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

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#50. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 610 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,910
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 250 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,050
- Median hourly wage: $31.27
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,520
- Median hourly wage: $31.50
- Total employment: 190 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,630
- Median hourly wage: $31.55
- Total employment: 350 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.61
- Total employment: 6,480 people (8.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.63
- Total employment: 2,140 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: Not available

#42. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.85
- Total employment: 860 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $66,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 960 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,670
- Median hourly wage: $32.06
- Total employment: 360 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,840
- Median hourly wage: $32.14
- Total employment: 8,710 people (12.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $67,180
- Median hourly wage: $32.30
- Total employment: 1,270 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $68,370
- Median hourly wage: $32.87
- Total employment: 170 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,360
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 210 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.47
- Total employment: 660 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,670
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 1,650 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,780
- Median hourly wage: $34.99
- Total employment: 180 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,170
- Median hourly wage: $35.18
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Construction and building inspectors (tie)

- Median annual wage: $73,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 1,500 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $73,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 3,230 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,880
- Median hourly wage: $35.52
- Total employment: 190 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Hearing aid specialists

- Median annual wage: $74,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 480 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $76,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.77
- Total employment: Not available

#25. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $76,590
- Median hourly wage: $36.82
- Total employment: 650 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,600
- Median hourly wage: $36.83
- Total employment: 5,780 people (7.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 840 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,230
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 260 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $79,280
- Median hourly wage: $38.12
- Total employment: 180 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $80,130
- Median hourly wage: $38.53
- Total employment: 720 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.60
- Total employment: 80 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,590
- Median hourly wage: $38.75
- Total employment: 420 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $80,820
- Median hourly wage: $38.86
- Total employment: 100 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $83,110
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Total employment: 450 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,580
- Median hourly wage: $40.18
- Total employment: 490 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $83,790
- Median hourly wage: $40.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $83,820
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 70 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,130
- Median hourly wage: $40.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,290
- Median hourly wage: $40.52
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $86,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.53
- Total employment: 740 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,850
- Median hourly wage: $46.56
- Total employment: 1,070 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,910
- Median hourly wage: $46.59
- Total employment: 1,660 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,070
- Median hourly wage: $46.67
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,420
- Median hourly wage: $48.28
- Total employment: 190 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $102,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.17
- Total employment: 640 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,610
- Median hourly wage: $50.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $106,410
- Median hourly wage: $51.16
- Total employment: 800 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $129,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 170 people (0.24 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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