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

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#50. Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $44,740
- Median hourly wage: $21.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $44,930
- Median hourly wage: $21.60
- Total employment: 110 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Shipping, receiving, and inventory clerks (tie)

- Median annual wage: $45,190
- Median hourly wage: $21.73
- Total employment: 180 people (4.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Paralegals and legal assistants (tie)

- Median annual wage: $45,190
- Median hourly wage: $21.73
- Total employment: 50 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $45,370
- Median hourly wage: $21.81
- Total employment: 50 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $46,120
- Median hourly wage: $22.17
- Total employment: 30 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $46,710
- Median hourly wage: $22.46
- Total employment: 30 people (0.91 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Medical records specialists

- Median annual wage: $46,970
- Median hourly wage: $22.58
- Total employment: 80 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $47,300
- Median hourly wage: $22.74
- Total employment: 120 people (3.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance

- Median annual wage: $47,340
- Median hourly wage: $22.76
- Total employment: 30 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Machinists

- Median annual wage: $47,980
- Median hourly wage: $23.07
- Total employment: Not available

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

- Median annual wage: $48,880
- Median hourly wage: $23.50
- Total employment: 70 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $49,150
- Median hourly wage: $23.63
- Total employment: 70 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $49,560
- Median hourly wage: $23.83
- Total employment: 80 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Production workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $49,820
- Median hourly wage: $23.95
- Total employment: 110 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $49,980
- Median hourly wage: $24.03
- Total employment: 70 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic

- Median annual wage: $51,160
- Median hourly wage: $24.60
- Total employment: 140 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $51,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.81
- Total employment: 110 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $51,960
- Median hourly wage: $24.98
- Total employment: 300 people (8.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $53,110
- Median hourly wage: $25.54
- Total employment: 90 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $53,870
- Median hourly wage: $25.90
- Total employment: 110 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Postal service mail carriers

- Median annual wage: $54,350
- Median hourly wage: $26.13
- Total employment: 140 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $54,750
- Median hourly wage: $26.32
- Total employment: 340 people (9.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $55,240
- Median hourly wage: $26.56
- Total employment: 780 people (21.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $55,690
- Median hourly wage: $26.78
- Total employment: 280 people (7.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,190
- Median hourly wage: $27.02
- Total employment: 130 people (3.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,270
- Median hourly wage: $27.05
- Total employment: 310 people (8.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,950
- Median hourly wage: $27.38
- Total employment: 170 people (4.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.43
- Total employment: 60 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $57,350
- Median hourly wage: $27.57
- Total employment: 50 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $58,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.06
- Total employment: 60 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Painters, construction and maintenance

- Median annual wage: $58,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.19
- Total employment: 50 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

- Median annual wage: $59,320
- Median hourly wage: $28.52
- Total employment: 140 people (3.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Production, planning, and expediting clerks

- Median annual wage: $59,760
- Median hourly wage: $28.73
- Total employment: 60 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $61,900
- Median hourly wage: $29.76
- Total employment: 180 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $61,980
- Median hourly wage: $29.80
- Total employment: 80 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 200 people (5.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,450
- Median hourly wage: $30.03
- Total employment: 50 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,580
- Median hourly wage: $30.09
- Total employment: 180 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Miscellaneous assemblers and fabricators

- Median annual wage: $63,630
- Median hourly wage: $30.59
- Total employment: 510 people (13.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $64,190
- Median hourly wage: $30.86
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $65,170
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Total employment: 110 people (3.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $66,680
- Median hourly wage: $32.06
- Total employment: 50 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,980
- Median hourly wage: $32.20
- Total employment: 170 people (4.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,530
- Median hourly wage: $34.87
- Total employment: 180 people (5.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $73,720
- Median hourly wage: $35.44
- Total employment: 60 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $74,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.03
- Total employment: 60 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Diagnostic medical sonographers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 30 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. First-line supervisors of production and operating workers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $78,600
- Median hourly wage: $37.79
- Total employment: 230 people (6.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $86,670
- Median hourly wage: $41.67
- Total employment: 40 people (0.99 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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