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

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#50. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $72,560
- Median hourly wage: $34.89
- Total employment: 640 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Personal service managers, all other

- Median annual wage: $73,120
- Median hourly wage: $35.16
- Total employment: Not available

#48. Electrical and electronics drafters

- Median annual wage: $73,630
- Median hourly wage: $35.40
- Total employment: 140 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Miscellaneous construction and related workers

- Median annual wage: $73,760
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Total employment: 100 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $74,330
- Median hourly wage: $35.74
- Total employment: 690 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. First-line supervisors of correctional officers

- Median annual wage: $74,660
- Median hourly wage: $35.89
- Total employment: 140 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $76,090
- Median hourly wage: $36.58
- Total employment: 460 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $76,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.66
- Total employment: 6,370 people (7.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $76,820
- Median hourly wage: $36.93
- Total employment: 3,690 people (4.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $77,510
- Median hourly wage: $37.26
- Total employment: 1,730 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Total employment: 2,150 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,160
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Total employment: 740 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Drafters, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,210
- Median hourly wage: $37.60
- Total employment: 130 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Avionics technicians

- Median annual wage: $78,400
- Median hourly wage: $37.69
- Total employment: 50 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Riggers

- Median annual wage: $78,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.73
- Total employment: 100 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other

- Median annual wage: $78,790
- Median hourly wage: $37.88
- Total employment: Not available

#34. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Total employment: 480 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $79,360
- Median hourly wage: $38.15
- Total employment: 1,460 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $79,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Total employment: 950 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Brickmasons and blockmasons

- Median annual wage: $80,320
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Total employment: 240 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,440
- Median hourly wage: $38.67
- Total employment: 180 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Surgical assistants

- Median annual wage: $80,850
- Median hourly wage: $38.87
- Total employment: 230 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $82,080
- Median hourly wage: $39.46
- Total employment: 2,710 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $82,540
- Median hourly wage: $39.68
- Total employment: 1,730 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,010
- Median hourly wage: $39.91
- Total employment: 650 people (0.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $83,430
- Median hourly wage: $40.11
- Total employment: 2,590 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $83,800
- Median hourly wage: $40.29
- Total employment: 170 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Pipelayers

- Median annual wage: $85,180
- Median hourly wage: $40.95
- Total employment: 100 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,390
- Median hourly wage: $41.05
- Total employment: 420 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Gas plant operators

- Median annual wage: $87,170
- Median hourly wage: $41.91
- Total employment: 90 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Real estate brokers

- Median annual wage: $89,070
- Median hourly wage: $42.82
- Total employment: 160 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $91,280
- Median hourly wage: $43.89
- Total employment: 3,400 people (4.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $91,670
- Median hourly wage: $44.07
- Total employment: 3,580 people (4.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

- Median annual wage: $93,250
- Median hourly wage: $44.83
- Total employment: 220 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Structural iron and steel workers

- Median annual wage: $93,370
- Median hourly wage: $44.89
- Total employment: 270 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Transportation inspectors

- Median annual wage: $93,950
- Median hourly wage: $45.17
- Total employment: 50 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Reinforcing iron and rebar workers

- Median annual wage: $95,160
- Median hourly wage: $45.75
- Total employment: 60 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Nuclear medicine technologists

- Median annual wage: $96,460
- Median hourly wage: $46.38
- Total employment: 140 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $98,910
- Median hourly wage: $47.55
- Total employment: 1,120 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $98,970
- Median hourly wage: $47.58
- Total employment: 510 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Boilermakers

- Median annual wage: $99,050
- Median hourly wage: $47.62
- Total employment: 70 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Funeral home managers

- Median annual wage: $99,330
- Median hourly wage: $47.75
- Total employment: 90 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Postmasters and mail superintendents

- Median annual wage: $99,470
- Median hourly wage: $47.82
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $99,730
- Median hourly wage: $47.95
- Total employment: 1,930 people (2.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $101,640
- Median hourly wage: $48.87
- Total employment: 530 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Radiation therapists

- Median annual wage: $102,880
- Median hourly wage: $49.46
- Total employment: 150 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $108,130
- Median hourly wage: $51.99
- Total employment: 520 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Electrical power-line installers and repairers

- Median annual wage: $108,840
- Median hourly wage: $52.33
- Total employment: 540 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Power plant operators

- Median annual wage: $118,490
- Median hourly wage: $56.97
- Total employment: 110 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Commercial pilots

- Median annual wage: $158,330
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 300 people (0.36 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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