Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in St. Louis

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#50. Athletes and sports competitors

- Median annual wage: $74,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 180 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $75,020
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 240 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,210
- Median hourly wage: $36.16
- Total employment: 6,080 people (4.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Helpers--brickmasons, blockmasons, stonemasons, and tile and marble setters

- Median annual wage: $75,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 160 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 1,380 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $75,950
- Median hourly wage: $36.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $75,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.54
- Total employment: 200 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $76,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.54
- Total employment: 150 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $76,280
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 510 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,300
- Median hourly wage: $36.68
- Total employment: 410 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $76,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 590 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Plasterers and stucco masons

- Median annual wage: $76,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.80
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: Not available

#37. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $77,120
- Median hourly wage: $37.08
- Total employment: 1,070 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $77,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.19
- Total employment: 180 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.36
- Total employment: 340 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 4,460 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 3,210 people (2.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $79,230
- Median hourly wage: $38.09
- Total employment: Not available

#30. Media and communication equipment workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $79,250
- Median hourly wage: $38.10
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $79,250
- Median hourly wage: $38.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $79,280
- Median hourly wage: $38.11
- Total employment: 6,460 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,060
- Median hourly wage: $38.49
- Total employment: 200 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Tapers

- Median annual wage: $80,530
- Median hourly wage: $38.72
- Total employment: 180 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $80,640
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 310 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $81,260
- Median hourly wage: $39.07
- Total employment: 3,690 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $81,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.19
- Total employment: 720 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $82,150
- Median hourly wage: $39.49
- Total employment: 1,520 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $85,700
- Median hourly wage: $41.20
- Total employment: 450 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $86,200
- Median hourly wage: $41.44
- Total employment: 600 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $86,250
- Median hourly wage: $41.47
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $86,450
- Median hourly wage: $41.56
- Total employment: 370 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $86,660
- Median hourly wage: $41.67
- Total employment: 1,550 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,230
- Median hourly wage: $41.94
- Total employment: 1,280 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $87,350
- Median hourly wage: $42.00
- Total employment: 640 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,430
- Median hourly wage: $42.03
- Total employment: 320 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $88,440
- Median hourly wage: $42.52
- Total employment: 300 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $88,520
- Median hourly wage: $42.56
- Total employment: 880 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Service unit operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $89,540
- Median hourly wage: $43.05
- Total employment: 60 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $90,280
- Median hourly wage: $43.40
- Total employment: 270 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,360
- Median hourly wage: $43.93
- Total employment: 5,640 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $94,620
- Median hourly wage: $45.49
- Total employment: 100 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,330
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 220 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $97,440
- Median hourly wage: $46.85
- Total employment: 380 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $98,060
- Median hourly wage: $47.14
- Total employment: 150 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $100,000
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 370 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $100,410
- Median hourly wage: $48.27
- Total employment: 1,160 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $101,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.95
- Total employment: 1,450 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,950
- Median hourly wage: $49.01
- Total employment: 1,770 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $123,920
- Median hourly wage: $59.58
- Total employment: 130 people (0.09 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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