Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Rochester, Minnesota

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#50. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,740
- Median hourly wage: $30.64
- Total employment: 400 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 480 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 150 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $64,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.83
- Total employment: 440 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $64,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,700
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 410 people (3.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,330
- Median hourly wage: $31.41
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $65,480
- Median hourly wage: $31.48
- Total employment: 70 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,060
- Median hourly wage: $31.76
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 260 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $67,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.89
- Total employment: 240 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,250
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.86
- Total employment: 960 people (7.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,990
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 690 people (5.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $73,200
- Median hourly wage: $35.19
- Total employment: 70 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $74,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.88
- Total employment: 290 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $74,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.95
- Total employment: 140 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $75,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 90 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 110 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.46
- Total employment: 410 people (3.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.64
- Total employment: 360 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $76,490
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 180 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,580
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 110 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $76,590
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 100 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Radiologic technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.42
- Total employment: 730 people (5.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,830
- Median hourly wage: $37.42
- Total employment: 360 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.43
- Total employment: 50 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $78,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 120 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Photographers

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $80,260
- Median hourly wage: $38.59
- Total employment: 150 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,070
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 300 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $81,590
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Total employment: 490 people (4.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $83,270
- Median hourly wage: $40.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $92,150
- Median hourly wage: $44.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $93,820
- Median hourly wage: $45.11
- Total employment: 120 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,330
- Median hourly wage: $45.35
- Total employment: 500 people (4.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,260
- Median hourly wage: $45.80
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,020
- Median hourly wage: $46.16
- Total employment: 220 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,300
- Median hourly wage: $47.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $98,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $99,150
- Median hourly wage: $47.67
- Total employment: 210 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $99,400
- Median hourly wage: $47.79
- Total employment: 460 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $99,580
- Median hourly wage: $47.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $108,290
- Median hourly wage: $52.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $116,920
- Median hourly wage: $56.21
- Total employment: 110 people (0.9 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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