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

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#50. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,310
- Median hourly wage: $36.21
- Total employment: 100 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $75,480
- Median hourly wage: $36.29
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $75,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Total employment: 300 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $76,400
- Median hourly wage: $36.73
- Total employment: 540 people (4.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,510
- Median hourly wage: $36.78
- Total employment: 110 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,520
- Median hourly wage: $36.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.04
- Total employment: 830 people (6.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,100
- Median hourly wage: $37.07
- Total employment: 60 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $77,810
- Median hourly wage: $37.41
- Total employment: 440 people (3.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: $37.51
- Total employment: 90 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $78,510
- Median hourly wage: $37.75
- Total employment: 200 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Total employment: 90 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $79,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.06
- Total employment: 30 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $79,210
- Median hourly wage: $38.08
- Total employment: 270 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,270
- Median hourly wage: $38.11
- Total employment: 620 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $83,080
- Median hourly wage: $39.94
- Total employment: 130 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $85,260
- Median hourly wage: $40.99
- Total employment: 130 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $85,430
- Median hourly wage: $41.07
- Total employment: 60 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $85,690
- Median hourly wage: $41.20
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $85,820
- Median hourly wage: $41.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Security guards

- Median annual wage: $87,770
- Median hourly wage: $42.20
- Total employment: 650 people (5.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $88,400
- Median hourly wage: $42.50
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $90,310
- Median hourly wage: $43.42
- Total employment: 70 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $91,550
- Median hourly wage: $44.01
- Total employment: 110 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Stationary engineers and boiler operators

- Median annual wage: $92,950
- Median hourly wage: $44.69
- Total employment: 90 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,610
- Median hourly wage: $45.49
- Total employment: 590 people (4.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Hazardous materials removal workers

- Median annual wage: $95,600
- Median hourly wage: $45.96
- Total employment: 660 people (5.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,480
- Median hourly wage: $46.39
- Total employment: 70 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,570
- Median hourly wage: $46.91
- Total employment: 40 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $97,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.97
- Total employment: 100 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,960
- Median hourly wage: $47.10
- Total employment: 30 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $98,830
- Median hourly wage: $47.51
- Total employment: 90 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $100,980
- Median hourly wage: $48.55
- Total employment: 880 people (6.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $101,980
- Median hourly wage: $49.03
- Total employment: Not available

#16. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $103,350
- Median hourly wage: $49.69
- Total employment: 250 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $103,890
- Median hourly wage: $49.95
- Total employment: 100 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $103,940
- Median hourly wage: $49.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $104,460
- Median hourly wage: $50.22
- Total employment: 320 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $104,830
- Median hourly wage: $50.40
- Total employment: 120 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $107,100
- Median hourly wage: $51.49
- Total employment: 240 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $107,810
- Median hourly wage: $51.83
- Total employment: 50 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $107,860
- Median hourly wage: $51.86
- Total employment: 30 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $108,740
- Median hourly wage: $52.28
- Total employment: 970 people (7.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $108,820
- Median hourly wage: $52.32
- Total employment: 100 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. First-line supervisors of security workers

- Median annual wage: $110,250
- Median hourly wage: $53.01
- Total employment: 60 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $112,530
- Median hourly wage: $54.10
- Total employment: 90 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $113,530
- Median hourly wage: $54.58
- Total employment: 1,420 people (11.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $123,000
- Median hourly wage: $59.14
- Total employment: 120 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $123,460
- Median hourly wage: $59.36
- Total employment: 70 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $135,150
- Median hourly wage: $64.98
- Total employment: 90 people (0.75 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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