Highest paying jobs in Fort Wayne that require a graduate degree

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#39. Rehabilitation counselors

- Median annual wage: $34,030
- Median hourly wage: $16.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $37,910
- Median hourly wage: $18.23
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#37. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $39,740
- Median hourly wage: $19.10
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $48,190
- Median hourly wage: $23.17
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 350 people (1.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $49,340
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $50,930
- Median hourly wage: $24.49
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 220 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $54,010
- Median hourly wage: $25.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 430 people (1.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#32. Marriage and family therapists

- Median annual wage: $55,830
- Median hourly wage: $26.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#31. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $56,060
- Median hourly wage: $26.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $64,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $66,200
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $66,370
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $67,500
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $68,080
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $70,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $72,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $73,940
- Median hourly wage: $35.55
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 180 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#22. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $76,990
- Median hourly wage: $37.01
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,140
- Median hourly wage: $37.57
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $78,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $83,850
- Median hourly wage: $40.31
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (0.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $84,780
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $91,720
- Median hourly wage: $44.10
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $95,100
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 390 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $97,100
- Median hourly wage: $46.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (1.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $97,500
- Median hourly wage: $46.88
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $106,590
- Median hourly wage: $51.24
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 570 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $114,310
- Median hourly wage: $54.96
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $118,130
- Median hourly wage: $56.79
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 670 people (3.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $134,590
- Median hourly wage: $64.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (2.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $136,180
- Median hourly wage: $65.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $159,490
- Median hourly wage: $76.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#7. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $174,580
- Median hourly wage: $83.93
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $191,450
- Median hourly wage: $92.05
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $232,380
- Median hourly wage: $111.72
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthodontists (tie)

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

#1. Anesthesiologists (tie)

- 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: 70 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. General internal medicine physicians (tie)

- 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: 110 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other (tie)

- 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: 920 people (4.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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