Highest paying jobs in Punta Gorda that require a graduate degree

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#14. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $56,080
- Median hourly wage: $26.96
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $75,940
- Median hourly wage: $36.51
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,270
- Median hourly wage: $40.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $91,430
- Median hourly wage: $43.96
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,440
- Median hourly wage: $45.88
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $98,660
- Median hourly wage: $47.43
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 170 people (3.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $99,830
- Median hourly wage: $47.99
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (2.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $101,070
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.73 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $101,400
- Median hourly wage: $48.75
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $109,580
- Median hourly wage: $52.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $128,970
- Median hourly wage: $62.01
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (3.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $162,260
- Median hourly wage: $78.01
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $204,040
- Median hourly wage: $98.10
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $208,130
- Median hourly wage: $100.06
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (3.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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