Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Bloomington, Illinois

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,580
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 80 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.21
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 220 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 1,100 people (12.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $59,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 160 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 260 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $60,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 110 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 460 people (5.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 170 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $61,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.39
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: Not available

#38. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.60
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 110 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 510 people (5.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 340 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.87
- Total employment: 110 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 170 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 520 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $65,820
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 60 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.76
- Total employment: 310 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $66,350
- Median hourly wage: $31.90
- Total employment: 320 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,820
- Median hourly wage: $32.13
- Total employment: 290 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,120
- Median hourly wage: $32.27
- Total employment: 130 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,990
- Median hourly wage: $32.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $68,480
- Median hourly wage: $32.92
- Total employment: 130 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $70,960
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 330 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $73,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.32
- Total employment: 190 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,640
- Median hourly wage: $35.41
- Total employment: 100 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,670
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 1,330 people (14.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $76,660
- Median hourly wage: $36.86
- Total employment: Not available

#18. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.94
- Total employment: 60 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,340
- Median hourly wage: $37.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,290
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $78,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.65
- Total employment: Not available

#14. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.81
- Total employment: 140 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $80,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $81,240
- Median hourly wage: $39.06
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $82,900
- Median hourly wage: $39.86
- Total employment: 200 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,080
- Median hourly wage: $40.42
- Total employment: 300 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $85,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $86,650
- Median hourly wage: $41.66
- Total employment: 300 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $86,690
- Median hourly wage: $41.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $93,510
- Median hourly wage: $44.96
- Total employment: 200 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,510
- Median hourly wage: $45.44
- Total employment: 240 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $95,290
- Median hourly wage: $45.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $100,360
- Median hourly wage: $48.25
- Total employment: 120 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $135,430
- Median hourly wage: $65.11
- Total employment: 80 people (0.84 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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