Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Las Vegas

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#50. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,450
- Median hourly wage: $36.28
- Total employment: 340 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,670
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 730 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,960
- Median hourly wage: $36.52
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,530
- Median hourly wage: $36.79
- Total employment: 270 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,740
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Total employment: 880 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $76,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.92
- Total employment: 2,060 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,010
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Total employment: 120 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $78,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

- Median annual wage: $78,360
- Median hourly wage: $37.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.72
- Total employment: 280 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $78,570
- Median hourly wage: $37.77
- Total employment: 400 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,580
- Median hourly wage: $37.78
- Total employment: 190 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 4,080 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.97
- Total employment: 330 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $79,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 480 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $79,390
- Median hourly wage: $38.17
- Total employment: 1,090 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,980
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 6,340 people (5.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Sound engineering technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,470
- Median hourly wage: $38.69
- Total employment: 140 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpet installers

- Median annual wage: $82,270
- Median hourly wage: $39.56
- Total employment: 730 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $83,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Total employment: 320 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $83,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 410 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $84,100
- Median hourly wage: $40.43
- Total employment: 1,380 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $85,280
- Median hourly wage: $41.00
- Total employment: Not available

#27. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $85,650
- Median hourly wage: $41.18
- Total employment: 730 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $86,800
- Median hourly wage: $41.73
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $86,950
- Median hourly wage: $41.81
- Total employment: 560 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $89,610
- Median hourly wage: $43.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $91,620
- Median hourly wage: $44.05
- Total employment: 1,100 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $92,270
- Median hourly wage: $44.36
- Total employment: 550 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $94,060
- Median hourly wage: $45.22
- Total employment: 290 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $94,560
- Median hourly wage: $45.46
- Total employment: 130 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $95,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.96
- Total employment: 440 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $97,070
- Median hourly wage: $46.67
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $98,560
- Median hourly wage: $47.39
- Total employment: 140 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $98,770
- Median hourly wage: $47.49
- Total employment: Not available

#15. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $99,510
- Median hourly wage: $47.84
- Total employment: 1,800 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment

- Median annual wage: $99,540
- Median hourly wage: $47.86
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

- Median annual wage: $99,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.87
- Total employment: 310 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $99,940
- Median hourly wage: $48.05
- Total employment: 1,350 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $107,250
- Median hourly wage: $51.56
- Total employment: 90 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $107,810
- Median hourly wage: $51.83
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $108,000
- Median hourly wage: $51.92
- Total employment: 160 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $108,640
- Median hourly wage: $52.23
- Total employment: Not available

#7. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $110,020
- Median hourly wage: $52.90
- Total employment: Not available

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $120,260
- Median hourly wage: $57.82
- Total employment: 600 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $132,560
- Median hourly wage: $63.73
- Total employment: Not available

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $133,660
- Median hourly wage: $64.26
- Total employment: 760 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $133,910
- Median hourly wage: $64.38
- Total employment: 80 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $133,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 1,400 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $155,900
- Median hourly wage: $74.95
- Total employment: 180 people (0.16 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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