Highest paying jobs in Miami that require a graduate degree

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#50. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $74,040
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $74,170
- Median hourly wage: $35.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 640 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $74,730
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 970 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $75,210
- Median hourly wage: $36.16
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 730 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Library science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,940
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $77,860
- Median hourly wage: $37.43
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,030 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,470
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,360 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,430
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 500 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $79,490
- Median hourly wage: $38.22
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 620 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,010
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 280 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,740 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $80,620
- Median hourly wage: $38.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 860 people (0.33 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: $81,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $81,330
- Median hourly wage: $39.10
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $83,340
- Median hourly wage: $40.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#33. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $83,450
- Median hourly wage: $40.12
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,630 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $85,290
- Median hourly wage: $41.01
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Physicians, pathologists

- Median annual wage: $87,010
- Median hourly wage: $41.83
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 530 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#30. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $87,350
- Median hourly wage: $41.99
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#29. Architecture teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $89,420
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $89,440
- Median hourly wage: $43.00
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,560 people (1.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $93,430
- Median hourly wage: $44.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,910 people (0.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $94,390
- Median hourly wage: $45.38
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#25. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $95,540
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $96,870
- Median hourly wage: $46.57
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,720 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#23. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $98,020
- Median hourly wage: $47.13
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,530
- Median hourly wage: $48.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#21. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $101,440
- Median hourly wage: $48.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $103,500
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 3,580 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $105,080
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 700 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $107,510
- Median hourly wage: $51.69
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 5,450 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $108,320
- Median hourly wage: $52.08
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 26,680 people (10.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Economists

- Median annual wage: $109,910
- Median hourly wage: $52.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $116,600
- Median hourly wage: $56.06
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 970 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $123,030
- Median hourly wage: $59.15
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,930 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $128,410
- Median hourly wage: $61.74
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $133,900
- Median hourly wage: $64.38
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 6,190 people (2.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $140,600
- Median hourly wage: $67.60
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,450 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $168,110
- Median hourly wage: $80.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $168,960
- Median hourly wage: $81.23
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,210 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

- Median annual wage: $196,780
- Median hourly wage: $94.61
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#7. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $200,490
- Median hourly wage: $96.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,100 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#6. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $220,360
- Median hourly wage: $105.94
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#5. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $221,580
- Median hourly wage: $106.53
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 8,730 people (3.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $222,210
- Median hourly wage: $106.83
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,630 people (0.62 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: 410 people (0.15 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: 850 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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