Highest paying jobs in Indianapolis that require a graduate degree

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#50. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $73,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,690
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,780
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,630
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 990 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,880
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $79,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 410 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,310
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $80,250
- Median hourly wage: $38.58
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $80,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $81,380
- Median hourly wage: $39.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#38. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $82,740
- Median hourly wage: $39.78
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $83,110
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,120 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $84,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,350 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,460
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 340 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $86,170
- Median hourly wage: $41.43
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 970 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#33. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $87,620
- Median hourly wage: $42.12
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $98,490
- Median hourly wage: $47.35
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,800 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $100,380
- Median hourly wage: $48.26
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 490 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $101,860
- Median hourly wage: $48.97
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 630 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $102,060
- Median hourly wage: $49.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $102,260
- Median hourly wage: $49.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#26. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $102,320
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,020 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $103,810
- Median hourly wage: $49.91
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $104,060
- Median hourly wage: $50.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 560 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $105,620
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 330 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $109,830
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $112,010
- Median hourly wage: $53.85
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 610 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $123,920
- Median hourly wage: $59.58
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,280 people (2.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $127,700
- Median hourly wage: $61.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,830 people (2.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $129,650
- Median hourly wage: $62.33
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,340 people (4.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $157,350
- Median hourly wage: $75.65
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $159,490
- Median hourly wage: $76.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#15. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $161,450
- Median hourly wage: $77.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $168,760
- Median hourly wage: $81.13
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,110 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $170,240
- Median hourly wage: $81.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $209,060
- Median hourly wage: $100.51
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 410 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $224,990
- Median hourly wage: $108.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 420 people (0.4 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: 230 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Emergency 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: 430 people (0.41 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: 1,220 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (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: 260 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, pathologists (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 (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Psychiatrists (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: 120 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Radiologists (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: 420 people (0.4 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: 3,480 people (3.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric (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: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, 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: 300 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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