Highest paying jobs in Colorado Springs that require a graduate degree

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#50. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $48,530
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $51,340
- Median hourly wage: $24.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $51,490
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

- Median annual wage: $51,680
- Median hourly wage: $24.85
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 790 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 420 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#45. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $59,580
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $59,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $60,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Marriage and family therapists

- Median annual wage: $60,440
- Median hourly wage: $29.06
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $60,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,180
- Median hourly wage: $29.41
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $61,230
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $62,580
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Counselors, all other

- Median annual wage: $63,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,220
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $65,470
- Median hourly wage: $31.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $66,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $66,810
- Median hourly wage: $32.12
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#30. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,320
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $78,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#28. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.70
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,880
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,350
- Median hourly wage: $40.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 560 people (1.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $84,210
- Median hourly wage: $40.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,080
- Median hourly wage: $40.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $88,190
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $90,970
- Median hourly wage: $43.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 780 people (2.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $92,160
- Median hourly wage: $44.31
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $93,370
- Median hourly wage: $44.89
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,170 people (3.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $93,600
- Median hourly wage: $45.00
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 680 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $94,900
- Median hourly wage: $45.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $99,700
- Median hourly wage: $47.94
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $102,140
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 670 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $103,500
- Median hourly wage: $49.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $115,310
- Median hourly wage: $55.44
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 500 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $119,100
- Median hourly wage: $57.26
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 280 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $124,370
- Median hourly wage: $59.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $125,110
- Median hourly wage: $60.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $130,500
- Median hourly wage: $62.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $135,570
- Median hourly wage: $65.18
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 540 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $164,980
- Median hourly wage: $79.32
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#7. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $184,470
- Median hourly wage: $88.69
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

- Median annual wage: $194,850
- Median hourly wage: $93.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#5. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $230,930
- Median hourly wage: $111.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Dermatologists

- Median annual wage: $235,850
- Median hourly wage: $113.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Neurologists (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: 30 people (0.11 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: 70 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, 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: 90 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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