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

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 1,710 people (9.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,960
- Median hourly wage: $25.94
- Total employment: 460 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $54,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.00
- Total employment: 1,390 people (7.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,560
- Median hourly wage: $26.23
- Total employment: 80 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $54,890
- Median hourly wage: $26.39
- Total employment: 90 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $55,310
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 580 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $55,310
- Median hourly wage: $26.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $55,440
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 550 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $56,340
- Median hourly wage: $27.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,480
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 650 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,570
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 270 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $57,660
- Median hourly wage: $27.72
- Total employment: 80 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 140 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $58,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 90 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $58,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 440 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 100 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 240 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 380 people (2.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 100 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 1,070 people (6.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,020
- Median hourly wage: $29.82
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 160 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,790
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 2,330 people (13.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 50 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 700 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 200 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $64,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 220 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 220 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 110 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $66,750
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,790
- Median hourly wage: $32.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,460
- Median hourly wage: $32.44
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $68,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Total employment: 730 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,840
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 1,230 people (7.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,450
- Median hourly wage: $33.39
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $72,280
- Median hourly wage: $34.75
- Total employment: Not available

#9. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $79,210
- Median hourly wage: $38.08
- Total employment: 90 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $79,500
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,270
- Median hourly wage: $39.56
- Total employment: 250 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $83,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Total employment: 130 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $85,340
- Median hourly wage: $41.03
- Total employment: 270 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,380
- Median hourly wage: $42.49
- Total employment: 150 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $101,680
- Median hourly wage: $48.88
- Total employment: 260 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $102,790
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 140 people (0.8 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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