Highest paying jobs that require a 2 year degree in Mobile
Highest paying jobs that require a 2 year degree in Mobile
The American economy is increasingly becoming one in which a high school education is simply not enough. Of the 55 million job openings expected from 2010 to 2020, only 36% will require a high school education or less, 30% will require some college or an associate degree, while 35% will require at least a bachelor's degree, according Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workplace.
Attaining an associate degree or better for 25- to 29-year-olds increased from 38% to 46% between 2000 to 2017, while bachelors degree attainment or better increased from 29% to 36%, and attainment of master's degrees or higher grew grown from 5% to 9%, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. While the largest percentage of U.S. workers only hold a high school diploma—with the second-highest percentage belonging to those with baccalaureate degrees—the number of holders of an associate or technical degree is rising.
Fortunately, the number of associate degree-friendly positions is growing. Stacker compiled a list of the highest and lowest paying jobs that require a 2-year degree in Mobile using data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
With many people finding the cost of a four-year education too high, given the rising cost of tuition and stagnant wage growth, it's encouraging to know that there are obtainable, well-paying professions for those with a two-year degree. While a bachelor's degree holder can be expected to make about $500,000 more in lifetime earnings compared with an associate degree holder, the jobs we have listed show the exceptions.
Keep reading to learn about some well-paying gigs you can land with an associate degree.
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#23. Preschool teachers, except special education
- Annual mean salary: $25,570
- Employment: 170
National
- Annual mean salary: $34,650
- Employment: 431,350
#22. Veterinary technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $29,700
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $36,670
- Employment: 110,650

#21. Broadcast technicians
- Annual mean salary: $30,000
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $46,800
- Employment: 28,650

#20. Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers
- Annual mean salary: $31,350
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $57,820
- Employment: 14,370

#19. Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping
- Annual mean salary: $39,100
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $42,620
- Employment: 117,340

#18. Environmental science and protection technicians, including health
- Annual mean salary: $40,130
- Employment: 40
National
- Annual mean salary: $50,760
- Employment: 32,620

#17. Medical equipment repairers
- Annual mean salary: $44,490
- Employment: 70
National
- Annual mean salary: $53,130
- Employment: 46,370
#16. Cardiovascular technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $45,390
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,600
- Employment: 56,110
#15. Civil engineering technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $46,320
- Employment: 190
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,480
- Employment: 68,870
#14. Radiologic technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $47,260
- Employment: 380
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,120
- Employment: 207,360
#13. Paralegals and legal assistants
- Annual mean salary: $48,230
- Employment: 300
National
- Annual mean salary: $55,020
- Employment: 329,870

#12. Architectural and civil drafters
- Annual mean salary: $49,120
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,080
- Employment: 98,800
#11. Dental hygienists
- Annual mean salary: $49,650
- Employment: 310
National
- Annual mean salary: $77,230
- Employment: 221,560
#10. Respiratory therapists
- Annual mean salary: $50,580
- Employment: 230
National
- Annual mean salary: $63,950
- Employment: 132,090

#9. Web developers and digital interface designers
- Annual mean salary: $51,480
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $82,370
- Employment: 148,340
#8. Diagnostic medical sonographers
- Annual mean salary: $51,750
- Employment: 120
National
- Annual mean salary: $75,780
- Employment: 72,790

#7. Computer network support specialists
- Annual mean salary: $54,850
- Employment: 80
National
- Annual mean salary: $68,860
- Employment: 185,430

#6. Chemical technicians
- Annual mean salary: $59,800
- Employment: 200
National
- Annual mean salary: $52,910
- Employment: 65,760
#5. Physical therapist assistants
- Annual mean salary: $60,020
- Employment: 140
National
- Annual mean salary: $58,520
- Employment: 96,840
#4. Magnetic resonance imaging technologists
- Annual mean salary: $62,120
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $74,270
- Employment: 37,900
#3. Industrial engineering technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $63,890
- Employment: 60
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,400
- Employment: 67,110

#2. Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians
- Annual mean salary: $68,580
- Employment: data not available
National
- Annual mean salary: $59,160
- Employment: 42,820

#1. Funeral home managers
- Annual mean salary: $71,180
- Employment: 30
National
- Annual mean salary: $95,220
- Employment: 9,400



