What well-paying jobs require a two-year degree or certificate?

Considering the recent focus on two-year schools and vocational education, I found pretty interesting this piece on jobs that pay a median salary of $45,000 a year and require just a two-year degree — at least for entry:

Registered Nurse
Dental Hygienist
Respiratory Therapist
Programmer
Telecom Installer
Industrial Engineering Technician
Police Officer (Federal)
HVAC Mechanic
Paralegal

How accurate do you think this list is?

About the blogger

Alex Friedrich

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Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.