Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Ann Arbor

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#50. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 190 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 480 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $65,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 170 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,440
- Median hourly wage: $31.46
- Total employment: 70 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $65,610
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 540 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,870
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 80 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $67,830
- Median hourly wage: $32.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel

- Median annual wage: $67,950
- Median hourly wage: $32.67
- Total employment: 1,210 people (5.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $68,190
- Median hourly wage: $32.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $68,940
- Median hourly wage: $33.14
- Total employment: 150 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Psychiatric technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,010
- Median hourly wage: $33.66
- Total employment: 350 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.78
- Total employment: 680 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,290
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 150 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,340
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 410 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $70,870
- Median hourly wage: $34.07
- Total employment: 60 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,780
- Median hourly wage: $34.99
- Total employment: 450 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,240
- Median hourly wage: $35.21
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $74,350
- Median hourly wage: $35.75
- Total employment: 260 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,280
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,440
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 330 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 1,180 people (5.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,500
- Median hourly wage: $37.26
- Total employment: 150 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,740
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 500 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,180
- Median hourly wage: $38.55
- Total employment: 130 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,220
- Median hourly wage: $38.57
- Total employment: 400 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $81,240
- Median hourly wage: $39.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,260
- Median hourly wage: $39.07
- Total employment: 540 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: Not available

#21. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,460
- Median hourly wage: $39.16
- Total employment: 730 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $81,690
- Median hourly wage: $39.27
- Total employment: 260 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,720
- Median hourly wage: $39.29
- Total employment: 390 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,840
- Median hourly wage: $39.35
- Total employment: 70 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $82,020
- Median hourly wage: $39.44
- Total employment: 650 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,230
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Total employment: 340 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,660
- Median hourly wage: $39.74
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,620
- Median hourly wage: $40.20
- Total employment: 260 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $83,700
- Median hourly wage: $40.24
- Total employment: 150 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $84,810
- Median hourly wage: $40.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $85,240
- Median hourly wage: $40.98
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $88,420
- Median hourly wage: $42.51
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $96,390
- Median hourly wage: $46.34
- Total employment: 60 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,760
- Median hourly wage: $47.00
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,630
- Median hourly wage: $48.38
- Total employment: 70 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $104,630
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 610 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,930
- Median hourly wage: $50.93
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $106,220
- Median hourly wage: $51.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,910
- Median hourly wage: $51.40
- Total employment: 260 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $109,560
- Median hourly wage: $52.68
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $122,960
- Median hourly wage: $59.11
- Total employment: 80 people (0.36 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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