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

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

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 2,600 people (8.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.20
- Total employment: 390 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $62,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.28
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 70 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 1,220 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 310 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 220 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,500
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 990 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 160 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $64,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.89
- Total employment: 110 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 650 people (2.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.98
- Total employment: 1,630 people (5.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Hearing aid specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,870
- Median hourly wage: $31.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $65,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 140 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $65,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $66,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.01
- Total employment: 160 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $66,790
- Median hourly wage: $32.11
- Total employment: 50 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,710
- Median hourly wage: $32.56
- Total employment: 1,780 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $68,960
- Median hourly wage: $33.15
- Total employment: 110 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $71,510
- Median hourly wage: $34.38
- Total employment: 510 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $71,820
- Median hourly wage: $34.53
- Total employment: 260 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $72,280
- Median hourly wage: $34.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 4,080 people (12.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $73,900
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 120 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $74,470
- Median hourly wage: $35.80
- Total employment: 1,430 people (4.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 100 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,020
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 1,190 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,280
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.32
- Total employment: 1,660 people (5.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,760
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 290 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,970
- Median hourly wage: $36.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $76,100
- Median hourly wage: $36.59
- Total employment: 340 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 530 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,820
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,860
- Median hourly wage: $37.43
- Total employment: 130 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,890
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- Total employment: 1,350 people (4.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.99
- Total employment: 450 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,880
- Median hourly wage: $38.88
- Total employment: 130 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $81,920
- Median hourly wage: $39.38
- Total employment: 490 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $82,600
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,980
- Median hourly wage: $40.85
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $85,400
- Median hourly wage: $41.06
- Total employment: 170 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $86,080
- Median hourly wage: $41.39
- Total employment: 200 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,570
- Median hourly wage: $46.91
- Total employment: 620 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,110
- Median hourly wage: $47.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $98,140
- Median hourly wage: $47.18
- Total employment: 320 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $98,440
- Median hourly wage: $47.33
- Total employment: 190 people (0.6 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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