Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Fort Wayne

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#50. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 440 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 250 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 100 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 660 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 140 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 70 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 1,210 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 280 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 360 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,020
- Median hourly wage: $29.82
- Total employment: 1,970 people (8.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,040
- Median hourly wage: $29.83
- Total employment: 240 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $62,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.83
- Total employment: 140 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 630 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 190 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 2,580 people (11.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $62,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 1,610 people (7.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $65,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.45
- Total employment: 120 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $66,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.98
- Total employment: 1,450 people (6.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,160
- Median hourly wage: $32.29
- Total employment: 80 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,240
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 180 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $68,930
- Median hourly wage: $33.14
- Total employment: 160 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $69,210
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 60 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment

- Median annual wage: $69,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $69,900
- Median hourly wage: $33.61
- Total employment: 520 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $70,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 120 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $72,820
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Total employment: 80 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,120
- Median hourly wage: $35.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,610
- Median hourly wage: $35.87
- Total employment: 230 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 370 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $75,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.30
- Total employment: 620 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,700
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 90 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,780
- Median hourly wage: $36.43
- Total employment: 1,130 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 850 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $77,330
- Median hourly wage: $37.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 1,160 people (5.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Total employment: 160 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $79,620
- Median hourly wage: $38.28
- Total employment: 60 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $80,150
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Total employment: 1,200 people (5.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.67
- Total employment: 440 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $84,130
- Median hourly wage: $40.45
- Total employment: 120 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $89,600
- Median hourly wage: $43.08
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $93,070
- Median hourly wage: $44.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $94,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,530
- Median hourly wage: $46.41
- Total employment: 100 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.48
- Total employment: 280 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $99,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $99,410
- Median hourly wage: $47.80
- Total employment: 100 people (0.44 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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