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

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#50. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 580 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 210 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $61,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 140 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 90 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 130 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 230 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 610 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $62,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 110 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $62,520
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 500 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 110 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 80 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $64,610
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 200 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,790
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 130 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 260 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 130 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.03
- Total employment: 240 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $66,850
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,090
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 110 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $69,780
- Median hourly wage: $33.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,810
- Median hourly wage: $33.56
- Total employment: 840 people (8.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $72,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 330 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,950
- Median hourly wage: $36.52
- Total employment: 170 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $76,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 270 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,120
- Median hourly wage: $37.08
- Total employment: 190 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,190
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 300 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,610
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 140 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $80,130
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Total employment: 470 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 80 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 80 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $82,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.67
- Total employment: 350 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,690
- Median hourly wage: $39.75
- Total employment: 100 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.16
- Total employment: 50 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,640
- Median hourly wage: $40.21
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $88,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.34
- Total employment: 280 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,690
- Median hourly wage: $43.60
- Total employment: 130 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,080
- Median hourly wage: $43.79
- Total employment: 300 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $94,920
- Median hourly wage: $45.64
- Total employment: 110 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $97,940
- Median hourly wage: $47.09
- Total employment: 60 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $99,950
- Median hourly wage: $48.05
- Total employment: 230 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,050
- Median hourly wage: $49.06
- Total employment: 70 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 60 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,270
- Median hourly wage: $52.05
- Total employment: 170 people (1.69 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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