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

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#50. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $45,550
- Median hourly wage: $21.90
- Total employment: 350 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $45,700
- Median hourly wage: $21.97
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,720
- Median hourly wage: $21.98
- Total employment: 260 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $45,870
- Median hourly wage: $22.05
- Total employment: 340 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $46,260
- Median hourly wage: $22.24
- Total employment: 330 people (2.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $46,270
- Median hourly wage: $22.25
- Total employment: 1,750 people (11.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,500
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 790 people (4.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $46,770
- Median hourly wage: $22.48
- Total employment: 360 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $46,880
- Median hourly wage: $22.54
- Total employment: 130 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $47,020
- Median hourly wage: $22.61
- Total employment: 120 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 110 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $47,780
- Median hourly wage: $22.97
- Total employment: 480 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $48,130
- Median hourly wage: $23.14
- Total employment: 30 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $48,370
- Median hourly wage: $23.25
- Total employment: 110 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Information and record clerks, all other

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: $23.33
- Total employment: 110 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $48,550
- Median hourly wage: $23.34
- Total employment: 280 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $48,590
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 50 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $48,840
- Median hourly wage: $23.48
- Total employment: 1,710 people (10.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,000
- Median hourly wage: $23.56
- Total employment: 130 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $50,030
- Median hourly wage: $24.05
- Total employment: 70 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $50,640
- Median hourly wage: $24.35
- Total employment: 290 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,610
- Median hourly wage: $24.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $52,020
- Median hourly wage: $25.01
- Total employment: 100 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $52,520
- Median hourly wage: $25.25
- Total employment: 180 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $54,050
- Median hourly wage: $25.99
- Total employment: 1,240 people (7.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $54,120
- Median hourly wage: $26.02
- Total employment: 80 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,410
- Median hourly wage: $26.16
- Total employment: 480 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $55,870
- Median hourly wage: $26.86
- Total employment: 170 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $55,910
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Total employment: 290 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,020
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 400 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $56,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.10
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 950 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,640
- Median hourly wage: $27.71
- Total employment: 130 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $57,820
- Median hourly wage: $27.80
- Total employment: 260 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $58,470
- Median hourly wage: $28.11
- Total employment: 180 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 430 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,210
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Total employment: 470 people (2.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $59,500
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 270 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 160 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $61,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.43
- Total employment: 100 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 70 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,890
- Median hourly wage: $30.71
- Total employment: 160 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,300
- Median hourly wage: $31.40
- Total employment: 70 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $71,050
- Median hourly wage: $34.16
- Total employment: 140 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $76,390
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 220 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $76,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 130 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $77,060
- Median hourly wage: $37.05
- Total employment: 100 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 90 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $107,240
- Median hourly wage: $51.56
- Total employment: 760 people (4.82 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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