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

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#50. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 90 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 330 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 510 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 80 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 220 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 180 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Audio and video technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 330 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.89
- Total employment: 210 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 110 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,760
- Median hourly wage: $31.14
- Total employment: 700 people (6.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $65,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 260 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $65,270
- Median hourly wage: $31.38
- Total employment: 380 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.96
- Total employment: 220 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $67,210
- Median hourly wage: $32.31
- Total employment: 70 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,660
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 520 people (4.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,670
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,940
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,890
- Median hourly wage: $34.08
- Total employment: 230 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $71,400
- Median hourly wage: $34.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,320
- Median hourly wage: $34.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $73,480
- Median hourly wage: $35.33
- Total employment: 50 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,420
- Median hourly wage: $35.78
- Total employment: 240 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,730
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Total employment: 330 people (3.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,140
- Median hourly wage: $36.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $76,470
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 150 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 380 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $78,520
- Median hourly wage: $37.75
- Total employment: 140 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,530
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 150 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $78,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $79,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $79,960
- Median hourly wage: $38.44
- Total employment: 190 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $80,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.60
- Total employment: 30 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,680
- Median hourly wage: $38.79
- Total employment: 100 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,670
- Median hourly wage: $42.15
- Total employment: 350 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $91,390
- Median hourly wage: $43.94
- Total employment: 450 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $92,410
- Median hourly wage: $44.43
- Total employment: 160 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $92,470
- Median hourly wage: $44.46
- Total employment: 390 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $92,540
- Median hourly wage: $44.49
- Total employment: 90 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,180
- Median hourly wage: $45.76
- Total employment: 120 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $95,290
- Median hourly wage: $45.81
- Total employment: 70 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $97,460
- Median hourly wage: $46.86
- Total employment: 110 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $98,730
- Median hourly wage: $47.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $103,520
- Median hourly wage: $49.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,200
- Median hourly wage: $50.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,550
- Median hourly wage: $52.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.86 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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