Highest paying jobs in Albany, Georgia that require a graduate degree

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#18. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $45,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (2.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $48,620
- Median hourly wage: $23.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (1.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $57,600
- Median hourly wage: $27.69
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $61,290
- Median hourly wage: $29.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $71,990
- Median hourly wage: $34.61
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $74,810
- Median hourly wage: $35.97
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 180 people (3.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $75,750
- Median hourly wage: $36.42
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,720
- Median hourly wage: $38.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.67 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $92,610
- Median hourly wage: $44.52
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $94,870
- Median hourly wage: $45.61
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $99,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 150 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,880
- Median hourly wage: $48.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $101,020
- Median hourly wage: $48.57
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (2.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $102,520
- Median hourly wage: $49.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $132,590
- Median hourly wage: $63.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 180 people (3.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $157,250
- Median hourly wage: $75.60
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $212,920
- Median hourly wage: $102.36
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. General internal medicine physicians

- 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: 40 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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