Highest paying jobs in Minneapolis that require a graduate degree

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#50. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 640 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $85,500
- Median hourly wage: $41.11
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 770 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#48. Geography teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,570
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $88,280
- Median hourly wage: $42.44
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $93,820
- Median hourly wage: $45.10
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,070 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $95,520
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 530 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $97,040
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $97,280
- Median hourly wage: $46.77
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,570 people (2.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $97,510
- Median hourly wage: $46.88
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $99,380
- Median hourly wage: $47.78
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,280 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other

- Median annual wage: $100,170
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $100,510
- Median hourly wage: $48.32
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 550 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#37. Economists

- Median annual wage: $101,500
- Median hourly wage: $48.80
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $101,660
- Median hourly wage: $48.88
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 390 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $102,940
- Median hourly wage: $49.49
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,120 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $103,050
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers

- Median annual wage: $104,000
- Median hourly wage: $50.00
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#32. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $104,070
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $104,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $106,820
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $111,220
- Median hourly wage: $53.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $114,840
- Median hourly wage: $55.21
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $123,180
- Median hourly wage: $59.22
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $126,360
- Median hourly wage: $60.75
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,760 people (1.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $127,520
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,550 people (1.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $129,830
- Median hourly wage: $62.42
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,620 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $138,430
- Median hourly wage: $66.55
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,260 people (2.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $144,940
- Median hourly wage: $69.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#21. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $148,090
- Median hourly wage: $71.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 8,960 people (4.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $151,890
- Median hourly wage: $73.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 550 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $166,130
- Median hourly wage: $79.87
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 410 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

#18. Law teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $168,540
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $169,100
- Median hourly wage: $81.30
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,520 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Dentists, all other specialists

- Median annual wage: $180,460
- Median hourly wage: $86.76
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#15. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $185,930
- Median hourly wage: $89.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,510 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Obstetricians and gynecologists

- Median annual wage: $203,400
- Median hourly wage: $97.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 430 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $213,860
- Median hourly wage: $102.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Ophthalmologists, except pediatric

- Median annual wage: $218,320
- Median hourly wage: $104.96
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $221,280
- Median hourly wage: $106.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,360 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Neurologists

- Median annual wage: $236,110
- Median hourly wage: $113.51
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (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: 290 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Dermatologists (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: 390 people (0.2 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: 250 people (0.13 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: 1,110 people (0.59 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: 240 people (0.12 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: Not available
- 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: 2,350 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, 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 (0.06 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: 660 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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