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

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

- Median annual wage: $61,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.65
- Total employment: 1,750 people (5.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,730
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 330 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 950 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 90 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 350 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,580
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 420 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,670
- Median hourly wage: $30.13
- Total employment: 160 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 1,120 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.53
- Total employment: 870 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 290 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Bus drivers, transit and intercity

- Median annual wage: $63,820
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 170 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $64,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.03
- Total employment: 60 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Forest and conservation technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.05
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 410 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,670
- Median hourly wage: $31.09
- Total employment: 2,690 people (8.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,700
- Median hourly wage: $31.11
- Total employment: 2,140 people (6.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,040
- Median hourly wage: $31.75
- Total employment: 4,510 people (13.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 70 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,930
- Median hourly wage: $32.18
- Total employment: 710 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,580
- Median hourly wage: $32.49
- Total employment: 250 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $67,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.60
- Total employment: 100 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $68,270
- Median hourly wage: $32.82
- Total employment: 490 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,400
- Median hourly wage: $32.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $68,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.00
- Total employment: 830 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.30
- Total employment: 180 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $70,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.78
- Total employment: 70 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $70,640
- Median hourly wage: $33.96
- Total employment: 960 people (2.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,970
- Median hourly wage: $34.60
- Total employment: 400 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,360
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 1,180 people (3.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $74,370
- Median hourly wage: $35.76
- Total employment: 820 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $75,110
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 300 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.50
- Total employment: 390 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 1,160 people (3.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $76,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.90
- Total employment: 290 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: $37.49
- Total employment: 230 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,300
- Median hourly wage: $37.65
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.65
- Total employment: 70 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $80,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $81,510
- Median hourly wage: $39.19
- Total employment: 420 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,450
- Median hourly wage: $39.64
- Total employment: 1,260 people (3.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $82,490
- Median hourly wage: $39.66
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $84,440
- Median hourly wage: $40.60
- Total employment: 120 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $85,320
- Median hourly wage: $41.02
- Total employment: 1,440 people (4.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $86,130
- Median hourly wage: $41.41
- Total employment: 90 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $89,860
- Median hourly wage: $43.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $97,240
- Median hourly wage: $46.75
- Total employment: 120 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,280
- Median hourly wage: $46.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,250
- Median hourly wage: $50.12
- Total employment: 110 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $105,570
- Median hourly wage: $50.76
- Total employment: 560 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $121,950
- Median hourly wage: $58.63
- Total employment: 330 people (1.0 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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