Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Fayetteville, North Carolina

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $57,410
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 130 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 510 people (3.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 450 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 950 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 720 people (5.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 490 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 80 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,680
- Median hourly wage: $28.69
- Total employment: 150 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $59,870
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 90 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,860
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 170 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Automotive glass installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 70 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 1,000 people (7.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 110 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 300 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $62,590
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,940
- Median hourly wage: $30.26
- Total employment: 330 people (2.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,370
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 240 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 210 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 130 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $65,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 120 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $66,730
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $67,180
- Median hourly wage: $32.30
- Total employment: 80 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,950
- Median hourly wage: $32.67
- Total employment: 370 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $68,890
- Median hourly wage: $33.12
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,050
- Median hourly wage: $33.20
- Total employment: 130 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,240
- Median hourly wage: $33.77
- Total employment: 630 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 310 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 690 people (5.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.10
- Total employment: 120 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 110 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,300
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 310 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $80,560
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,700
- Median hourly wage: $39.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,740
- Median hourly wage: $39.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $83,940
- Median hourly wage: $40.36
- Total employment: 130 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $88,100
- Median hourly wage: $42.36
- Total employment: 190 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $94,840
- Median hourly wage: $45.60
- Total employment: 140 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $112,260
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 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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