Highest paying jobs in Jacksonville that require a graduate degree

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#50. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $53,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Curators

- Median annual wage: $56,560
- Median hourly wage: $27.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $57,990
- Median hourly wage: $27.88
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,030 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#47. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $58,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $59,250
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other

- Median annual wage: $59,580
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $59,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $59,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $63,200
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $65,830
- Median hourly wage: $31.65
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 560 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $72,690
- Median hourly wage: $34.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $75,610
- Median hourly wage: $36.35
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#37. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,680
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $76,730
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $77,550
- Median hourly wage: $37.29
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#34. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $78,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,210 people (1.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,470
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,790
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $78,880
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#29. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,450
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 500 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $81,340
- Median hourly wage: $39.11
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $85,280
- Median hourly wage: $41.00
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $85,970
- Median hourly wage: $41.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 520 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $87,940
- Median hourly wage: $42.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#24. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $92,910
- Median hourly wage: $44.67
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 690 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $96,190
- Median hourly wage: $46.25
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,520
- Median hourly wage: $46.40
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,130 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $97,090
- Median hourly wage: $46.68
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 530 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $102,240
- Median hourly wage: $49.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $103,790
- Median hourly wage: $49.90
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $108,010
- Median hourly wage: $51.93
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $108,490
- Median hourly wage: $52.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,260 people (1.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $108,980
- Median hourly wage: $52.40
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,200 people (4.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $110,990
- Median hourly wage: $53.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,570 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $124,040
- Median hourly wage: $59.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $127,280
- Median hourly wage: $61.19
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,490 people (2.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $158,760
- Median hourly wage: $76.33
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 640 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $181,560
- Median hourly wage: $87.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $194,360
- Median hourly wage: $93.44
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $216,990
- Median hourly wage: $104.32
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 610 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $217,350
- Median hourly wage: $104.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (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: Not available
- 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: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Emergency 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: Not available
- 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: Not available
- 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: 2,060 people (2.86 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: 100 people (0.14 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: 80 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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