Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Grants Pass

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#50. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,160
- Median hourly wage: $23.15
- Total employment: 170 people (5.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $48,240
- Median hourly wage: $23.19
- Total employment: 90 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Nursing assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,300
- Median hourly wage: $23.22
- Total employment: 380 people (12.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Medical equipment preparers

- Median annual wage: $48,610
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Medical secretaries and administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $48,630
- Median hourly wage: $23.38
- Total employment: 270 people (8.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.47
- Total employment: 50 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,860
- Median hourly wage: $23.49
- Total employment: 70 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial truck and tractor operators

- Median annual wage: $49,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.62
- Total employment: 50 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 70 people (2.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Healthcare support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.73
- Total employment: 50 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Pharmacy technicians

- Median annual wage: $49,920
- Median hourly wage: $24.00
- Total employment: 90 people (3.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Office and administrative support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $50,180
- Median hourly wage: $24.13
- Total employment: 40 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $50,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 90 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $50,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Total employment: 80 people (2.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,740
- Median hourly wage: $24.40
- Total employment: 110 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Billing and posting clerks

- Median annual wage: $50,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 90 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,200
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 40 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $51,370
- Median hourly wage: $24.70
- Total employment: 30 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: $24.76
- Total employment: 40 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,950
- Median hourly wage: $25.46
- Total employment: 150 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Carpenters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 170 people (5.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Protective service workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.48
- Total employment: 80 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $53,680
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 40 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,780
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 40 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $55,660
- Median hourly wage: $26.76
- Total employment: 130 people (4.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,400
- Median hourly wage: $27.12
- Total employment: 40 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Dental assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 90 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,730
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 100 people (3.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Total employment: 120 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.01
- Total employment: 80 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Total employment: 50 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $58,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.30
- Total employment: 30 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of personal service workers

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 50 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 80 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.76
- Total employment: 50 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.93
- Total employment: 80 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,020
- Median hourly wage: $29.34
- Total employment: 60 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 70 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,830
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 130 people (4.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,280
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 40 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Health technologists and technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,080
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Total employment: 50 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,850
- Median hourly wage: $31.18
- Total employment: 190 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.97
- Total employment: 90 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $75,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.40
- Total employment: 50 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 100 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,860
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 30 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,110
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Total employment: 80 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $79,810
- Median hourly wage: $38.37
- Total employment: 120 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $80,190
- Median hourly wage: $38.55
- Total employment: 60 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $118,360
- Median hourly wage: $56.91
- Total employment: 70 people (2.2 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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