Highest paying jobs in Rome that require a graduate degree

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

- Median annual wage: $50,180
- Median hourly wage: $24.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,940
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $59,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $59,940
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $60,620
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $63,230
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $72,640
- Median hourly wage: $34.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $79,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $82,540
- Median hourly wage: $39.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (2.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $94,630
- Median hourly wage: $45.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,250
- Median hourly wage: $45.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (2.59 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: $100,110
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,960
- Median hourly wage: $48.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (1.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $101,970
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $107,450
- Median hourly wage: $51.66
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (3.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $118,090
- Median hourly wage: $56.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $133,270
- Median hourly wage: $64.07
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#2. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $133,710
- Median hourly wage: $64.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (2.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#1. Physicians, all other

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

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