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

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

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 1,440 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 660 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 400 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,540
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 4,090 people (10.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $62,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 190 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 900 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 190 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 740 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,320
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 480 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.52
- Total employment: 900 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,290
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $66,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 320 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Telemarketers

- Median annual wage: $66,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.07
- Total employment: 240 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Occupational therapy aides

- Median annual wage: $67,890
- Median hourly wage: $32.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $69,190
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 180 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,270
- Median hourly wage: $34.26
- Total employment: 1,430 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $71,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,840
- Median hourly wage: $34.54
- Total employment: 1,160 people (2.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.50
- Total employment: 2,330 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $74,250
- Median hourly wage: $35.70
- Total employment: 1,770 people (4.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 450 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,130
- Median hourly wage: $37.08
- Total employment: 270 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $77,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: Not available

#20. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,250
- Median hourly wage: $37.62
- Total employment: 640 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $78,670
- Median hourly wage: $37.82
- Total employment: 370 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,380
- Median hourly wage: $38.65
- Total employment: 110 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,670
- Median hourly wage: $38.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $81,760
- Median hourly wage: $39.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $83,290
- Median hourly wage: $40.04
- Total employment: 160 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,800
- Median hourly wage: $40.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $86,300
- Median hourly wage: $41.49
- Total employment: 560 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $87,860
- Median hourly wage: $42.24
- Total employment: 520 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $88,790
- Median hourly wage: $42.69
- Total employment: 270 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $89,040
- Median hourly wage: $42.81
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $89,140
- Median hourly wage: $42.85
- Total employment: 220 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $90,750
- Median hourly wage: $43.63
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,870
- Median hourly wage: $45.61
- Total employment: 300 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $94,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 160 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,360
- Median hourly wage: $46.33
- Total employment: 720 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $99,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,210
- Median hourly wage: $48.18
- Total employment: 390 people (0.96 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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