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

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#50. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,560
- Median hourly wage: $32.00
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 1,360 people (6.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,690
- Median hourly wage: $32.06
- Total employment: 190 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,300
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 190 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $67,390
- Median hourly wage: $32.40
- Total employment: 900 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $67,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 200 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $67,450
- Median hourly wage: $32.43
- Total employment: 30 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

- Median annual wage: $67,630
- Median hourly wage: $32.52
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $68,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 120 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $69,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.34
- Total employment: 140 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $69,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.58
- Total employment: 400 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,250
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 140 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,430
- Median hourly wage: $34.34
- Total employment: 230 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $71,500
- Median hourly wage: $34.37
- Total employment: 740 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $71,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.59
- Total employment: 230 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $72,240
- Median hourly wage: $34.73
- Total employment: 90 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,180
- Median hourly wage: $35.18
- Total employment: 1,340 people (6.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,460
- Median hourly wage: $35.32
- Total employment: 480 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,480
- Median hourly wage: $35.81
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $74,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 190 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $75,140
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,440
- Median hourly wage: $36.27
- Total employment: 250 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,460
- Median hourly wage: $36.28
- Total employment: 740 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 2,330 people (11.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Packaging and filling machine operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $79,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.13
- Total employment: 240 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,480
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 940 people (4.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,720
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $80,640
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 100 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $81,860
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Total employment: 90 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,860
- Median hourly wage: $39.84
- Total employment: 480 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,560
- Median hourly wage: $40.17
- Total employment: 120 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,340
- Median hourly wage: $40.55
- Total employment: 500 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,880
- Median hourly wage: $40.81
- Total employment: 1,000 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $85,050
- Median hourly wage: $40.89
- Total employment: 200 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,300
- Median hourly wage: $41.01
- Total employment: 860 people (4.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $85,810
- Median hourly wage: $41.25
- Total employment: 70 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $86,870
- Median hourly wage: $41.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $89,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.82
- Total employment: 350 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $93,590
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 530 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,740
- Median hourly wage: $46.51
- Total employment: 80 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $96,830
- Median hourly wage: $46.55
- Total employment: 170 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $100,680
- Median hourly wage: $48.40
- Total employment: 100 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $101,030
- Median hourly wage: $48.57
- Total employment: 150 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $102,050
- Median hourly wage: $49.06
- Total employment: 150 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $105,660
- Median hourly wage: $50.80
- Total employment: 140 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,380
- Median hourly wage: $52.11
- Total employment: 480 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $116,170
- Median hourly wage: $55.85
- Total employment: 80 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $129,020
- Median hourly wage: $62.03
- Total employment: 240 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $149,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 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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