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

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#50. Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $53,560
- Median hourly wage: $25.75
- Total employment: 70 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $54,430
- Median hourly wage: $26.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $56,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.99
- Total employment: 90 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $56,160
- Median hourly wage: $27.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $56,540
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 500 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.28
- Total employment: 320 people (2.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 110 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $57,510
- Median hourly wage: $27.65
- Total employment: 420 people (3.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.77
- Total employment: 90 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,880
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 390 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $57,890
- Median hourly wage: $27.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 1,160 people (9.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,260
- Median hourly wage: $28.01
- Total employment: 240 people (1.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $58,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.12
- Total employment: 160 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $58,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,800
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Total employment: 210 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $59,180
- Median hourly wage: $28.45
- Total employment: 840 people (6.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 40 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $59,560
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 390 people (3.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers

- Median annual wage: $60,710
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 30 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.22
- Total employment: 140 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 890 people (7.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.28
- Total employment: 900 people (7.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 240 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,280
- Median hourly wage: $29.94
- Total employment: 280 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,150
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $64,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.84
- Total employment: 300 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,910
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $64,980
- Median hourly wage: $31.24
- Total employment: 380 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $64,990
- Median hourly wage: $31.25
- Total employment: 140 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $65,150
- Median hourly wage: $31.32
- Total employment: 80 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 60 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,690
- Median hourly wage: $32.54
- Total employment: 120 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,440
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Total employment: 420 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $68,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.96
- Total employment: 60 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 160 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Postal service mail sorters, processors, and processing machine operators

- Median annual wage: $72,970
- Median hourly wage: $35.08
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,780
- Median hourly wage: $35.95
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.10
- Total employment: 160 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,270
- Median hourly wage: $37.15
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: $37.90
- Total employment: 440 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $94,290
- Median hourly wage: $45.33
- Total employment: 610 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $95,970
- Median hourly wage: $46.14
- Total employment: 110 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $105,020
- Median hourly wage: $50.49
- Total employment: 100 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,580
- Median hourly wage: $52.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $112,590
- Median hourly wage: $54.13
- Total employment: 100 people (0.85 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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