Highest paying jobs in The Villages that require a graduate degree

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#9. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $65,100
- Median hourly wage: $31.30
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (1.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $79,350
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $90,790
- Median hourly wage: $43.65
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $96,170
- Median hourly wage: $46.24
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (2.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,920
- Median hourly wage: $47.08
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (2.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $102,560
- Median hourly wage: $49.31
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (3.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $103,990
- Median hourly wage: $50.00
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $128,310
- Median hourly wage: $61.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $214,130
- Median hourly wage: $102.95
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 190 people (5.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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