Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Grand Rapids

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#50. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $63,610
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 470 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.69
- Total employment: 80 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.69
- Total employment: 3,720 people (6.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 3,090 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 330 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 100 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $64,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 90 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 980 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 1,110 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $65,330
- Median hourly wage: $31.41
- Total employment: 140 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Occupational therapy assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $65,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.43
- Total employment: 370 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Radiologic technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $65,370
- Median hourly wage: $31.43
- Total employment: 900 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 450 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,750
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 640 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,850
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 830 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $67,240
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 280 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,900
- Median hourly wage: $32.65
- Total employment: 5,100 people (9.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,210
- Median hourly wage: $32.79
- Total employment: 90 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,410
- Median hourly wage: $33.37
- Total employment: 7,050 people (12.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $71,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.37
- Total employment: 230 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $72,120
- Median hourly wage: $34.67
- Total employment: 1,790 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $74,070
- Median hourly wage: $35.61
- Total employment: 370 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 2,340 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 190 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $75,460
- Median hourly wage: $36.28
- Total employment: 150 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $75,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,300
- Median hourly wage: $36.68
- Total employment: 480 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,970
- Median hourly wage: $37.01
- Total employment: 600 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 630 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,470
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 1,470 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.53
- Total employment: 2,320 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,070
- Median hourly wage: $37.53
- Total employment: 190 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $79,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Total employment: 180 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $80,340
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 380 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $80,500
- Median hourly wage: $38.70
- Total employment: 110 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,810
- Median hourly wage: $39.33
- Total employment: 120 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $81,840
- Median hourly wage: $39.35
- Total employment: 1,220 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 230 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $82,630
- Median hourly wage: $39.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,020
- Median hourly wage: $40.88
- Total employment: Not available

#10. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $89,500
- Median hourly wage: $43.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 120 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $96,900
- Median hourly wage: $46.59
- Total employment: 50 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,910
- Median hourly wage: $46.59
- Total employment: 1,030 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $97,770
- Median hourly wage: $47.00
- Total employment: 240 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $100,860
- Median hourly wage: $48.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $100,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $101,550
- Median hourly wage: $48.82
- Total employment: 230 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $113,310
- Median hourly wage: $54.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $189,090
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 100 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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