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

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#50. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $47,220
- Median hourly wage: $22.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Automotive service technicians and mechanics

- Median annual wage: $47,990
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: 350 people (6.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $48,310
- Median hourly wage: $23.23
- Total employment: 110 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $48,580
- Median hourly wage: $23.36
- Total employment: 100 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $48,730
- Median hourly wage: $23.43
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $48,750
- Median hourly wage: $23.44
- Total employment: 190 people (3.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $49,070
- Median hourly wage: $23.59
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $49,270
- Median hourly wage: $23.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $49,760
- Median hourly wage: $23.92
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $49,770
- Median hourly wage: $23.93
- Total employment: 200 people (3.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $49,830
- Median hourly wage: $23.96
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $51,000
- Median hourly wage: $24.52
- Total employment: 150 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $51,350
- Median hourly wage: $24.69
- Total employment: 720 people (13.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,890
- Median hourly wage: $25.91
- Total employment: 330 people (6.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $53,910
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 250 people (4.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.92
- Total employment: 70 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,480
- Median hourly wage: $26.19
- Total employment: 170 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers

- Median annual wage: $55,360
- Median hourly wage: $26.62
- Total employment: 120 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,290
- Median hourly wage: $27.06
- Total employment: 90 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $57,080
- Median hourly wage: $27.44
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Automotive body and related repairers

- Median annual wage: $57,680
- Median hourly wage: $27.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,140
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 370 people (7.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers

- Median annual wage: $58,380
- Median hourly wage: $28.07
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.14
- Total employment: 240 people (4.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $58,810
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.34
- Total employment: 80 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $59,310
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 150 people (2.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,390
- Median hourly wage: $28.55
- Total employment: 540 people (10.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,010
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 70 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $60,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 60 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $60,810
- Median hourly wage: $29.24
- Total employment: 390 people (7.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $61,370
- Median hourly wage: $29.51
- Total employment: 140 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,430
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 260 people (5.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $63,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,680
- Median hourly wage: $30.61
- Total employment: 370 people (7.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $64,110
- Median hourly wage: $30.82
- Total employment: 230 people (4.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,110
- Median hourly wage: $31.31
- Total employment: 50 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $66,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.97
- Total employment: 50 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $72,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $73,330
- Median hourly wage: $35.25
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,910
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 110 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,530
- Median hourly wage: $36.31
- Total employment: 80 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $75,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.33
- Total employment: 260 people (4.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.99
- Total employment: 320 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,720
- Median hourly wage: $37.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $81,840
- Median hourly wage: $39.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $81,870
- Median hourly wage: $39.36
- Total employment: 70 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $94,580
- Median hourly wage: $45.47
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $96,640
- Median hourly wage: $46.46
- Total employment: 150 people (2.91 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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