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

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#50. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,210
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 310 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 330 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $61,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.49
- Total employment: 840 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $61,480
- Median hourly wage: $29.56
- Total employment: 1,590 people (3.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Legal support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Food service managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $61,530
- Median hourly wage: $29.58
- Total employment: 740 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.63
- Total employment: 130 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $62,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.81
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 350 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 4,170 people (9.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $63,260
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 390 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $63,490
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 310 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.56
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 4,780 people (11.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.66
- Total employment: 690 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,570
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 170 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,970
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 610 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,880
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 330 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: $31.74
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $66,450
- Median hourly wage: $31.95
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $68,680
- Median hourly wage: $33.02
- Total employment: 160 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 270 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,930
- Median hourly wage: $33.62
- Total employment: 220 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,950
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 2,370 people (5.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $69,960
- Median hourly wage: $33.63
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $70,430
- Median hourly wage: $33.86
- Total employment: 410 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $71,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.47
- Total employment: 210 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,070
- Median hourly wage: $34.65
- Total employment: 540 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $72,470
- Median hourly wage: $34.84
- Total employment: 110 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,480
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 210 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,010
- Median hourly wage: $35.10
- Total employment: 200 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,300
- Median hourly wage: $35.72
- Total employment: 670 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,840
- Median hourly wage: $35.98
- Total employment: 1,510 people (3.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $74,990
- Median hourly wage: $36.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,130
- Median hourly wage: $36.12
- Total employment: 430 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 2,780 people (6.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $76,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,930
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,180
- Median hourly wage: $37.59
- Total employment: 570 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,750
- Median hourly wage: $37.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $79,200
- Median hourly wage: $38.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $79,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.13
- Total employment: 270 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,790
- Median hourly wage: $38.36
- Total employment: 350 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,580
- Median hourly wage: $38.74
- Total employment: 100 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $81,620
- Median hourly wage: $39.24
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $81,980
- Median hourly wage: $39.41
- Total employment: 360 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,460
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Total employment: 710 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Total employment: 520 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $126,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 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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