Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Michigan City

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#50. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,080
- Median hourly wage: $22.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $47,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 180 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Metal-refining furnace operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $47,350
- Median hourly wage: $22.77
- Total employment: 90 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.84
- Total employment: 230 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.98
- Total employment: 200 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $48,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.24
- Total employment: 30 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 90 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 190 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $50,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.18
- Total employment: 50 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $51,080
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 80 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $52,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $56,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.27
- Total employment: 80 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,830
- Median hourly wage: $27.32
- Total employment: 50 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $57,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 50 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 260 people (6.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.85
- Total employment: 110 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,020
- Median hourly wage: $27.90
- Total employment: 160 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.98
- Total employment: 40 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $58,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 170 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $58,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 490 people (11.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 100 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 170 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 90 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 100 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 290 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $60,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 170 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 160 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 480 people (11.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 60 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $61,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 670 people (16.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 110 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 100 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 190 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $64,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.98
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $64,740
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 200 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,450
- Median hourly wage: $34.35
- Total employment: 490 people (11.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,130
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $74,300
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $75,150
- Median hourly wage: $36.13
- Total employment: 70 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,360
- Median hourly wage: $36.23
- Total employment: 190 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $76,530
- Median hourly wage: $36.79
- Total employment: 50 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,340
- Median hourly wage: $37.18
- Total employment: 240 people (5.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,660
- Median hourly wage: $38.30
- Total employment: 220 people (5.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $86,600
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $99,460
- Median hourly wage: $47.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.85 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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