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

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $41,550
- Median hourly wage: $19.98
- Total employment: 150 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $41,900
- Median hourly wage: $20.14
- Total employment: 60 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Helpers--production workers

- Median annual wage: $41,910
- Median hourly wage: $20.15
- Total employment: 80 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks

- Median annual wage: $43,600
- Median hourly wage: $20.96
- Total employment: 310 people (8.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. First-line supervisors of retail sales workers

- Median annual wage: $43,760
- Median hourly wage: $21.04
- Total employment: 330 people (9.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $44,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.49
- Total employment: 210 people (5.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Self-enrichment teachers

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 60 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,490
- Median hourly wage: $21.87
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $45,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.00
- Total employment: 430 people (12.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $46,000
- Median hourly wage: $22.12
- Total employment: 480 people (13.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $46,790
- Median hourly wage: $22.49
- Total employment: 420 people (11.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $46,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 40 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $47,040
- Median hourly wage: $22.62
- Total employment: 90 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.64
- Total employment: 40 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,450
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 140 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,530
- Median hourly wage: $22.85
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.02
- Total employment: 110 people (3.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $48,170
- Median hourly wage: $23.16
- Total employment: 60 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,670
- Median hourly wage: $23.40
- Total employment: 110 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,080
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 230 people (6.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $49,090
- Median hourly wage: $23.60
- Total employment: 140 people (3.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,250
- Median hourly wage: $23.68
- Total employment: 80 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,260
- Median hourly wage: $24.16
- Total employment: 30 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $51,150
- Median hourly wage: $24.59
- Total employment: 150 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $51,520
- Median hourly wage: $24.77
- Total employment: 80 people (2.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $52,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 190 people (5.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Total employment: 50 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.50
- Total employment: 40 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,130
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 200 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $53,470
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 90 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $53,480
- Median hourly wage: $25.71
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $53,630
- Median hourly wage: $25.78
- Total employment: 70 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,060
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 30 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,340
- Median hourly wage: $26.61
- Total employment: 70 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $56,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 60 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,690
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 170 people (4.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,840
- Median hourly wage: $27.81
- Total employment: 60 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.41
- Total employment: 290 people (8.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.87
- Total employment: 80 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,240
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 200 people (5.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $61,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.68
- Total employment: 50 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 40 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,700
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $65,090
- Median hourly wage: $31.30
- Total employment: 50 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,870
- Median hourly wage: $32.15
- Total employment: 220 people (6.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,860
- Median hourly wage: $33.11
- Total employment: 330 people (9.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,330
- Median hourly wage: $36.70
- Total employment: 350 people (9.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $78,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.81
- Total employment: 50 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,890
- Median hourly wage: $40.33
- Total employment: 180 people (5.14 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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