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

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#50. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $59,570
- Median hourly wage: $28.64
- Total employment: 420 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $59,590
- Median hourly wage: $28.65
- Total employment: 460 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.65
- Total employment: 190 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.71
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Mechanical drafters (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Transportation security screeners (tie)

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 150 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,490
- Median hourly wage: $29.08
- Total employment: 360 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,570
- Median hourly wage: $29.12
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 210 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 1,920 people (7.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,460
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 170 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Total employment: 2,040 people (8.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,820
- Median hourly wage: $29.72
- Total employment: 770 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,880
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 2,400 people (9.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 30 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 70 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,640
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 1,100 people (4.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,130
- Median hourly wage: $30.35
- Total employment: 130 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.62
- Total employment: 360 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $64,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: $31.37
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $65,380
- Median hourly wage: $31.44
- Total employment: 410 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $65,390
- Median hourly wage: $31.44
- Total employment: 1,000 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,860
- Median hourly wage: $31.66
- Total employment: 1,580 people (6.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.79
- Total employment: 120 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $66,460
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 850 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $68,590
- Median hourly wage: $32.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,610
- Median hourly wage: $33.95
- Total employment: 90 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,940
- Median hourly wage: $34.11
- Total employment: 1,530 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $73,270
- Median hourly wage: $35.23
- Total employment: 190 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $74,070
- Median hourly wage: $35.61
- Total employment: 1,190 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $74,880
- Median hourly wage: $36.00
- Total employment: 140 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 550 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $75,690
- Median hourly wage: $36.39
- Total employment: 90 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,790
- Median hourly wage: $36.44
- Total employment: 930 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,500
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 240 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,640
- Median hourly wage: $36.85
- Total employment: 200 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $77,090
- Median hourly wage: $37.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $77,410
- Median hourly wage: $37.21
- Total employment: 140 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,410
- Median hourly wage: $37.70
- Total employment: 920 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,480
- Median hourly wage: $39.17
- Total employment: 130 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $82,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.52
- Total employment: 60 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $88,900
- Median hourly wage: $42.74
- Total employment: 230 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $91,710
- Median hourly wage: $44.09
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,690
- Median hourly wage: $46.49
- Total employment: 350 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $98,130
- Median hourly wage: $47.18
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $105,370
- Median hourly wage: $50.66
- Total employment: 140 people (0.57 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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