Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Hilton Head Island

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#50. Motorboat mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,190
- Median hourly wage: $24.61
- Total employment: 60 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $51,650
- Median hourly wage: $24.83
- Total employment: 30 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $51,700
- Median hourly wage: $24.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,760
- Median hourly wage: $24.89
- Total employment: 290 people (3.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,220
- Median hourly wage: $25.11
- Total employment: 80 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Procurement clerks

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $52,390
- Median hourly wage: $25.19
- Total employment: 110 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 190 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services

- Median annual wage: $52,600
- Median hourly wage: $25.29
- Total employment: 120 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,680
- Median hourly wage: $25.81
- Total employment: 80 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $54,470
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 190 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 370 people (4.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $55,730
- Median hourly wage: $26.79
- Total employment: 80 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 90 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $56,520
- Median hourly wage: $27.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,200
- Median hourly wage: $27.50
- Total employment: 590 people (7.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,060
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Total employment: 760 people (9.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,230
- Median hourly wage: $27.99
- Total employment: 730 people (8.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $58,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 190 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 220 people (2.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $60,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 520 people (6.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Healthcare support workers, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 60 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Postal service mail carriers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 190 people (2.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $60,670
- Median hourly wage: $29.17
- Total employment: 240 people (2.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Audio and video technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,000
- Median hourly wage: $29.33
- Total employment: 30 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,230
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 110 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,250
- Median hourly wage: $29.45
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,790
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 140 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 370 people (4.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $62,920
- Median hourly wage: $30.25
- Total employment: 60 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,760
- Median hourly wage: $31.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $65,780
- Median hourly wage: $31.63
- Total employment: 210 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,950
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 100 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $67,020
- Median hourly wage: $32.22
- Total employment: 90 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $67,830
- Median hourly wage: $32.61
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,680
- Median hourly wage: $34.46
- Total employment: 300 people (3.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $72,550
- Median hourly wage: $34.88
- Total employment: 250 people (3.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $76,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 60 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.03
- Total employment: 40 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.14
- Total employment: 570 people (6.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,960
- Median hourly wage: $37.96
- Total employment: 50 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,820
- Median hourly wage: $38.86
- Total employment: 80 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,630
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 110 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $83,150
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 50 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $85,400
- Median hourly wage: $41.06
- Total employment: 150 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $92,750
- Median hourly wage: $44.59
- Total employment: 80 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $118,190
- Median hourly wage: $56.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.43 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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