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

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

- Median annual wage: $54,290
- Median hourly wage: $26.10
- Total employment: 400 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $55,450
- Median hourly wage: $26.66
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 240 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $56,450
- Median hourly wage: $27.14
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,750
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 150 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $57,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.56
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 250 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.86
- Total employment: 190 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $58,120
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $59,290
- Median hourly wage: $28.50
- Total employment: 480 people (6.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 140 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.03
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 60 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 100 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 560 people (6.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 220 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.36
- Total employment: 240 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 290 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $62,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 180 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $62,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 260 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 360 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $63,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 220 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $63,560
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 180 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,740
- Median hourly wage: $32.09
- Total employment: 150 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,530
- Median hourly wage: $32.47
- Total employment: 590 people (7.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,430
- Median hourly wage: $32.90
- Total employment: 60 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $69,490
- Median hourly wage: $33.41
- Total employment: 80 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 320 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,740
- Median hourly wage: $34.97
- Total employment: 380 people (4.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $73,070
- Median hourly wage: $35.13
- Total employment: 170 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $76,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 60 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,650
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 320 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $77,130
- Median hourly wage: $37.08
- Total employment: 280 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,000
- Median hourly wage: $38.46
- Total employment: 100 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,140
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,150
- Median hourly wage: $38.54
- Total employment: 170 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $83,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.16
- Total employment: 130 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $83,920
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 90 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $84,380
- Median hourly wage: $40.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,980
- Median hourly wage: $41.82
- Total employment: 100 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $87,660
- Median hourly wage: $42.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 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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