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

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#50. Office clerks, general

- Median annual wage: $40,130
- Median hourly wage: $19.29
- Total employment: 640 people (18.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

- Median annual wage: $40,730
- Median hourly wage: $19.58
- Total employment: 250 people (6.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $42,800
- Median hourly wage: $20.58
- Total employment: 80 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $43,130
- Median hourly wage: $20.74
- Total employment: 230 people (6.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Emergency medical technicians

- Median annual wage: $43,270
- Median hourly wage: $20.80
- Total employment: 50 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,040
- Median hourly wage: $21.18
- Total employment: 40 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,540
- Median hourly wage: $21.41
- Total employment: 150 people (4.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

- Median annual wage: $44,660
- Median hourly wage: $21.47
- Total employment: 280 people (7.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Light truck drivers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $44,980
- Median hourly wage: $21.62
- Total employment: 390 people (10.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Industrial truck and tractor operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $44,980
- Median hourly wage: $21.63
- Total employment: 70 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $46,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.38
- Total employment: 180 people (5.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 80 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $46,920
- Median hourly wage: $22.56
- Total employment: 310 people (8.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $46,990
- Median hourly wage: $22.59
- Total employment: 170 people (4.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $47,240
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,310
- Median hourly wage: $22.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $47,750
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 270 people (7.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $48,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 70 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.40
- Total employment: 70 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.55
- Total employment: 130 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 90 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 90 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $50,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.21
- Total employment: 110 people (3.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,540
- Median hourly wage: $24.30
- Total employment: 140 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $50,610
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 40 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,270
- Median hourly wage: $26.09
- Total employment: 110 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,240
- Median hourly wage: $27.04
- Total employment: 60 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 170 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 400 people (11.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 100 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 110 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,750
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 220 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $63,170
- Median hourly wage: $30.37
- Total employment: 130 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,710
- Median hourly wage: $31.11
- Total employment: 50 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $64,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 140 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $65,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Total employment: 90 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.03
- Total employment: 50 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.96
- Total employment: 160 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,840
- Median hourly wage: $34.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $71,230
- Median hourly wage: $34.25
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $72,470
- Median hourly wage: $34.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,880
- Median hourly wage: $38.89
- Total employment: 270 people (7.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,680
- Median hourly wage: $40.23
- Total employment: 80 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $87,860
- Median hourly wage: $42.24
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $89,000
- Median hourly wage: $42.79
- Total employment: 630 people (17.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $89,180
- Median hourly wage: $42.88
- Total employment: 420 people (11.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $89,250
- Median hourly wage: $42.91
- Total employment: 260 people (7.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,340
- Median hourly wage: $45.36
- Total employment: 140 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $95,140
- Median hourly wage: $45.74
- Total employment: 210 people (5.85 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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