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

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#50. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 160 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,460
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 430 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 540 people (4.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $58,710
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 150 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $59,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.43
- Total employment: 1,320 people (11.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 270 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 320 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $60,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 800 people (7.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 260 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 660 people (5.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 90 people (0.8 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: $60,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 410 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 250 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 270 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 60 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 120 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,100
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 120 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 470 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,540
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 300 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 410 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 120 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 170 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $66,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.83
- Total employment: 110 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 60 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.13
- Total employment: 320 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $68,050
- Median hourly wage: $32.71
- Total employment: 370 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $69,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.51
- Total employment: 130 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $70,240
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 110 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,960
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 470 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,320
- Median hourly wage: $34.29
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $71,680
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.48
- Total employment: 330 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $74,270
- Median hourly wage: $35.71
- Total employment: 110 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 620 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $76,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.84
- Total employment: 110 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,840
- Median hourly wage: $36.94
- Total employment: 630 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 560 people (5.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 180 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,210
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Total employment: 240 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $92,990
- Median hourly wage: $44.71
- Total employment: 180 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $93,640
- Median hourly wage: $45.02
- Total employment: 220 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,740
- Median hourly wage: $45.55
- Total employment: 100 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,890
- Median hourly wage: $50.91
- Total employment: 310 people (2.75 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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