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

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#50. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.60
- Total employment: 450 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 370 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 920 people (5.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 310 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,960
- Median hourly wage: $27.87
- Total employment: 1,120 people (6.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 700 people (4.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 1,330 people (8.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $58,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 560 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.16
- Total employment: 110 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 370 people (2.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $58,750
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 910 people (5.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $59,060
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 30 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 140 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,170
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 990 people (6.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,610
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 520 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 350 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $60,130
- Median hourly wage: $28.91
- Total employment: 220 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 150 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $60,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 330 people (2.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $60,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $60,850
- Median hourly wage: $29.26
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,040
- Median hourly wage: $29.34
- Total employment: 160 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,170
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 490 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $61,580
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 30 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $62,630
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 140 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Total employment: 180 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,290
- Median hourly wage: $30.91
- Total employment: 80 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 90 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 1,540 people (9.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,660
- Median hourly wage: $31.57
- Total employment: 70 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,710
- Median hourly wage: $33.04
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,290
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 100 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.98
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,080
- Median hourly wage: $34.17
- Total employment: 670 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,150
- Median hourly wage: $34.69
- Total employment: 630 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,520
- Median hourly wage: $34.87
- Total employment: 240 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $72,570
- Median hourly wage: $34.89
- Total employment: 200 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $73,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.51
- Total employment: 260 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $76,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 230 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $78,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 90 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $79,280
- Median hourly wage: $38.12
- Total employment: 220 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,120
- Median hourly wage: $38.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,440
- Median hourly wage: $45.89
- Total employment: 100 people (0.65 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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