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

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#50. Tutors

- Median annual wage: $56,940
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 160 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 170 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 140 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.01
- Total employment: 50 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 200 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 320 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 240 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $59,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.70
- Total employment: 120 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 110 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 2,030 people (12.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 170 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 650 people (4.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $61,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 430 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $61,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 2,400 people (15.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 1,360 people (8.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 340 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $61,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.74
- Total employment: 250 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 590 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 70 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 340 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $63,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 310 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $64,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,350
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 220 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $65,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 370 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $65,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 210 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,880
- Median hourly wage: $32.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $68,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.83
- Total employment: 210 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,540
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 820 people (5.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,280
- Median hourly wage: $34.27
- Total employment: 120 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.00
- Total employment: 1,330 people (8.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,980
- Median hourly wage: $36.53
- Total employment: 320 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $76,430
- Median hourly wage: $36.75
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $76,810
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 120 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.34
- Total employment: 150 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,710
- Median hourly wage: $37.84
- Total employment: 1,030 people (6.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $79,220
- Median hourly wage: $38.09
- Total employment: Not available

#11. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $79,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 280 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,410
- Median hourly wage: $38.66
- Total employment: 280 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,790
- Median hourly wage: $39.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $82,110
- Median hourly wage: $39.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,570
- Median hourly wage: $39.70
- Total employment: 230 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $87,050
- Median hourly wage: $41.85
- Total employment: 90 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Print binding and finishing workers

- Median annual wage: $95,160
- Median hourly wage: $45.75
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $95,890
- Median hourly wage: $46.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $98,430
- Median hourly wage: $47.32
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $100,090
- Median hourly wage: $48.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $107,700
- Median hourly wage: $51.78
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 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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