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

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#50. First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers

- Median annual wage: $57,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.64
- Total employment: 90 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 60 people (1.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.37
- Total employment: 60 people (1.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $59,410
- Median hourly wage: $28.56
- Total employment: 520 people (10.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: $28.84
- Total employment: 90 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,000
- Median hourly wage: $28.85
- Total employment: 50 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,280
- Median hourly wage: $28.98
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,300
- Median hourly wage: $28.99
- Total employment: 150 people (2.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $60,630
- Median hourly wage: $29.15
- Total employment: 400 people (7.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 90 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners

- Median annual wage: $61,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Total employment: 30 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Total employment: 60 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $61,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.54
- Total employment: 60 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 180 people (3.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,340
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Total employment: 250 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,400
- Median hourly wage: $30.00
- Total employment: 200 people (3.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $63,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.51
- Total employment: 80 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,280
- Median hourly wage: $31.39
- Total employment: 70 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $66,390
- Median hourly wage: $31.92
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Crossing guards and flaggers

- Median annual wage: $66,410
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 60 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 160 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,850
- Median hourly wage: $32.62
- Total employment: 210 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $68,190
- Median hourly wage: $32.78
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $69,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 110 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.47
- Total employment: 460 people (8.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $71,460
- Median hourly wage: $34.36
- Total employment: 70 people (1.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,400
- Median hourly wage: $34.81
- Total employment: 100 people (1.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Paralegals and legal assistants

- Median annual wage: $72,460
- Median hourly wage: $34.84
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $74,610
- Median hourly wage: $35.87
- Total employment: 280 people (5.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $76,050
- Median hourly wage: $36.56
- Total employment: 220 people (4.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $76,920
- Median hourly wage: $36.98
- Total employment: 190 people (3.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.12
- Total employment: 380 people (7.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $77,660
- Median hourly wage: $37.34
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $77,990
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $79,450
- Median hourly wage: $38.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $81,190
- Median hourly wage: $39.04
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 80 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,370
- Median hourly wage: $40.56
- Total employment: 280 people (5.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $84,530
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Total employment: 30 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $94,270
- Median hourly wage: $45.32
- Total employment: 310 people (6.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $100,000
- Median hourly wage: $48.08
- Total employment: 130 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $102,160
- Median hourly wage: $49.12
- Total employment: 450 people (8.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $104,000
- Median hourly wage: $50.00
- Total employment: 80 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $104,200
- Median hourly wage: $50.09
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $109,380
- Median hourly wage: $52.59
- Total employment: 100 people (1.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $120,950
- Median hourly wage: $58.15
- Total employment: 70 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $122,460
- Median hourly wage: $58.88
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $130,690
- Median hourly wage: $62.83
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $140,800
- Median hourly wage: $67.69
- Total employment: 50 people (0.93 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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