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

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#50. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 60 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $57,700
- Median hourly wage: $27.74
- Total employment: 150 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $58,100
- Median hourly wage: $27.94
- Total employment: 480 people (6.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $58,900
- Median hourly wage: $28.32
- Total employment: 1,820 people (26.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,480
- Median hourly wage: $28.60
- Total employment: 350 people (5.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,030
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,550
- Median hourly wage: $29.11
- Total employment: 90 people (1.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $60,700
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 170 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $60,740
- Median hourly wage: $29.20
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,050
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 50 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,060
- Median hourly wage: $29.35
- Total employment: 170 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Medical equipment repairers

- Median annual wage: $61,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.48
- Total employment: 30 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,410
- Median hourly wage: $29.52
- Total employment: 100 people (1.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $61,910
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Total employment: 40 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $61,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,970
- Median hourly wage: $29.79
- Total employment: 240 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,060
- Median hourly wage: $29.84
- Total employment: 330 people (4.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,550
- Median hourly wage: $30.07
- Total employment: 140 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,060
- Median hourly wage: $30.32
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,120
- Median hourly wage: $30.34
- Total employment: 90 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $63,330
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,510
- Median hourly wage: $30.54
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 420 people (6.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $63,930
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 100 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,980
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 570 people (8.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $64,560
- Median hourly wage: $31.04
- Total employment: 270 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,920
- Median hourly wage: $31.21
- Total employment: 70 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $65,270
- Median hourly wage: $31.38
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $66,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.78
- Total employment: 130 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $66,400
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 70 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $67,270
- Median hourly wage: $32.34
- Total employment: 130 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $69,470
- Median hourly wage: $33.40
- Total employment: 900 people (13.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $71,200
- Median hourly wage: $34.23
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $71,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.48
- Total employment: 140 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,740
- Median hourly wage: $34.97
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $73,850
- Median hourly wage: $35.51
- Total employment: 130 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $73,890
- Median hourly wage: $35.53
- Total employment: 310 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $74,420
- Median hourly wage: $35.78
- Total employment: 700 people (10.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 260 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.06
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,050
- Median hourly wage: $38.97
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $81,370
- Median hourly wage: $39.12
- Total employment: 400 people (5.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $81,640
- Median hourly wage: $39.25
- Total employment: 400 people (5.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $83,480
- Median hourly wage: $40.14
- Total employment: 120 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $96,330
- Median hourly wage: $46.31
- Total employment: 120 people (1.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $97,980
- Median hourly wage: $47.11
- Total employment: 470 people (6.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $99,570
- Median hourly wage: $47.87
- Total employment: 140 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,510
- Median hourly wage: $49.28
- Total employment: 30 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $110,360
- Median hourly wage: $53.06
- Total employment: 50 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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