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

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,340
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Total employment: 100 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $51,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.71
- Total employment: 70 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,590
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 90 people (1.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 80 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $52,940
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 120 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $53,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.66
- Total employment: 800 people (16.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Security and fire alarm systems installers

- Median annual wage: $54,220
- Median hourly wage: $26.07
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 290 people (5.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $56,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 240 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $56,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 350 people (7.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 120 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 50 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 470 people (9.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 150 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $58,650
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 190 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Occupational therapy assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 60 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 170 people (3.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 230 people (4.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 210 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,590
- Median hourly wage: $28.65
- Total employment: 540 people (10.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 220 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,040
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 110 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.88
- Total employment: 110 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 130 people (2.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 400 people (8.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,620
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $62,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 60 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 190 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.60
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $66,800
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Total employment: 240 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,220
- Median hourly wage: $33.28
- Total employment: 190 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,520
- Median hourly wage: $33.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $70,970
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 170 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $70,980
- Median hourly wage: $34.12
- Total employment: 80 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,110
- Median hourly wage: $34.19
- Total employment: 160 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $71,850
- Median hourly wage: $34.54
- Total employment: 80 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.02
- Total employment: 420 people (8.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.17
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,910
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,780
- Median hourly wage: $37.39
- Total employment: 60 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 200 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,130
- Median hourly wage: $37.56
- Total employment: 60 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $80,670
- Median hourly wage: $38.79
- Total employment: 80 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $82,070
- Median hourly wage: $39.46
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $83,100
- Median hourly wage: $39.95
- Total employment: 400 people (8.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,690
- Median hourly wage: $46.01
- Total employment: 80 people (1.53 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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