Highest paying jobs in Columbia, Missouri that require a graduate degree

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- Median annual wage: $40,140
- Median hourly wage: $19.30
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Rehabilitation counselors
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- Median annual wage: $45,300
- Median hourly wage: $21.78
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#26. Mental health and substance abuse social workers
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- Median annual wage: $46,170
- Median hourly wage: $22.20
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 750 people (7.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
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- Median annual wage: $50,600
- Median hourly wage: $24.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#24. Healthcare social workers
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- Median annual wage: $55,160
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Athletic trainers
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- Median annual wage: $55,910
- Median hourly wage: $26.88
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Instructional coordinators
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- Median annual wage: $58,170
- Median hourly wage: $27.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Librarians and media collections specialists
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- Median annual wage: $59,820
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Education teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $60,730
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $61,460
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $62,720
- Median hourly wage: $30.16
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (1.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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- Median annual wage: $76,220
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $77,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Biological science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $83,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.00
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Speech-language pathologists
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- Median annual wage: $83,410
- Median hourly wage: $40.10
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Occupational therapists
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- Median annual wage: $84,540
- Median hourly wage: $40.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 190 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Physical therapists
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- Median annual wage: $96,860
- Median hourly wage: $46.57
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Veterinarians
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- Median annual wage: $97,300
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Computer science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $97,920
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $99,440
- Median hourly wage: $47.81
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 250 people (2.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Nurse practitioners
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- Median annual wage: $101,310
- Median hourly wage: $48.71
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 340 people (3.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Lawyers
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- Median annual wage: $109,420
- Median hourly wage: $52.61
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Physician assistants
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- Median annual wage: $124,540
- Median hourly wage: $59.88
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 280 people (2.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Education administrators, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $135,810
- Median hourly wage: $65.29
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (2.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Pharmacists
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- Median annual wage: $168,620
- Median hourly wage: $81.07
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Dentists, general
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- Median annual wage: $174,890
- Median hourly wage: $84.08
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Nurse anesthetists
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- 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: 170 people (1.82 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other
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