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

Stacker
#50. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,170
- Median hourly wage: $33.74
- Total employment: 680 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 3,510 people (3.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.00
- Total employment: 1,180 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $70,900
- Median hourly wage: $34.09
- Total employment: 2,260 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $71,030
- Median hourly wage: $34.15
- Total employment: 3,640 people (3.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: 820 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,840
- Median hourly wage: $34.54
- Total employment: 230 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,400
- Median hourly wage: $34.81
- Total employment: 8,700 people (8.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $72,480
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 640 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $73,660
- Median hourly wage: $35.41
- Total employment: 210 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $73,760
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Total employment: 170 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Traffic technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,060
- Median hourly wage: $35.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $74,170
- Median hourly wage: $35.66
- Total employment: 740 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $74,900
- Median hourly wage: $36.01
- Total employment: 370 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 400 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $75,000
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 3,170 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 2,220 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $75,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.29
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $75,630
- Median hourly wage: $36.36
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,890
- Median hourly wage: $37.45
- Total employment: 310 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: 540 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 80 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.37
- Total employment: 1,410 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $80,290
- Median hourly wage: $38.60
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,550
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 330 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,570
- Median hourly wage: $38.73
- Total employment: 950 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Artists and related workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $80,680
- Median hourly wage: $38.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,130
- Median hourly wage: $39.00
- Total employment: 3,710 people (3.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.02
- Total employment: 5,170 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,390
- Median hourly wage: $39.13
- Total employment: 1,140 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $82,060
- Median hourly wage: $39.45
- Total employment: 410 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,020
- Median hourly wage: $40.39
- Total employment: 310 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $84,300
- Median hourly wage: $40.53
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $84,780
- Median hourly wage: $40.76
- Total employment: 90 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $84,980
- Median hourly wage: $40.85
- Total employment: 500 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $85,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $88,870
- Median hourly wage: $42.73
- Total employment: 1,670 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $90,090
- Median hourly wage: $43.31
- Total employment: 160 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $90,270
- Median hourly wage: $43.40
- Total employment: 550 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $92,710
- Median hourly wage: $44.57
- Total employment: 210 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $94,390
- Median hourly wage: $45.38
- Total employment: 60 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $99,770
- Median hourly wage: $47.96
- Total employment: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $99,960
- Median hourly wage: $48.06
- Total employment: 5,230 people (4.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $100,000
- Median hourly wage: $48.08
- Total employment: 1,950 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $101,660
- Median hourly wage: $48.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,550
- Median hourly wage: $49.30
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,980
- Median hourly wage: $49.51
- Total employment: 240 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $104,510
- Median hourly wage: $50.24
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $110,860
- Median hourly wage: $53.30
- Total employment: 1,040 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $116,050
- 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.

insta_photos // Shutterstock