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

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#50. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $74,680
- Median hourly wage: $35.90
- Total employment: 400 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $74,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 2,700 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,120
- Median hourly wage: $36.11
- Total employment: 21,900 people (5.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Aircraft cargo handling supervisors

- Median annual wage: $75,170
- Median hourly wage: $36.14
- Total employment: 580 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $76,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 710 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,410
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 18,280 people (4.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $76,800
- Median hourly wage: $36.92
- Total employment: 2,820 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,260
- Median hourly wage: $37.14
- Total employment: 6,520 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.25
- Total employment: 2,230 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $77,520
- Median hourly wage: $37.27
- Total employment: 5,530 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $77,690
- Median hourly wage: $37.35
- Total employment: 8,960 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $77,860
- Median hourly wage: $37.43
- Total employment: 3,100 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $78,220
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 430 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $78,230
- Median hourly wage: $37.61
- Total employment: 920 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $78,470
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 410 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,320
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 4,690 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bailiffs

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 70 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $79,970
- Median hourly wage: $38.45
- Total employment: 1,160 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $80,380
- Median hourly wage: $38.65
- Total employment: 840 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $80,420
- Median hourly wage: $38.67
- Total employment: 200 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 2,950 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $83,660
- Median hourly wage: $40.22
- Total employment: 720 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers

- Median annual wage: $83,870
- Median hourly wage: $40.32
- Total employment: 2,450 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $84,980
- Median hourly wage: $40.86
- Total employment: 1,850 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $85,780
- Median hourly wage: $41.24
- Total employment: 8,920 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Model makers, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $85,820
- Median hourly wage: $41.26
- Total employment: 70 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $88,280
- Median hourly wage: $42.44
- Total employment: 7,180 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $90,690
- Median hourly wage: $43.60
- Total employment: 6,230 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $91,470
- Median hourly wage: $43.97
- Total employment: 16,120 people (4.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $92,540
- Median hourly wage: $44.49
- Total employment: 1,540 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Fire inspectors and investigators

- Median annual wage: $92,610
- Median hourly wage: $44.52
- Total employment: 300 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Athletes and sports competitors

- Median annual wage: $94,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 490 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $95,610
- Median hourly wage: $45.97
- Total employment: 2,640 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $96,060
- Median hourly wage: $46.18
- Total employment: 840 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Media and communication equipment workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $97,200
- Median hourly wage: $46.73
- Total employment: 80 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,790
- Median hourly wage: $47.01
- Total employment: 330 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $99,210
- Median hourly wage: $47.70
- Total employment: 510 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $99,590
- Median hourly wage: $47.88
- Total employment: 100 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $100,930
- Median hourly wage: $48.52
- Total employment: 230 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $101,990
- Median hourly wage: $49.04
- Total employment: 9,740 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $103,010
- Median hourly wage: $49.53
- Total employment: 180 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $103,200
- Median hourly wage: $49.62
- Total employment: 270 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,470
- Median hourly wage: $50.23
- Total employment: 430 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Court reporters and simultaneous captioners

- Median annual wage: $105,410
- Median hourly wage: $50.68
- Total employment: 210 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Power distributors and dispatchers

- Median annual wage: $107,880
- Median hourly wage: $51.87
- Total employment: 210 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $112,340
- Median hourly wage: $54.01
- Total employment: 980 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $116,120
- Median hourly wage: $55.83
- Total employment: 210 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $121,470
- Median hourly wage: $58.40
- Total employment: 1,430 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Air traffic controllers

- Median annual wage: $182,890
- Median hourly wage: $87.93
- Total employment: 780 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $188,920
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 2,480 people (0.62 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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