Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Great Falls

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#50. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Total employment: 70 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $48,540
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 120 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $49,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.74
- Total employment: 40 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $49,750
- Median hourly wage: $23.92
- Total employment: 360 people (9.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,790
- Median hourly wage: $24.90
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.99
- Total employment: 30 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 80 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.42
- Total employment: 60 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $52,900
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 90 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $52,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 450 people (12.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,670
- Median hourly wage: $25.80
- Total employment: 30 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,790
- Median hourly wage: $25.86
- Total employment: 270 people (7.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,100
- Median hourly wage: $26.49
- Total employment: 140 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $55,900
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Total employment: 320 people (8.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,060
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 200 people (5.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 150 people (3.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 130 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $59,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 280 people (7.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,190
- Median hourly wage: $28.46
- Total employment: 80 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 80 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,650
- Median hourly wage: $29.16
- Total employment: 130 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 40 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 90 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 80 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $61,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 40 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 170 people (4.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 100 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 80 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,870
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,160
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 140 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,870
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Total employment: 80 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Tax preparers

- Median annual wage: $71,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,990
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Total employment: 310 people (8.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,370
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 40 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.86
- Total employment: 120 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 200 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,710
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 30 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,170
- Median hourly wage: $36.62
- Total employment: 220 people (6.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $79,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.37
- Total employment: 130 people (3.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.61
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $89,780
- Median hourly wage: $43.17
- Total employment: 110 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $126,800
- Median hourly wage: $60.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.93 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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