Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Oklahoma City

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

- Median annual wage: $66,040
- Median hourly wage: $31.75
- Total employment: 2,620 people (3.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 370 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,610
- Median hourly wage: $32.51
- Total employment: 140 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,860
- Median hourly wage: $32.62
- Total employment: 250 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,100
- Median hourly wage: $32.74
- Total employment: 500 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.02
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,780
- Median hourly wage: $33.55
- Total employment: 380 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $69,900
- Median hourly wage: $33.60
- Total employment: 90 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Recreational vehicle service technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.97
- Total employment: 100 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Gambling managers

- Median annual wage: $72,180
- Median hourly wage: $34.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $72,330
- Median hourly wage: $34.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $72,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 120 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $72,530
- Median hourly wage: $34.87
- Total employment: 580 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $73,320
- Median hourly wage: $35.25
- Total employment: 150 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,150
- Median hourly wage: $35.65
- Total employment: 180 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,430
- Median hourly wage: $35.79
- Total employment: 3,280 people (4.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $74,510
- Median hourly wage: $35.82
- Total employment: 180 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers

- Median annual wage: $74,980
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.37
- Total employment: 4,410 people (6.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 2,860 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,360
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 1,440 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,210
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 800 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $77,460
- Median hourly wage: $37.24
- Total employment: 1,050 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Total employment: 680 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 490 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

- Median annual wage: $79,980
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 60 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $80,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.50
- Total employment: 670 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $80,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.85
- Total employment: 490 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $81,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.99
- Total employment: 1,470 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $82,790
- Median hourly wage: $39.80
- Total employment: 160 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,300
- Median hourly wage: $40.05
- Total employment: 460 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,300
- Median hourly wage: $40.53
- Total employment: 190 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $84,690
- Median hourly wage: $40.72
- Total employment: 120 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,750
- Median hourly wage: $40.75
- Total employment: 520 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $85,400
- Median hourly wage: $41.06
- Total employment: 110 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $88,390
- Median hourly wage: $42.50
- Total employment: 110 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $89,150
- Median hourly wage: $42.86
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,170
- Median hourly wage: $45.28
- Total employment: 60 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,080
- Median hourly wage: $46.19
- Total employment: 1,290 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $98,030
- Median hourly wage: $47.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,850
- Median hourly wage: $47.52
- Total employment: 720 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $99,100
- Median hourly wage: $47.65
- Total employment: 840 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $102,160
- Median hourly wage: $49.12
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $105,860
- Median hourly wage: $50.89
- Total employment: 840 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $106,850
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Total employment: 240 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $134,410
- Median hourly wage: $64.62
- Total employment: 90 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $142,380
- Median hourly wage: $68.45
- Total employment: 120 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $160,200
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 150 people (0.22 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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