Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in Corpus Christi

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#50. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 140 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.40
- Total employment: 460 people (2.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 560 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $61,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,150
- Median hourly wage: $29.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 190 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.10
- Total employment: 790 people (4.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $63,040
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 80 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,350
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Total employment: 380 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 310 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,600
- Median hourly wage: $30.58
- Total employment: 520 people (2.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $63,800
- Median hourly wage: $30.67
- Total employment: 60 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $64,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 420 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $64,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 150 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $65,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.54
- Total employment: 80 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,630
- Median hourly wage: $32.04
- Total employment: 220 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $69,570
- Median hourly wage: $33.45
- Total employment: 250 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $70,310
- Median hourly wage: $33.80
- Total employment: 480 people (2.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,320
- Median hourly wage: $34.77
- Total employment: 1,210 people (6.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,330
- Median hourly wage: $34.78
- Total employment: 1,820 people (9.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $72,420
- Median hourly wage: $34.82
- Total employment: 1,000 people (5.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 70 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $72,870
- Median hourly wage: $35.03
- Total employment: 360 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,510
- Median hourly wage: $35.34
- Total employment: 220 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,930
- Median hourly wage: $35.54
- Total employment: 90 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,580
- Median hourly wage: $35.85
- Total employment: 130 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,010
- Median hourly wage: $36.06
- Total employment: 230 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $75,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 110 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Chemical technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.49
- Total employment: 150 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Electrical power-line installers and repairers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $76,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 310 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $76,270
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Total employment: 680 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $77,310
- Median hourly wage: $37.17
- Total employment: 180 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,420
- Median hourly wage: $37.22
- Total employment: 710 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $78,230
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,280
- Median hourly wage: $37.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $78,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Calibration technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,480
- Median hourly wage: $38.21
- Total employment: 70 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,600
- Median hourly wage: $38.27
- Total employment: 270 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,060
- Median hourly wage: $38.49
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $80,180
- Median hourly wage: $38.55
- Total employment: 190 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Total employment: 200 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $83,810
- Median hourly wage: $40.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,530
- Median hourly wage: $41.60
- Total employment: 350 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $91,850
- Median hourly wage: $44.16
- Total employment: 200 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $94,180
- Median hourly wage: $45.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Petroleum pump system operators, refinery operators, and gaugers

- Median annual wage: $98,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Total employment: 960 people (5.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $100,730
- Median hourly wage: $48.43
- Total employment: 120 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $104,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 50 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $108,490
- Median hourly wage: $52.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.2 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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