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

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#50. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $54,550
- Median hourly wage: $26.22
- Total employment: 130 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $54,590
- Median hourly wage: $26.25
- Total employment: 580 people (4.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Maintenance workers, machinery

- Median annual wage: $54,620
- Median hourly wage: $26.26
- Total employment: 90 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $54,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.29
- Total employment: 130 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $55,110
- Median hourly wage: $26.50
- Total employment: 70 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $55,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 40 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $55,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.80
- Total employment: 140 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $56,010
- Median hourly wage: $26.93
- Total employment: 1,020 people (7.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Health information technologists and medical registrars

- Median annual wage: $56,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Civil engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $56,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.21
- Total employment: 100 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $57,430
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 770 people (5.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $57,720
- Median hourly wage: $27.75
- Total employment: 30 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,050
- Median hourly wage: $28.39
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Chemical equipment operators and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,070
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 210 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,140
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 280 people (2.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Real estate sales agents

- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 110 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.83
- Total employment: 100 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $60,400
- Median hourly wage: $29.04
- Total employment: 70 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $60,870
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 780 people (5.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,060
- Median hourly wage: $29.84
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 130 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Drywall and ceiling tile installers

- Median annual wage: $63,050
- Median hourly wage: $30.31
- Total employment: 40 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $63,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.52
- Total employment: 680 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,600
- Median hourly wage: $31.06
- Total employment: 40 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $64,790
- Median hourly wage: $31.15
- Total employment: 200 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,940
- Median hourly wage: $31.22
- Total employment: 150 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Occupational therapy assistants

- Median annual wage: $65,800
- Median hourly wage: $31.64
- Total employment: 80 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,140
- Median hourly wage: $32.28
- Total employment: 150 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $67,630
- Median hourly wage: $32.52
- Total employment: 710 people (5.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.67
- Total employment: 290 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,060
- Median hourly wage: $33.20
- Total employment: 390 people (2.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels

- Median annual wage: $69,330
- Median hourly wage: $33.33
- Total employment: 210 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $70,270
- Median hourly wage: $33.79
- Total employment: 110 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $71,620
- Median hourly wage: $34.43
- Total employment: 110 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $71,950
- Median hourly wage: $34.59
- Total employment: 370 people (2.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,490
- Median hourly wage: $34.85
- Total employment: 810 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,860
- Median hourly wage: $35.03
- Total employment: 950 people (6.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $73,250
- Median hourly wage: $35.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $74,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Total employment: 120 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $74,930
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 130 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $76,570
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 30 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $76,860
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 220 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 70 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Telecommunications line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 160 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,660
- Median hourly wage: $38.78
- Total employment: 390 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,010
- Median hourly wage: $39.43
- Total employment: 100 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,880
- Median hourly wage: $39.85
- Total employment: 70 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining

- Median annual wage: $84,640
- Median hourly wage: $40.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $85,050
- Median hourly wage: $40.89
- Total employment: 60 people (0.42 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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