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

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#50. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $60,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.19
- Total employment: 140 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,990
- Median hourly wage: $29.32
- Total employment: 1,860 people (4.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 230 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $61,770
- Median hourly wage: $29.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health

- Median annual wage: $62,140
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.91
- Total employment: 2,530 people (6.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Media and communication workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $62,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $62,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 430 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,000
- Median hourly wage: $30.29
- Total employment: 6,340 people (15.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $63,090
- Median hourly wage: $30.33
- Total employment: 90 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $63,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 160 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,310
- Median hourly wage: $30.44
- Total employment: 720 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $63,760
- Median hourly wage: $30.65
- Total employment: 300 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Total employment: 1,300 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.72
- Total employment: 380 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $64,020
- Median hourly wage: $30.78
- Total employment: 160 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $64,320
- Median hourly wage: $30.92
- Total employment: 630 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,550
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 80 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,870
- Median hourly wage: $31.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 2,580 people (6.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,540
- Median hourly wage: $31.51
- Total employment: 290 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $65,820
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 560 people (1.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $66,890
- Median hourly wage: $32.16
- Total employment: 230 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $67,090
- Median hourly wage: $32.25
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $67,980
- Median hourly wage: $32.68
- Total employment: 270 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $70,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 250 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Legal support workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $70,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.93
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $71,050
- Median hourly wage: $34.16
- Total employment: 130 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,590
- Median hourly wage: $34.42
- Total employment: 1,730 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,730
- Median hourly wage: $34.49
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $71,790
- Median hourly wage: $34.52
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $74,130
- Median hourly wage: $35.64
- Total employment: 210 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $75,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,600
- Median hourly wage: $36.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $75,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.47
- Total employment: 230 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $76,230
- Median hourly wage: $36.65
- Total employment: 50 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $77,180
- Median hourly wage: $37.10
- Total employment: 620 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,640
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 210 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $79,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.98
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $79,320
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 250 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $80,200
- Median hourly wage: $38.56
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,830
- Median hourly wage: $38.86
- Total employment: 570 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,280
- Median hourly wage: $39.56
- Total employment: 680 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

- Median annual wage: $82,680
- Median hourly wage: $39.75
- Total employment: 100 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $88,350
- Median hourly wage: $42.47
- Total employment: 510 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Environmental engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $88,990
- Median hourly wage: $42.78
- Total employment: 320 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay

- Median annual wage: $92,740
- Median hourly wage: $44.59
- Total employment: 90 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $96,160
- Median hourly wage: $46.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $98,220
- Median hourly wage: $47.22
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $167,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 110 people (0.26 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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