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

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $51,040
- Median hourly wage: $24.54
- Total employment: 460 people (8.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,440
- Median hourly wage: $24.73
- Total employment: 80 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Maintenance and repair workers, general (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.68
- Total employment: 740 people (12.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Automotive body and related repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $53,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.69
- Total employment: 110 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $53,810
- Median hourly wage: $25.87
- Total employment: 90 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $54,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Total employment: 120 people (2.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $54,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.17
- Total employment: 130 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $55,860
- Median hourly wage: $26.85
- Total employment: 1,450 people (25.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $55,950
- Median hourly wage: $26.90
- Total employment: 50 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,000
- Median hourly wage: $26.92
- Total employment: 140 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,410
- Median hourly wage: $27.12
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 70 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,530
- Median hourly wage: $27.66
- Total employment: 220 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 260 people (4.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 90 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,780
- Median hourly wage: $27.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 90 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,350
- Median hourly wage: $28.05
- Total employment: 180 people (3.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Occupational therapy assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 100 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,110
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 30 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,490
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 220 people (3.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 110 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Total employment: 330 people (5.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,950
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 320 people (5.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 210 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 460 people (7.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 330 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Motor vehicle operators, all other

- Median annual wage: $64,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 80 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.35
- Total employment: 230 people (4.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 70 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,720
- Median hourly wage: $32.08
- Total employment: 410 people (7.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,990
- Median hourly wage: $32.21
- Total employment: 410 people (6.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.41
- Total employment: 460 people (7.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $71,160
- Median hourly wage: $34.21
- Total employment: 240 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,420
- Median hourly wage: $35.30
- Total employment: 210 people (3.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.17
- Total employment: 90 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,970
- Median hourly wage: $37.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $77,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.15
- Total employment: 100 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,650
- Median hourly wage: $37.81
- Total employment: 250 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $82,850
- Median hourly wage: $39.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Total employment: 70 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,590
- Median hourly wage: $46.44
- Total employment: 100 people (1.76 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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