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

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#50. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,070
- Median hourly wage: $32.24
- Total employment: 120 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $67,290
- Median hourly wage: $32.35
- Total employment: 940 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,770
- Median hourly wage: $32.58
- Total employment: 260 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $68,720
- Median hourly wage: $33.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 610 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $69,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.20
- Total employment: 510 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,290
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 3,060 people (6.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Model makers, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $70,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,520
- Median hourly wage: $34.39
- Total employment: 4,030 people (8.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,650
- Median hourly wage: $34.45
- Total employment: 2,710 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $72,140
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 60 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $72,410
- Median hourly wage: $34.81
- Total employment: 1,530 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,660
- Median hourly wage: $34.93
- Total employment: 3,980 people (8.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,690
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Total employment: 430 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,460
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $74,730
- Median hourly wage: $35.93
- Total employment: 2,560 people (5.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $74,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.01
- Total employment: 100 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,020
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 2,250 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,530
- Median hourly wage: $36.31
- Total employment: 140 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Sound engineering technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.46
- Total employment: 40 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.54
- Total employment: 740 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $76,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 120 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,860
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 1,780 people (3.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,740
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 580 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $78,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.62
- Total employment: 250 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $78,290
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $79,410
- Median hourly wage: $38.18
- Total employment: 1,870 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $81,930
- Median hourly wage: $39.39
- Total employment: 420 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,930
- Median hourly wage: $39.87
- Total employment: 80 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,370
- Median hourly wage: $40.08
- Total employment: 410 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,880
- Median hourly wage: $40.33
- Total employment: 980 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $85,560
- Median hourly wage: $41.14
- Total employment: 160 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,730
- Median hourly wage: $41.70
- Total employment: 130 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $88,380
- Median hourly wage: $42.49
- Total employment: 800 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $90,010
- Median hourly wage: $43.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $91,480
- Median hourly wage: $43.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $91,590
- Median hourly wage: $44.03
- Total employment: 1,860 people (3.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $91,930
- Median hourly wage: $44.20
- Total employment: 170 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $94,120
- Median hourly wage: $45.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $94,240
- Median hourly wage: $45.31
- Total employment: 400 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,370
- Median hourly wage: $45.85
- Total employment: 90 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $100,320
- Median hourly wage: $48.23
- Total employment: 60 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $100,560
- Median hourly wage: $48.35
- Total employment: 770 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $103,880
- Median hourly wage: $49.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,370
- Median hourly wage: $51.14
- Total employment: 390 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $107,500
- Median hourly wage: $51.68
- Total employment: 270 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $107,810
- Median hourly wage: $51.83
- Total employment: 460 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $110,650
- Median hourly wage: $53.20
- Total employment: 440 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $111,480
- Median hourly wage: $53.60
- Total employment: 190 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $135,350
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

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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