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

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#50. Food processing workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $44,900
- Median hourly wage: $21.59
- Total employment: 500 people (10.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,300
- Median hourly wage: $21.78
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Meter readers, utilities

- Median annual wage: $45,420
- Median hourly wage: $21.84
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $45,440
- Median hourly wage: $21.85
- Total employment: 60 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,090
- Median hourly wage: $22.16
- Total employment: 110 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Eligibility interviewers, government programs (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 80 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators (tie)

- Median annual wage: $46,160
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 70 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $46,200
- Median hourly wage: $22.21
- Total employment: 280 people (5.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Maintenance and repair workers, general

- Median annual wage: $46,260
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 690 people (14.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 220 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $46,800
- Median hourly wage: $22.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $47,070
- Median hourly wage: $22.63
- Total employment: 240 people (5.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $47,230
- Median hourly wage: $22.71
- Total employment: 200 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.83
- Total employment: 180 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $47,760
- Median hourly wage: $22.96
- Total employment: 100 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $48,510
- Median hourly wage: $23.32
- Total employment: 80 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,060
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 50 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $49,410
- Median hourly wage: $23.76
- Total employment: 290 people (5.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Opticians, dispensing

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,810
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 90 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.08
- Total employment: 290 people (6.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $51,070
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: Not available

#28. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $51,810
- Median hourly wage: $24.91
- Total employment: 50 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $52,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.06
- Total employment: 80 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $52,190
- Median hourly wage: $25.09
- Total employment: 80 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $52,360
- Median hourly wage: $25.18
- Total employment: 60 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.53
- Total employment: 520 people (10.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $53,140
- Median hourly wage: $25.55
- Total employment: 40 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.64
- Total employment: 170 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $56,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 200 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Tutors

- Median annual wage: $56,070
- Median hourly wage: $26.96
- Total employment: 110 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $56,330
- Median hourly wage: $27.08
- Total employment: 140 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $56,470
- Median hourly wage: $27.15
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $56,770
- Median hourly wage: $27.29
- Total employment: 1,430 people (29.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $57,740
- Median hourly wage: $27.76
- Total employment: 260 people (5.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,250
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 100 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 580 people (12.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $62,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.96
- Total employment: 140 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,530
- Median hourly wage: $30.06
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.21
- Total employment: 230 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,880
- Median hourly wage: $30.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.40
- Total employment: 260 people (5.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,740
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Total employment: 60 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $66,610
- Median hourly wage: $32.03
- Total employment: 70 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $72,290
- Median hourly wage: $34.76
- Total employment: 50 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,430
- Median hourly wage: $35.31
- Total employment: 180 people (3.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $73,540
- Median hourly wage: $35.35
- Total employment: 50 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $95,390
- Median hourly wage: $45.86
- Total employment: 60 people (1.16 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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