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

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

- Median annual wage: $56,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.17
- Total employment: 410 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.36
- Total employment: 440 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.42
- Total employment: 1,790 people (11.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $57,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.47
- Total employment: 50 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,320
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 110 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Total employment: 250 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $58,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.03
- Total employment: 770 people (4.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,740
- Median hourly wage: $28.24
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $58,830
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 80 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $58,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.33
- Total employment: 330 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 290 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,920
- Median hourly wage: $28.81
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 330 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 1,420 people (8.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $61,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 130 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 150 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 1,770 people (11.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 190 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 110 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 330 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 90 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.55
- Total employment: 950 people (5.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Total employment: 170 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $64,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.02
- Total employment: 80 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,360
- Median hourly wage: $31.42
- Total employment: 80 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $65,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.72
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,180
- Median hourly wage: $31.82
- Total employment: 60 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,920
- Median hourly wage: $32.17
- Total employment: 560 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $67,260
- Median hourly wage: $32.34
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,360
- Median hourly wage: $32.38
- Total employment: 140 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,460
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,160
- Median hourly wage: $34.21
- Total employment: 100 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,390
- Median hourly wage: $34.32
- Total employment: 970 people (6.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 640 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,400
- Median hourly wage: $35.29
- Total employment: 140 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.86
- Total employment: 330 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,300
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 460 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,190
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 250 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $79,010
- Median hourly wage: $37.99
- Total employment: 60 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Derrick operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $81,910
- Median hourly wage: $39.38
- Total employment: 120 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 90 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,820
- Median hourly wage: $42.22
- Total employment: 300 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $90,380
- Median hourly wage: $43.45
- Total employment: 140 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $95,640
- Median hourly wage: $45.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 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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