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

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#50. Insurance sales agents

- Median annual wage: $55,970
- Median hourly wage: $26.91
- Total employment: 120 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $56,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Total employment: 50 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#48. Cargo and freight agents

- Median annual wage: $56,140
- Median hourly wage: $26.99
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#47. Advertising sales agents

- Median annual wage: $56,220
- Median hourly wage: $27.03
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#46. Computer user support specialists

- Median annual wage: $56,490
- Median hourly wage: $27.16
- Total employment: 280 people (4.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#45. Food service managers

- Median annual wage: $56,580
- Median hourly wage: $27.20
- Total employment: 120 people (1.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#44. Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers

- Median annual wage: $56,980
- Median hourly wage: $27.39
- Total employment: 1,370 people (19.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#43. Payroll and timekeeping clerks

- Median annual wage: $57,790
- Median hourly wage: $27.79
- Total employment: 70 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#42. Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators

- Median annual wage: $57,850
- Median hourly wage: $27.81
- Total employment: 50 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#41. Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses

- Median annual wage: $57,900
- Median hourly wage: $27.84
- Total employment: 140 people (1.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#40. Insurance claims and policy processing clerks

- Median annual wage: $58,130
- Median hourly wage: $27.95
- Total employment: 180 people (2.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $58,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.26
- Total employment: 50 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#38. Chefs and head cooks

- Median annual wage: $58,970
- Median hourly wage: $28.35
- Total employment: 40 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#37. Mechanical drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,080
- Median hourly wage: $28.40
- Total employment: 90 people (1.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#36. Architectural and civil drafters

- Median annual wage: $59,150
- Median hourly wage: $28.44
- Total employment: 60 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Computer numerically controlled tool programmers

- Median annual wage: $59,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.61
- Total employment: 40 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $59,550
- Median hourly wage: $28.63
- Total employment: 140 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $59,600
- Median hourly wage: $28.65
- Total employment: 420 people (6.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Physical therapist assistants

- Median annual wage: $60,760
- Median hourly wage: $29.21
- Total employment: 50 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $61,220
- Median hourly wage: $29.44
- Total employment: 320 people (4.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Total employment: 80 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $62,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.95
- Total employment: 260 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Industrial machinery mechanics

- Median annual wage: $62,380
- Median hourly wage: $29.99
- Total employment: 550 people (7.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines

- Median annual wage: $62,650
- Median hourly wage: $30.12
- Total employment: 70 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. Tool and die makers

- Median annual wage: $63,380
- Median hourly wage: $30.47
- Total employment: 60 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $63,850
- Median hourly wage: $30.70
- Total employment: 580 people (8.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#24. Cement masons and concrete finishers

- Median annual wage: $64,340
- Median hourly wage: $30.94
- Total employment: 100 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#23. Computer network support specialists

- Median annual wage: $65,040
- Median hourly wage: $31.27
- Total employment: 30 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $65,450
- Median hourly wage: $31.47
- Total employment: 970 people (13.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#21. Surgical technologists

- Median annual wage: $66,790
- Median hourly wage: $32.11
- Total employment: 100 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Mixing and blending machine setters, operators, and tenders

- Median annual wage: $66,960
- Median hourly wage: $32.19
- Total employment: 210 people (2.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#19. Sheet metal workers

- Median annual wage: $68,800
- Median hourly wage: $33.08
- Total employment: 90 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#18. Millwrights

- Median annual wage: $68,970
- Median hourly wage: $33.16
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,100
- Median hourly wage: $33.22
- Total employment: 50 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Radiologic technologists and technicians

- Median annual wage: $69,350
- Median hourly wage: $33.34
- Total employment: 140 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $72,370
- Median hourly wage: $34.79
- Total employment: 990 people (14.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $77,730
- Median hourly wage: $37.37
- Total employment: 270 people (3.83 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Electricians

- Median annual wage: $77,910
- Median hourly wage: $37.46
- Total employment: 470 people (6.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

- Median annual wage: $77,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.46
- Total employment: 90 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $78,050
- Median hourly wage: $37.52
- Total employment: 410 people (5.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators

- Median annual wage: $78,250
- Median hourly wage: $37.62
- Total employment: 220 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Police and sheriff's patrol officers

- Median annual wage: $79,070
- Median hourly wage: $38.02
- Total employment: 240 people (3.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. First-line supervisors of police and detectives

- Median annual wage: $80,930
- Median hourly wage: $38.91
- Total employment: 30 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Dental hygienists

- Median annual wage: $81,080
- Median hourly wage: $38.98
- Total employment: 170 people (2.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters

- Median annual wage: $81,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.99
- Total employment: 190 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers

- Median annual wage: $82,790
- Median hourly wage: $39.81
- Total employment: 120 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $85,890
- Median hourly wage: $41.29
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#3. Detectives and criminal investigators

- Median annual wage: $88,610
- Median hourly wage: $42.60
- Total employment: 30 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#2. Diagnostic medical sonographers

- Median annual wage: $93,600
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Total employment: 40 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

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

- Median annual wage: $96,390
- Median hourly wage: $46.34
- Total employment: 150 people (2.14 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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