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

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

- Median annual wage: $62,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 2,680 people (7.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $62,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 260 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.20
- Total employment: 320 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Hearing aid specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,390
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: Not available

#44. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 500 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $64,320
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 850 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $64,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.99
- Total employment: 100 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 140 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 140 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,900
- Median hourly wage: $31.20
- Total employment: 360 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 540 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $65,780
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 250 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,880
- Median hourly wage: $31.67
- Total employment: 1,950 people (5.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,070
- Median hourly wage: $31.77
- Total employment: 130 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 230 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 190 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Transportation security screeners

- Median annual wage: $66,310
- Median hourly wage: $31.88
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,680
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 100 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.82
- Total employment: 200 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.42
- Total employment: 3,190 people (8.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $74,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.97
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,390
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Total employment: 230 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,240
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 260 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,360
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 1,210 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 1,300 people (3.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $77,030
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 1,500 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,300
- Median hourly wage: $37.16
- Total employment: 250 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,530
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 800 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $78,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,010
- Median hourly wage: $38.46
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $80,120
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 660 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,690
- Median hourly wage: $38.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.86
- Total employment: 280 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,990
- Median hourly wage: $38.94
- Total employment: 160 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $82,700
- Median hourly wage: $39.76
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $82,780
- Median hourly wage: $39.80
- Total employment: 520 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $83,820
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 280 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $84,640
- Median hourly wage: $40.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $86,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.54
- Total employment: 110 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $88,140
- Median hourly wage: $42.37
- Total employment: 230 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $89,710
- Median hourly wage: $43.13
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $90,170
- Median hourly wage: $43.35
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $94,990
- Median hourly wage: $45.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,180
- Median hourly wage: $46.24
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $96,870
- Median hourly wage: $46.57
- Total employment: 400 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $97,470
- Median hourly wage: $46.86
- Total employment: 530 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $163,810
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 100 people (0.28 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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