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

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,090
- Median hourly wage: $27.93
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $58,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 490 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.11
- Total employment: 640 people (4.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $58,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 450 people (3.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 240 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.49
- Total employment: 330 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 80 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 370 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 890 people (6.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 500 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 400 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 220 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 90 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 950 people (7.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 270 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 560 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 80 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 120 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.00
- Total employment: 280 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,690
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 90 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 650 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,060
- Median hourly wage: $32.24
- Total employment: 460 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $67,110
- Median hourly wage: $32.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 100 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $67,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 170 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,900
- Median hourly wage: $32.64
- Total employment: 200 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $68,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.70
- Total employment: 120 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $70,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $70,530
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $72,770
- Median hourly wage: $34.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.07
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $74,080
- Median hourly wage: $35.62
- Total employment: 450 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.99
- Total employment: 440 people (3.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,100
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 150 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $76,430
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 920 people (6.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $76,530
- Median hourly wage: $36.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $77,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.23
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 120 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dental hygienists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 400 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,890
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 780 people (5.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $80,780
- Median hourly wage: $38.84
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $81,810
- Median hourly wage: $39.33
- Total employment: 380 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,660
- Median hourly wage: $39.74
- Total employment: 110 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $84,180
- Median hourly wage: $40.47
- Total employment: 670 people (5.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 90 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,610
- Median hourly wage: $46.93
- Total employment: 240 people (1.83 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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