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

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

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,730
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 680 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 130 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 170 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 1,220 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 1,130 people (5.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Tile and stone setters

- Median annual wage: $63,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 1,250 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.57
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $63,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 350 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $63,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 110 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $63,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $64,140
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 330 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 700 people (3.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 840 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,900
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 250 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,230
- Median hourly wage: $32.32
- Total employment: 130 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 2,000 people (9.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $68,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 650 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $69,040
- Median hourly wage: $33.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,080
- Median hourly wage: $33.21
- Total employment: 200 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $69,320
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 130 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,520
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 160 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $71,010
- Median hourly wage: $34.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $71,120
- Median hourly wage: $34.19
- Total employment: 100 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,170
- Median hourly wage: $34.22
- Total employment: 120 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $73,960
- Median hourly wage: $35.56
- Total employment: 190 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,460
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 90 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 730 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 690 people (3.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Total employment: 90 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,070
- Median hourly wage: $36.57
- Total employment: 880 people (4.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $77,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.05
- Total employment: 1,230 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,300
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 170 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.19
- Total employment: 110 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,440
- Median hourly wage: $37.71
- Total employment: 520 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.97
- Total employment: 900 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $80,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,290
- Median hourly wage: $39.56
- Total employment: 430 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $82,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 90 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $84,660
- Median hourly wage: $40.70
- Total employment: 180 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.05
- Total employment: 110 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $86,600
- Median hourly wage: $41.63
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $93,530
- Median hourly wage: $44.97
- Total employment: 300 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,270
- Median hourly wage: $45.80
- Total employment: 200 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $99,360
- Median hourly wage: $47.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $99,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.07
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,930
- Median hourly wage: $50.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,960
- Median hourly wage: $52.39
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 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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