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

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#50. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $56,630
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 70 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $57,010
- Median hourly wage: $27.41
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $57,070
- Median hourly wage: $27.44
- Total employment: 90 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 50 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.19
- Total employment: 130 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,440
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 770 people (13.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.58
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 160 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,710
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: Not available

#41. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 120 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 170 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.01
- Total employment: 160 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 90 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 320 people (5.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $61,500
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 60 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $61,660
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 210 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 90 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,460
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 150 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 110 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $63,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 160 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,950
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 530 people (9.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,950
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.96
- Total employment: 60 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $64,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Total employment: 70 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $65,530
- Median hourly wage: $31.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,610
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 200 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $66,130
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 90 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 90 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,290
- Median hourly wage: $33.31
- Total employment: 340 people (6.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $69,670
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $69,670
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,860
- Median hourly wage: $34.55
- Total employment: 330 people (5.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $72,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,490
- Median hourly wage: $35.33
- Total employment: 130 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $73,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $74,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 140 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $74,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 110 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $79,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.10
- Total employment: 70 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $79,920
- Median hourly wage: $38.43
- Total employment: 150 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 200 people (3.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $82,200
- Median hourly wage: $39.52
- Total employment: 270 people (4.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $82,370
- Median hourly wage: $39.60
- Total employment: 160 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,180
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Total employment: 250 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.01
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $93,180
- Median hourly wage: $44.80
- Total employment: 80 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $97,870
- Median hourly wage: $47.05
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $118,080
- Median hourly wage: $56.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.87 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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