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

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

- Median annual wage: $72,690
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Total employment: 270 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Construction laborers

- Median annual wage: $72,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.00
- Total employment: 960 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $73,070
- Median hourly wage: $35.13
- Total employment: 370 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,290
- Median hourly wage: $35.24
- Total employment: 350 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $73,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.32
- Total employment: 260 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Home appliance repairers

- Median annual wage: $73,560
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,030
- Median hourly wage: $35.59
- Total employment: 220 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $74,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 70 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $74,710
- Median hourly wage: $35.92
- Total employment: 130 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,380
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Total employment: 830 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,390
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Total employment: 2,690 people (11.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,790
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 1,740 people (7.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,300
- Median hourly wage: $36.68
- Total employment: 200 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: 770 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 520 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $77,520
- Median hourly wage: $37.27
- Total employment: 210 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $77,540
- Median hourly wage: $37.28
- Total employment: 320 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $78,330
- Median hourly wage: $37.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.70
- Total employment: 70 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 1,250 people (5.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $79,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.26
- Total employment: 100 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,010
- Median hourly wage: $38.95
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 920 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $81,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.05
- Total employment: 710 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 120 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $83,190
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Total employment: 250 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Artists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $83,510
- Median hourly wage: $40.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,740
- Median hourly wage: $40.26
- Total employment: 1,030 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.35
- Total employment: 600 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 160 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,830
- Median hourly wage: $40.78
- Total employment: 190 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,020
- Median hourly wage: $40.88
- Total employment: 90 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,060
- Median hourly wage: $40.89
- Total employment: 650 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,410
- Median hourly wage: $41.54
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $88,970
- Median hourly wage: $42.78
- Total employment: 370 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $91,040
- Median hourly wage: $43.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $91,920
- Median hourly wage: $44.19
- Total employment: 120 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,260
- Median hourly wage: $46.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,950
- Median hourly wage: $46.61
- Total employment: 320 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $97,840
- Median hourly wage: $47.04
- Total employment: 120 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $100,390
- Median hourly wage: $48.26
- Total employment: 480 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $101,010
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Total employment: 250 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,190
- Median hourly wage: $49.13
- Total employment: 680 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $107,290
- Median hourly wage: $51.58
- Total employment: 420 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $108,730
- Median hourly wage: $52.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $128,570
- Median hourly wage: $61.81
- Total employment: 390 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $148,270
- Median hourly wage: $71.29
- Total employment: 250 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $160,550
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.26 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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