Highest-paying jobs in Peoria that require a graduate degree

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- Median annual wage: $45,680
- Median hourly wage: $21.96
- Total employment: 170 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#35. Librarians and media collections specialists
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- Median annual wage: $45,820
- Median hourly wage: $22.03
- Total employment: 140 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#34. Rehabilitation counselors
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- Median annual wage: $50,970
- Median hourly wage: $24.50
- Total employment: 240 people (1.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#33. Healthcare social workers
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- Median annual wage: $51,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.56
- Total employment: 40 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#32. Mental health and substance abuse social workers
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- Median annual wage: $52,740
- Median hourly wage: $25.36
- Total employment: 410 people (2.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#31. Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors
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- Median annual wage: $58,330
- Median hourly wage: $28.04
- Total employment: 330 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#30. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
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- Median annual wage: $59,950
- Median hourly wage: $28.82
- Total employment: 210 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#29. Instructional coordinators
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- Median annual wage: $67,250
- Median hourly wage: $32.33
- Total employment: 100 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#28. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
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- Median annual wage: $74,600
- Median hourly wage: $35.87
- Total employment: 70 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#27. Chiropractors
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- Median annual wage: $75,260
- Median hourly wage: $36.19
- Total employment: 80 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#26. School psychologists
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- Median annual wage: $79,090
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Total employment: 210 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#25. Speech-language pathologists
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- Median annual wage: $79,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#24. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $79,860
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#23. Communications teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $80,530
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#22. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $80,600
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#21. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $83,310
- Median hourly wage: $40.05
- Total employment: 50 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#20. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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- Median annual wage: $84,270
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#19. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $85,610
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: Not available

#18. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $95,140
- Median hourly wage: $45.74
- Total employment: 140 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#17. Occupational therapists
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- Median annual wage: $99,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Total employment: 470 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
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- Median annual wage: $101,140
- Median hourly wage: $48.63
- Total employment: 210 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#15. Physical therapists
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- Median annual wage: $105,420
- Median hourly wage: $50.69
- Total employment: Not available

#14. Education administrators, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $107,240
- Median hourly wage: $51.56
- Total employment: 30 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#13. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
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- Median annual wage: $119,330
- Median hourly wage: $57.37
- Total employment: 90 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#12. Physician assistants
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- Median annual wage: $122,290
- Median hourly wage: $58.79
- Total employment: 260 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#11. Nurse practitioners
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- Median annual wage: $125,690
- Median hourly wage: $60.43
- Total employment: 460 people (2.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#10. Lawyers
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- Median annual wage: $126,980
- Median hourly wage: $61.05
- Total employment: 80 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#9. Veterinarians
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- Median annual wage: $131,270
- Median hourly wage: $63.11
- Total employment: 50 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#8. Optometrists
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- Median annual wage: $136,340
- Median hourly wage: $65.55
- Total employment: 320 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#7. Pharmacists
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- Median annual wage: $157,650
- Median hourly wage: $75.80
- Total employment: 100 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#6. Dentists, general
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- Median annual wage: $231,820
- Median hourly wage: $111.45
- Total employment: 50 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#5. General internal medicine physicians
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- Median annual wage: $232,850
- Median hourly wage: $111.95
- Total employment: Not available

#4. Family medicine physicians
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- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: 60 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)

#1. Nurse anesthetists (tie)
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- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

#1. Physicians, pathologists (tie)
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- Median annual wage: At least $239,200
- Median hourly wage: At least $115.00
- Total employment: Not available

This story features data reporting by Wade Zhou, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 364 metros.

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (tie)
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