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

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#50. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.63
- Total employment: 360 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 350 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 660 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 60 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.66
- Total employment: 980 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 180 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,880
- Median hourly wage: $28.79
- Total employment: 190 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 40 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 320 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 500 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,320
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Total employment: 1,120 people (6.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,390
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 270 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 90 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Total employment: 690 people (4.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $62,770
- Median hourly wage: $30.18
- Total employment: 260 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $63,010
- Median hourly wage: $30.30
- Total employment: 470 people (2.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,350
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,960
- Median hourly wage: $30.75
- Total employment: 1,270 people (7.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.80
- Total employment: 60 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,650
- Median hourly wage: $31.08
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,750
- Median hourly wage: $31.13
- Total employment: 240 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 120 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $64,830
- Median hourly wage: $31.17
- Total employment: 40 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $65,380
- Median hourly wage: $31.43
- Total employment: 220 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,930
- Median hourly wage: $31.70
- Total employment: 160 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Chemical plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $66,640
- Median hourly wage: $32.04
- Total employment: 130 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $66,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.05
- Total employment: 100 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,570
- Median hourly wage: $32.49
- Total employment: 1,580 people (9.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $69,540
- Median hourly wage: $33.43
- Total employment: 130 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $70,900
- Median hourly wage: $34.09
- Total employment: 110 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,210
- Median hourly wage: $35.20
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,080
- Median hourly wage: $35.62
- Total employment: 110 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,340
- Median hourly wage: $36.22
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.26
- Total employment: 760 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Occupational therapy assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $75,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.39
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $75,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.38
- Total employment: 150 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $77,680
- Median hourly wage: $37.35
- Total employment: 80 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $78,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.63
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.80
- Total employment: 1,660 people (10.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $79,580
- Median hourly wage: $38.26
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,750
- Median hourly wage: $38.34
- Total employment: 770 people (4.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,020
- Median hourly wage: $39.91
- Total employment: 120 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,060
- Median hourly wage: $39.93
- Total employment: 170 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $85,470
- Median hourly wage: $41.09
- Total employment: 160 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $87,050
- Median hourly wage: $41.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $87,940
- Median hourly wage: $42.28
- Total employment: 70 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $105,350
- Median hourly wage: $50.65
- Total employment: 260 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $105,610
- Median hourly wage: $50.77
- Total employment: 290 people (1.78 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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