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

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#50. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $45,240
- Median hourly wage: $21.75
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Social and human service assistants

- Median annual wage: $45,330
- Median hourly wage: $21.79
- Total employment: 70 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $45,650
- Median hourly wage: $21.95
- Total employment: 40 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $45,900
- Median hourly wage: $22.07
- Total employment: 40 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Loan interviewers and clerks

- Median annual wage: $45,940
- Median hourly wage: $22.09
- Total employment: 70 people (1.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $45,950
- Median hourly wage: $22.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Roustabouts, oil and gas

- Median annual wage: $46,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.19
- Total employment: 240 people (6.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Bus drivers, school

- Median annual wage: $46,480
- Median hourly wage: $22.35
- Total employment: 60 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $46,700
- Median hourly wage: $22.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,370
- Median hourly wage: $22.78
- Total employment: 70 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $47,410
- Median hourly wage: $22.79
- Total employment: 40 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $47,440
- Median hourly wage: $22.81
- Total employment: 70 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $47,550
- Median hourly wage: $22.86
- Total employment: 160 people (4.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,950
- Median hourly wage: $23.06
- Total employment: 110 people (2.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $48,910
- Median hourly wage: $23.52
- Total employment: 610 people (15.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $49,100
- Median hourly wage: $23.61
- Total employment: 150 people (3.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $49,450
- Median hourly wage: $23.78
- Total employment: 40 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $51,060
- Median hourly wage: $24.55
- Total employment: 110 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $51,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.82
- Total employment: 140 people (3.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $52,420
- Median hourly wage: $25.20
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $52,920
- Median hourly wage: $25.44
- Total employment: 190 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,820
- Median hourly wage: $25.87
- Total employment: 50 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $54,790
- Median hourly wage: $26.34
- Total employment: 460 people (11.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $56,040
- Median hourly wage: $26.94
- Total employment: 40 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 40 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $58,060
- Median hourly wage: $27.92
- Total employment: 230 people (6.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,150
- Median hourly wage: $27.96
- Total employment: 140 people (3.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $58,720
- Median hourly wage: $28.23
- Total employment: 50 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,850
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 260 people (6.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 340 people (8.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 80 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $59,620
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 40 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,990
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 60 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $60,610
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Total employment: 50 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,780
- Median hourly wage: $29.70
- Total employment: 60 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,080
- Median hourly wage: $29.85
- Total employment: 250 people (6.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,620
- Median hourly wage: $30.59
- Total employment: 340 people (8.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,810
- Median hourly wage: $31.16
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $65,490
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 100 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $68,170
- Median hourly wage: $32.78
- Total employment: 170 people (4.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,370
- Median hourly wage: $33.35
- Total employment: 70 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $71,910
- Median hourly wage: $34.57
- Total employment: 310 people (8.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,700
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Total employment: 100 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,870
- Median hourly wage: $35.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $73,670
- Median hourly wage: $35.42
- Total employment: 240 people (6.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,190
- Median hourly wage: $36.63
- Total employment: 90 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $76,360
- Median hourly wage: $36.71
- Total employment: 70 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,750
- Median hourly wage: $39.79
- Total employment: 50 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $88,290
- Median hourly wage: $42.45
- Total employment: 60 people (1.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,130
- Median hourly wage: $47.18
- Total employment: 50 people (1.36 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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