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

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#50. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $53,880
- Median hourly wage: $25.91
- Total employment: 190 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.02
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $55,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.49
- Total employment: 1,000 people (13.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $56,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.01
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $56,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.25
- Total employment: 140 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 110 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 140 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 160 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 190 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 230 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Crushing, grinding, and polishing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $58,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 70 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $58,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.36
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 190 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 470 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 300 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 250 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 190 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 340 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $60,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.15
- Total employment: 120 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,640
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 70 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 90 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $61,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 160 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 140 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 290 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 80 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $63,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 90 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,880
- Median hourly wage: $31.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,950
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 850 people (11.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $66,390
- Median hourly wage: $31.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,110
- Median hourly wage: $32.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $67,140
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 340 people (4.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,800
- Median hourly wage: $32.59
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,720
- Median hourly wage: $33.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $74,660
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 160 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,970
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 440 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 200 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,510
- Median hourly wage: $38.71
- Total employment: 100 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,870
- Median hourly wage: $38.88
- Total employment: 660 people (8.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,380
- Median hourly wage: $40.09
- Total employment: 330 people (4.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $92,710
- Median hourly wage: $44.57
- Total employment: 100 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $93,800
- Median hourly wage: $45.09
- Total employment: 80 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $100,150
- Median hourly wage: $48.15
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $106,060
- Median hourly wage: $50.99
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 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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