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

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#50. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $49,280
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,570
- Median hourly wage: $23.83
- Total employment: 70 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.85
- Total employment: 100 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 500 people (9.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $50,440
- Median hourly wage: $24.25
- Total employment: 720 people (13.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,470
- Median hourly wage: $24.27
- Total employment: 110 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 100 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $50,660
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 120 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,310
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 260 people (5.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,360
- Median hourly wage: $24.69
- Total employment: 170 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $52,530
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 30 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $53,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.49
- Total employment: 420 people (8.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Healthcare support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 240 people (4.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $55,240
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 90 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 420 people (8.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 130 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 80 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 110 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 140 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $57,290
- Median hourly wage: $27.55
- Total employment: 80 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,970
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 50 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 220 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 50 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 50 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 70 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 190 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 450 people (8.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 60 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 180 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,870
- Median hourly wage: $31.67
- Total employment: 300 people (5.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,010
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,310
- Median hourly wage: $32.36
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.46
- Total employment: 230 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,260
- Median hourly wage: $32.82
- Total employment: Not available

#8. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $71,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 180 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $74,130
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 80 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $75,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.52
- Total employment: 70 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 60 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $86,900
- Median hourly wage: $41.78
- Total employment: 60 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $92,240
- Median hourly wage: $44.34
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 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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