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

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#50. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $49,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 60 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,260
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 130 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $49,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,850
- Median hourly wage: $23.97
- Total employment: 110 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $50,240
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Community health workers

- Median annual wage: $50,730
- Median hourly wage: $24.39
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $50,750
- Median hourly wage: $24.40
- Total employment: 50 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $51,520
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 50 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $51,910
- Median hourly wage: $24.96
- Total employment: 80 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $52,210
- Median hourly wage: $25.10
- Total employment: 100 people (2.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.39
- Total employment: 60 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $53,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.62
- Total employment: 90 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,600
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 60 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,700
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 150 people (3.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $55,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,860
- Median hourly wage: $27.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.40
- Total employment: 80 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 80 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $57,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 200 people (5.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,450
- Median hourly wage: $28.10
- Total employment: 130 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Logging equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $59,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.51
- Total employment: 50 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.53
- Total employment: 200 people (5.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 70 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $60,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.07
- Total employment: 110 people (2.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 50 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,130
- Median hourly wage: $29.87
- Total employment: 110 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 40 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $62,750
- Median hourly wage: $30.17
- Total employment: 230 people (6.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Veterinary technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,970
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 100 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,140
- Median hourly wage: $31.80
- Total employment: 260 people (6.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $67,430
- Median hourly wage: $32.42
- Total employment: 40 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $69,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.54
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,110
- Median hourly wage: $35.63
- Total employment: 60 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,520
- Median hourly wage: $36.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,670
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 80 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $75,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 30 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $78,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.65
- Total employment: 140 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $81,010
- Median hourly wage: $38.95
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $83,680
- Median hourly wage: $40.23
- Total employment: 70 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $90,480
- Median hourly wage: $43.50
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $93,680
- Median hourly wage: $45.04
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $97,320
- Median hourly wage: $46.79
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,610
- Median hourly wage: $47.41
- Total employment: 110 people (2.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $107,600
- Median hourly wage: $51.73
- Total employment: 70 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $123,720
- Median hourly wage: $59.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.8 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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