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

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#50. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 100 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 940 people (5.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $63,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 1,090 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $64,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 710 people (4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $65,000
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 60 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.38
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $65,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.72
- Total employment: 130 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,890
- Median hourly wage: $32.16
- Total employment: 270 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.81
- Total employment: 1,060 people (6.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Total employment: 220 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,190
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 360 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $70,610
- Median hourly wage: $33.95
- Total employment: 190 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,640
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 180 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.34
- Total employment: 140 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $74,010
- Median hourly wage: $35.58
- Total employment: 260 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,480
- Median hourly wage: $35.81
- Total employment: 240 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $74,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 520 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,870
- Median hourly wage: $35.99
- Total employment: 240 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $74,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $74,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 190 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $76,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 150 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 610 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 860 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $78,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.53
- Total employment: 150 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,780
- Median hourly wage: $37.88
- Total employment: 70 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $78,800
- Median hourly wage: $37.89
- Total employment: 50 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 120 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $80,840
- Median hourly wage: $38.87
- Total employment: 570 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 560 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $82,440
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $84,160
- Median hourly wage: $40.46
- Total employment: 350 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $86,590
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 200 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $86,810
- Median hourly wage: $41.73
- Total employment: 160 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $87,160
- Median hourly wage: $41.91
- Total employment: 110 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $87,730
- Median hourly wage: $42.18
- Total employment: 820 people (4.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,980
- Median hourly wage: $43.26
- Total employment: 100 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $91,250
- Median hourly wage: $43.87
- Total employment: 140 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,060
- Median hourly wage: $45.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,040
- Median hourly wage: $46.17
- Total employment: 700 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $112,180
- Median hourly wage: $53.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $120,240
- Median hourly wage: $57.81
- Total employment: 380 people (2.27 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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