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

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#50. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,160
- Median hourly wage: $21.71
- Total employment: 220 people (5.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $45,340
- Median hourly wage: $21.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $45,350
- Median hourly wage: $21.80
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 90 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $47,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 90 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,720
- Median hourly wage: $22.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $47,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 80 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.99
- Total employment: 260 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $47,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.04
- Total employment: 130 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 280 people (7.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $48,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 150 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $48,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 170 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,680
- Median hourly wage: $23.40
- Total employment: 160 people (4.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.51
- Total employment: 170 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $48,970
- Median hourly wage: $23.54
- Total employment: 450 people (11.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $51,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $51,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 90 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 270 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $54,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 80 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $55,320
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 70 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,400
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 110 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 220 people (5.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 450 people (12.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 70 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $57,360
- Median hourly wage: $27.58
- Total employment: 160 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Physical therapist assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.70
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (tie)

- Median annual wage: $57,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.70
- Total employment: 160 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 40 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 130 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 120 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,160
- Median hourly wage: $33.25
- Total employment: 80 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,790
- Median hourly wage: $33.56
- Total employment: 170 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $71,250
- Median hourly wage: $34.26
- Total employment: 50 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,580
- Median hourly wage: $34.89
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,880
- Median hourly wage: $35.04
- Total employment: 140 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 70 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,610
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 50 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,990
- Median hourly wage: $38.94
- Total employment: 110 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $85,360
- Median hourly wage: $41.04
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $87,550
- Median hourly wage: $42.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 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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