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

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#50. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,580
- Median hourly wage: $24.80
- Total employment: 330 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $52,000
- Median hourly wage: $25.00
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Roustabouts, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $53,030
- Median hourly wage: $25.50
- Total employment: 240 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $53,160
- Median hourly wage: $25.56
- Total employment: 260 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $54,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.03
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $54,350
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 170 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $55,240
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $55,330
- Median hourly wage: $26.60
- Total employment: 450 people (3.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $55,390
- Median hourly wage: $26.63
- Total employment: 80 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $56,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Total employment: 100 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,920
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Total employment: 150 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,550
- Median hourly wage: $27.67
- Total employment: 870 people (7.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door

- Median annual wage: $57,610
- Median hourly wage: $27.70
- Total employment: 70 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,710
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 670 people (5.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 100 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 90 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 1,130 people (10.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $60,200
- Median hourly wage: $28.94
- Total employment: 100 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.02
- Total employment: 80 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Private detectives and investigators

- Median annual wage: $60,450
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Total employment: 610 people (5.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 70 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Derrick operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $61,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.62
- Total employment: 110 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Structural metal fabricators and fitters

- Median annual wage: $61,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.75
- Total employment: 110 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $62,090
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 280 people (2.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,470
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- Total employment: 560 people (4.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.37
- Total employment: 470 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.48
- Total employment: 260 people (2.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $64,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.93
- Total employment: 270 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,420
- Median hourly wage: $32.89
- Total employment: 470 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $69,200
- Median hourly wage: $33.27
- Total employment: 100 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $69,310
- Median hourly wage: $33.32
- Total employment: 70 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Wellhead pumpers

- Median annual wage: $69,340
- Median hourly wage: $33.34
- Total employment: 80 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $70,180
- Median hourly wage: $33.74
- Total employment: 110 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $70,340
- Median hourly wage: $33.82
- Total employment: 80 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $71,140
- Median hourly wage: $34.20
- Total employment: 350 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,900
- Median hourly wage: $34.57
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $73,240
- Median hourly wage: $35.21
- Total employment: 80 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,240
- Median hourly wage: $35.69
- Total employment: 290 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $75,830
- Median hourly wage: $36.46
- Total employment: 250 people (2.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $76,020
- Median hourly wage: $36.55
- Total employment: 130 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $76,680
- Median hourly wage: $36.87
- Total employment: 500 people (4.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Rotary drill operators, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $77,650
- Median hourly wage: $37.33
- Total employment: 80 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $78,530
- Median hourly wage: $37.76
- Total employment: 80 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $84,030
- Median hourly wage: $40.40
- Total employment: 190 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $86,230
- Median hourly wage: $41.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $87,460
- Median hourly wage: $42.05
- Total employment: 170 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $100,080
- Median hourly wage: $48.12
- Total employment: 100 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $110,820
- Median hourly wage: $53.28
- Total employment: 50 people (0.48 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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