Highest-paying jobs for people with 2-year degrees in La Crosse

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#50. Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers

- Median annual wage: $56,620
- Median hourly wage: $27.22
- Total employment: 340 people (4.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,810
- Median hourly wage: $27.31
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,380
- Median hourly wage: $27.59
- Total employment: 410 people (4.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,050
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $58,240
- Median hourly wage: $28.00
- Total employment: 200 people (2.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $58,830
- Median hourly wage: $28.28
- Total employment: 490 people (5.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 120 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Computer numerically controlled tool operators

- Median annual wage: $59,530
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Total employment: 80 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $59,660
- Median hourly wage: $28.68
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,790
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.77
- Total employment: 50 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,860
- Median hourly wage: $28.78
- Total employment: 50 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $60,020
- Median hourly wage: $28.86
- Total employment: 2,070 people (24.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,090
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Total employment: 520 people (6.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.96
- Total employment: 30 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.13
- Total employment: 220 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,800
- Median hourly wage: $29.23
- Total employment: 790 people (9.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $61,300
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Total employment: 130 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $61,680
- Median hourly wage: $29.66
- Total employment: 60 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Total employment: 160 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $61,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.69
- Total employment: 220 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $62,110
- Median hourly wage: $29.86
- Total employment: 40 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $62,190
- Median hourly wage: $29.90
- Total employment: 40 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $62,350
- Median hourly wage: $29.98
- Total employment: 60 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,860
- Median hourly wage: $30.22
- Total employment: 220 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,210
- Median hourly wage: $30.39
- Total employment: 590 people (7.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.45
- Total employment: 300 people (3.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,410
- Median hourly wage: $30.49
- Total employment: 70 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $64,220
- Median hourly wage: $30.87
- Total employment: 240 people (2.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $64,620
- Median hourly wage: $31.07
- Total employment: 150 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,500
- Median hourly wage: $31.49
- Total employment: 540 people (6.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,840
- Median hourly wage: $31.65
- Total employment: 50 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $65,890
- Median hourly wage: $31.68
- Total employment: 70 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Massage therapists

- Median annual wage: $67,240
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 60 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $67,550
- Median hourly wage: $32.48
- Total employment: 290 people (3.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $67,620
- Median hourly wage: $32.51
- Total employment: 40 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $68,210
- Median hourly wage: $32.79
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $69,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 300 people (3.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $78,710
- Median hourly wage: $37.84
- Total employment: 240 people (2.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $79,730
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Total employment: 310 people (3.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,340
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 340 people (4.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $81,500
- Median hourly wage: $39.19
- Total employment: 140 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $84,090
- Median hourly wage: $40.43
- Total employment: 140 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $86,010
- Median hourly wage: $41.35
- Total employment: 150 people (1.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $94,580
- Median hourly wage: $45.47
- Total employment: 70 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $97,560
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 30 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $103,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.65
- Total employment: 100 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $106,080
- Median hourly wage: $51.00
- Total employment: 90 people (1.04 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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