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

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#50. Aircraft mechanics and service technicians

- Median annual wage: $57,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.51
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#49. Firefighters

- Median annual wage: $57,420
- Median hourly wage: $27.61
- Total employment: 260 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Carpenters

- Median annual wage: $57,590
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Total employment: 240 people (3.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Postal service clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,870
- Median hourly wage: $27.82
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Roofers

- Median annual wage: $58,400
- Median hourly wage: $28.08
- Total employment: 70 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,700
- Median hourly wage: $28.22
- Total employment: 70 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $58,840
- Median hourly wage: $28.29
- Total employment: 1,670 people (21.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $59,370
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,630
- Median hourly wage: $28.67
- Total employment: 50 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $59,780
- Median hourly wage: $28.74
- Total employment: 90 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Total employment: 450 people (5.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#39. Bill and account collectors

- Median annual wage: $60,690
- Median hourly wage: $29.18
- Total employment: 60 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $60,890
- Median hourly wage: $29.27
- Total employment: 50 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,420
- Median hourly wage: $29.53
- Total employment: 280 people (3.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,470
- Median hourly wage: $29.55
- Total employment: 160 people (2.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $61,510
- Median hourly wage: $29.57
- Total employment: 230 people (3.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $62,160
- Median hourly wage: $29.89
- Total employment: 140 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $62,630
- Median hourly wage: $30.11
- Total employment: 130 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Construction and building inspectors

- Median annual wage: $62,690
- Median hourly wage: $30.14
- Total employment: 40 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Highway maintenance workers

- Median annual wage: $62,710
- Median hourly wage: $30.15
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $63,240
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 100 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $63,250
- Median hourly wage: $30.41
- Total employment: 180 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $63,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.42
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 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: $63,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.63
- Total employment: 370 people (4.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Lodging managers

- Median annual wage: $63,930
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $63,990
- Median hourly wage: $30.76
- Total employment: 100 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $64,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.23
- Total employment: 150 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Refuse and recyclable material collectors

- Median annual wage: $65,580
- Median hourly wage: $31.53
- Total employment: 70 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#22. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $65,960
- Median hourly wage: $31.71
- Total employment: 40 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,210
- Median hourly wage: $31.83
- Total employment: 580 people (7.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $66,420
- Median hourly wage: $31.93
- Total employment: 460 people (6.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $66,700
- Median hourly wage: $32.07
- Total employment: 1,070 people (14.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $69,730
- Median hourly wage: $33.52
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $70,710
- Median hourly wage: $33.99
- Total employment: 50 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $70,910
- Median hourly wage: $34.09
- Total employment: 280 people (3.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,710
- Median hourly wage: $34.96
- Total employment: 960 people (12.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#14. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $75,190
- Median hourly wage: $36.15
- Total employment: 80 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $76,850
- Median hourly wage: $36.95
- Total employment: 240 people (3.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,710
- Median hourly wage: $37.36
- Total employment: 360 people (4.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Public safety telecommunicators

- Median annual wage: $77,930
- Median hourly wage: $37.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $78,200
- Median hourly wage: $37.60
- Total employment: 70 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $80,310
- Median hourly wage: $38.61
- Total employment: 330 people (4.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $81,600
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Total employment: 250 people (3.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Respiratory therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,510
- Median hourly wage: $40.15
- Total employment: 30 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $85,480
- Median hourly wage: $41.09
- Total employment: 300 people (3.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $86,550
- Median hourly wage: $41.61
- Total employment: 140 people (1.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#4. Paramedics

- Median annual wage: $87,990
- Median hourly wage: $42.30
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $90,420
- Median hourly wage: $43.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $99,420
- Median hourly wage: $47.80
- Total employment: 130 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $106,450
- Median hourly wage: $51.18
- Total employment: 150 people (2.01 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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