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

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#50. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 450 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Computer user support specialists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 380 people (4.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $48,800
- Median hourly wage: $23.46
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,020
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 80 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $50,170
- Median hourly wage: $24.12
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.28
- Total employment: 190 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $50,610
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $50,940
- Median hourly wage: $24.49
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $51,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 140 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers

- Median annual wage: $51,300
- Median hourly wage: $24.67
- Total employment: 70 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.87
- Total employment: 250 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $52,530
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 330 people (4.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 180 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $53,430
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 80 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $54,770
- Median hourly wage: $26.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 320 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.48
- Total employment: 220 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $55,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,370
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 210 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,670
- Median hourly wage: $26.77
- Total employment: 200 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 170 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $56,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.23
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 120 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.48
- Total employment: 620 people (7.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 50 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.08
- Total employment: 100 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,690
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 110 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 370 people (4.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 70 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 390 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 220 people (2.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 130 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 90 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,030
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 280 people (3.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 60 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 100 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.18
- Total employment: 100 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 220 people (2.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,690
- Median hourly wage: $33.50
- Total employment: 80 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $70,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.93
- Total employment: 100 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $75,100
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $76,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.65
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $81,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 110 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,310
- Median hourly wage: $39.09
- Total employment: 200 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $95,850
- Median hourly wage: $46.08
- Total employment: 110 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Total employment: 530 people (6.79 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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