Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Albany, Oregon

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#50. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $58,430
- Median hourly wage: $28.09
- Total employment: 100 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 220 people (4.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $58,890
- Median hourly wage: $28.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $58,960
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 140 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 110 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 810 people (17.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Logging workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 60 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.05
- Total employment: 80 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 220 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 70 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Total employment: 120 people (2.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.37
- Total employment: 130 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 260 people (5.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 60 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $61,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.59
- Total employment: 130 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Property, real estate, and community association managers

- Median annual wage: $61,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 40 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 40 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Computer numerically controlled tool operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 260 people (5.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Postal service clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 30 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 70 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 110 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $64,680
- Median hourly wage: $31.10
- Total employment: 70 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $65,770
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 30 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $66,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.87
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.18
- Total employment: 290 people (6.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,950
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 300 people (6.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,650
- Median hourly wage: $33.01
- Total employment: 50 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 120 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $70,550
- Median hourly wage: $33.92
- Total employment: 50 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $70,700
- Median hourly wage: $33.99
- Total employment: 110 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,030
- Median hourly wage: $34.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $72,990
- Median hourly wage: $35.09
- Total employment: 260 people (5.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $74,140
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 100 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,740
- Median hourly wage: $35.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,750
- Median hourly wage: $35.94
- Total employment: 390 people (8.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 130 people (2.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,290
- Median hourly wage: $40.04
- Total employment: 200 people (4.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,580
- Median hourly wage: $40.66
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $84,790
- Median hourly wage: $40.76
- Total employment: 170 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,360
- Median hourly wage: $42.96
- Total employment: 210 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $89,880
- Median hourly wage: $43.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,170
- Median hourly wage: $43.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $92,310
- Median hourly wage: $44.38
- Total employment: 40 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,220
- Median hourly wage: $45.78
- Total employment: 100 people (2.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $95,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.02
- Total employment: 340 people (7.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $109,020
- Median hourly wage: $52.41
- Total employment: 80 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $115,330
- Median hourly wage: $55.45
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $119,880
- Median hourly wage: $57.64
- Total employment: 40 people (0.82 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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