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

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#50. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $47,270
- Median hourly wage: $22.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $47,540
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 50 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,610
- Median hourly wage: $22.89
- Total employment: 70 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $48,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.09
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Paralegals and legal assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 60 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Police and sheriff's patrol officers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 260 people (6.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 90 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: $23.72
- Total employment: 330 people (7.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,430
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 120 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $49,780
- Median hourly wage: $23.94
- Total employment: 60 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. First-line supervisors of gambling services workers

- Median annual wage: $49,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.98
- Total employment: 70 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.11
- Total employment: 130 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $50,400
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Total employment: 140 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,570
- Median hourly wage: $24.31
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 70 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Payroll and timekeeping clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Information and record clerks, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $50,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 120 people (2.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.48
- Total employment: 160 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,950
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 210 people (4.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,060
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: 500 people (11.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,560
- Median hourly wage: $24.79
- Total employment: 160 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,890
- Median hourly wage: $24.95
- Total employment: 100 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $51,990
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 70 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $52,930
- Median hourly wage: $25.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $54,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.15
- Total employment: 440 people (10.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $55,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.46
- Total employment: 190 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 80 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,910
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 130 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 30 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 190 people (4.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.90
- Total employment: 200 people (4.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Tutors

- Median annual wage: $60,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 100 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $60,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 50 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,560
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 80 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 50 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 60 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,070
- Median hourly wage: $29.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 210 people (4.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: $32.45
- Total employment: 40 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $73,550
- Median hourly wage: $35.36
- Total employment: 210 people (4.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 240 people (5.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.04
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Total employment: 170 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,520
- Median hourly wage: $37.75
- Total employment: 50 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $78,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 160 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $89,300
- Median hourly wage: $42.93
- Total employment: 70 people (1.74 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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