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

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#50. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 220 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,010
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 90 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 200 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.20
- Total employment: 160 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $62,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.27
- Total employment: 960 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 1,860 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,570
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 1,560 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 550 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 70 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $64,590
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 220 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mechanical drafters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Lodging managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 70 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,910
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 1,320 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,240
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 180 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $65,670
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 200 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Legal secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 380 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $66,090
- Median hourly wage: $31.77
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $66,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.99
- Total employment: 2,870 people (8.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.00
- Total employment: 220 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $67,650
- Median hourly wage: $32.52
- Total employment: 540 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $68,850
- Median hourly wage: $33.10
- Total employment: 190 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $69,670
- Median hourly wage: $33.49
- Total employment: 160 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,910
- Median hourly wage: $34.09
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $71,790
- Median hourly wage: $34.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Total employment: 180 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,990
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 160 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,050
- Median hourly wage: $35.12
- Total employment: 110 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,100
- Median hourly wage: $35.14
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,880
- Median hourly wage: $35.52
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,520
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 1,070 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $74,530
- Median hourly wage: $35.83
- Total employment: 130 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,620
- Median hourly wage: $35.88
- Total employment: 250 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.15
- Total employment: 2,910 people (8.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $75,380
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Total employment: 390 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 1,150 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $76,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: 1,040 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,390
- Median hourly wage: $37.21
- Total employment: 450 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $85,800
- Median hourly wage: $41.25
- Total employment: 200 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $90,090
- Median hourly wage: $43.31
- Total employment: Not available

#9. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $91,290
- Median hourly wage: $43.89
- Total employment: 80 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $92,310
- Median hourly wage: $44.38
- Total employment: Not available

#7. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,770
- Median hourly wage: $46.52
- Total employment: 220 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $98,120
- Median hourly wage: $47.17
- Total employment: 420 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $110,190
- Median hourly wage: $52.97
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $111,470
- Median hourly wage: $53.59
- Total employment: 580 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $114,630
- Median hourly wage: $55.11
- Total employment: 1,050 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $123,840
- Median hourly wage: $59.54
- Total employment: 450 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $161,250
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.17 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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