Highest paying jobs in Sacramento that require a graduate degree

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#50. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $100,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,170
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $102,460
- Median hourly wage: $49.26
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,600 people (1.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,670
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other

- Median annual wage: $104,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $106,070
- Median hourly wage: $51.00
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Acupuncturists

- Median annual wage: $106,350
- Median hourly wage: $51.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $106,390
- Median hourly wage: $51.15
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Speech-language pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $106,600
- Median hourly wage: $51.25
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,180 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#38. Business teachers, postsecondary (tie)

- Median annual wage: $106,600
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $106,680
- Median hourly wage: $51.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 900 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#36. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $106,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $107,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $108,670
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Sociologists

- Median annual wage: $108,780
- Median hourly wage: $52.30
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $109,530
- Median hourly wage: $52.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $110,710
- Median hourly wage: $53.22
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 800 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $122,350
- Median hourly wage: $58.82
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $124,090
- Median hourly wage: $59.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 560 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $125,250
- Median hourly wage: $60.22
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,520 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $125,370
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $127,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $127,240
- Median hourly wage: $61.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 510 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $127,460
- Median hourly wage: $61.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 510 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#23. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $128,690
- Median hourly wage: $61.87
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 890 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $133,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,740 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $138,750
- Median hourly wage: $66.71
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $139,860
- Median hourly wage: $67.24
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#19. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $150,820
- Median hourly wage: $72.51
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,350 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $155,380
- Median hourly wage: $74.70
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 900 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $156,670
- Median hourly wage: $75.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 750 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $159,990
- Median hourly wage: $76.92
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,260 people (2.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $161,240
- Median hourly wage: $77.52
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 6,770 people (6.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $163,810
- Median hourly wage: $78.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

- Median annual wage: $178,810
- Median hourly wage: $85.97
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#12. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $181,550
- Median hourly wage: $87.28
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $194,190
- Median hourly wage: $93.36
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $214,320
- Median hourly wage: $103.04
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#9. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $218,640
- Median hourly wage: $105.11
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 560 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Podiatrists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Pediatricians, general (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, pathologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,230 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (tie)

- Median annual wage: Exact median salary unknown; at least $239,200 per year or $115 per hour
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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