Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Portland, Maine

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#50. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $69,550
- Median hourly wage: $33.44
- Total employment: 790 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Civil engineering technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $69,580
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 90 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Lodging managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $69,580
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 320 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 60 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 1,780 people (6.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.10
- Total employment: 610 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $71,640
- Median hourly wage: $34.44
- Total employment: 120 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $72,170
- Median hourly wage: $34.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 80 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $73,310
- Median hourly wage: $35.24
- Total employment: 180 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $73,640
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Total employment: Not available

#39. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 270 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,150
- Median hourly wage: $36.13
- Total employment: 160 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $75,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 320 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,340
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 190 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $76,060
- Median hourly wage: $36.57
- Total employment: 290 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $76,370
- Median hourly wage: $36.72
- Total employment: 450 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 220 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.87
- Total employment: 1,490 people (5.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,770
- Median hourly wage: $36.91
- Total employment: 170 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Skincare specialists

- Median annual wage: $77,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.15
- Total employment: 100 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.42
- Total employment: 400 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 180 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $78,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

- Median annual wage: $78,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: Not available

#24. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 190 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,520
- Median hourly wage: $38.23
- Total employment: 1,520 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,550
- Median hourly wage: $38.25
- Total employment: 80 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 160 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Legal support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.54
- Total employment: 820 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 1,220 people (4.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,560
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 90 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.03
- Total employment: 160 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,950
- Median hourly wage: $39.40
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $86,240
- Median hourly wage: $41.46
- Total employment: 100 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $87,910
- Median hourly wage: $42.26
- Total employment: 180 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $87,930
- Median hourly wage: $42.27
- Total employment: 130 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $90,610
- Median hourly wage: $43.56
- Total employment: 510 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $91,330
- Median hourly wage: $43.91
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,450
- Median hourly wage: $43.97
- Total employment: 450 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $92,760
- Median hourly wage: $44.60
- Total employment: 80 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $93,430
- Median hourly wage: $44.92
- Total employment: 190 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $99,480
- Median hourly wage: $47.83
- Total employment: 140 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $100,320
- Median hourly wage: $48.23
- Total employment: 170 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,340
- Median hourly wage: $49.20
- Total employment: 800 people (2.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,820
- Median hourly wage: $49.92
- Total employment: 220 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $104,480
- Median hourly wage: $50.23
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $146,830
- Median hourly wage: $70.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 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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