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

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,520
- Median hourly wage: $29.10
- Total employment: 740 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $60,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 650 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.46
- Total employment: 70 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Structural iron and steel workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 2,860 people (10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 300 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 190 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 320 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 140 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.24
- Total employment: 140 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $63,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 1,020 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $63,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 80 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Real estate brokers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Postal service clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $64,520
- Median hourly wage: $31.02
- Total employment: 240 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 570 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Food batchmakers

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: Not available

#31. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 100 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,190
- Median hourly wage: $31.34
- Total employment: 900 people (3.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,610
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 170 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $66,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Total employment: 220 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $66,600
- Median hourly wage: $32.02
- Total employment: 230 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.66
- Total employment: 70 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Respiratory therapists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $67,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.66
- Total employment: 440 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 680 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $68,720
- Median hourly wage: $33.04
- Total employment: 270 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 210 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $70,500
- Median hourly wage: $33.89
- Total employment: 240 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $70,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $71,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 120 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,850
- Median hourly wage: $34.54
- Total employment: 1,240 people (4.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 420 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,720
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 370 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,210
- Median hourly wage: $35.20
- Total employment: 1,190 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $73,570
- Median hourly wage: $35.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 90 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 430 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,040
- Median hourly wage: $37.52
- Total employment: 1,990 people (7.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 310 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,920
- Median hourly wage: $38.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $81,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 150 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $82,460
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $86,530
- Median hourly wage: $41.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $90,690
- Median hourly wage: $43.60
- Total employment: 220 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $94,780
- Median hourly wage: $45.57
- Total employment: 110 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $101,460
- Median hourly wage: $48.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,150
- Median hourly wage: $50.07
- Total employment: 300 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $122,390
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 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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