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

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#50. Crane and tower operators

- Median annual wage: $69,000
- Median hourly wage: $33.17
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles

- Median annual wage: $69,460
- Median hourly wage: $33.39
- Total employment: 80 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Court, municipal, and license clerks

- Median annual wage: $70,140
- Median hourly wage: $33.72
- Total employment: 170 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $72,130
- Median hourly wage: $34.68
- Total employment: 110 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,450
- Median hourly wage: $34.83
- Total employment: 3,740 people (9.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $72,630
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Total employment: 190 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,030
- Median hourly wage: $36.07
- Total employment: 90 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,080
- Median hourly wage: $36.09
- Total employment: 190 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Eligibility interviewers, government programs

- Median annual wage: $75,540
- Median hourly wage: $36.32
- Total employment: 220 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $75,610
- Median hourly wage: $36.35
- Total employment: 760 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $75,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.45
- Total employment: 2,110 people (5.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,420
- Median hourly wage: $36.74
- Total employment: 640 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Correctional officers and jailers

- Median annual wage: $76,560
- Median hourly wage: $36.81
- Total employment: 680 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Occupational health and safety technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,720
- Median hourly wage: $36.88
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $77,380
- Median hourly wage: $37.20
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Property, real estate, and community association managers (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 320 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Electricians (tie)

- Median annual wage: $77,560
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Total employment: 1,650 people (4.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Glaziers

- Median annual wage: $79,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $79,240
- Median hourly wage: $38.10
- Total employment: 150 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $79,270
- Median hourly wage: $38.11
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $79,400
- Median hourly wage: $38.17
- Total employment: 1,530 people (3.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $80,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 120 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,690
- Median hourly wage: $39.27
- Total employment: 340 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $82,080
- Median hourly wage: $39.46
- Total employment: 1,310 people (3.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $83,120
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Total employment: 1,560 people (3.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $83,150
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 430 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $83,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Total employment: 110 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,470
- Median hourly wage: $40.13
- Total employment: 1,790 people (4.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $84,650
- Median hourly wage: $40.70
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $85,710
- Median hourly wage: $41.21
- Total employment: 540 people (1.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $87,620
- Median hourly wage: $42.13
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Insulation workers, mechanical

- Median annual wage: $88,200
- Median hourly wage: $42.41
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $88,960
- Median hourly wage: $42.77
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $90,520
- Median hourly wage: $43.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $90,760
- Median hourly wage: $43.64
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $91,140
- Median hourly wage: $43.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $92,270
- Median hourly wage: $44.36
- Total employment: 630 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $92,410
- Median hourly wage: $44.43
- Total employment: 70 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $97,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 120 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $98,050
- Median hourly wage: $47.14
- Total employment: 80 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,370
- Median hourly wage: $47.29
- Total employment: 390 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $99,450
- Median hourly wage: $47.81
- Total employment: 1,380 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $100,820
- Median hourly wage: $48.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $101,120
- Median hourly wage: $48.62
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $101,690
- Median hourly wage: $48.89
- Total employment: 260 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $102,380
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Total employment: 900 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $104,010
- Median hourly wage: $50.01
- Total employment: 440 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $105,370
- Median hourly wage: $50.66
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $107,430
- Median hourly wage: $51.65
- Total employment: 180 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $115,590
- Median hourly wage: $55.57
- Total employment: 200 people (0.49 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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