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

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#50. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $51,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 550 people (9.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Food processing workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $52,310
- Median hourly wage: $25.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $53,050
- Median hourly wage: $25.51
- Total employment: 70 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,110
- Median hourly wage: $26.01
- Total employment: 260 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $54,300
- Median hourly wage: $26.11
- Total employment: 1,460 people (24.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.38
- Total employment: 60 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.98
- Total employment: 220 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,370
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,390
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 280 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 290 people (4.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 150 people (2.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 200 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 120 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 130 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 270 people (4.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 160 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 140 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 70 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.30
- Total employment: 90 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 120 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 240 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 120 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 470 people (7.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 90 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 250 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.18
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $62,900
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 100 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 70 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,780
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 50 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 200 people (3.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 670 people (11.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,910
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 100 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $67,410
- Median hourly wage: $32.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $69,210
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 150 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,820
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Total employment: 510 people (8.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,890
- Median hourly wage: $35.04
- Total employment: 60 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $73,900
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 190 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,120
- Median hourly wage: $35.63
- Total employment: 190 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.51
- Total employment: 80 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.80
- Total employment: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 320 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $79,580
- Median hourly wage: $38.26
- Total employment: 100 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,120
- Median hourly wage: $39.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $103,120
- Median hourly wage: $49.58
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $108,490
- Median hourly wage: $52.16
- Total employment: 80 people (1.42 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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