
- Median hourly wage: $33.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,310
- Median hourly wage: $33.32
- Total employment: 110 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,210
- Median hourly wage: $35.68
- Total employment: 150 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $100,100
- Median hourly wage: $48.13
- Total employment: 80 people (0.67 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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