Highest paying jobs in Albuquerque that require a graduate degree

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#50. Rehabilitation counselors

- Median annual wage: $36,430
- Median hourly wage: $17.52
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Anthropologists and archeologists

- Median annual wage: $49,500
- Median hourly wage: $23.80
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $50,670
- Median hourly wage: $24.36
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#47. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $52,070
- Median hourly wage: $25.04
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#46. Curators

- Median annual wage: $52,290
- Median hourly wage: $25.14
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $57,440
- Median hourly wage: $27.62
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $58,770
- Median hourly wage: $28.25
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $58,800
- Median hourly wage: $28.27
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 450 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Marriage and family therapists

- Median annual wage: $60,100
- Median hourly wage: $28.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#41. Farm and home management educators

- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: $29.42
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $62,330
- Median hourly wage: $29.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 970 people (2.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $63,810
- Median hourly wage: $30.68
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 330 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#38. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $67,660
- Median hourly wage: $32.53
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#36. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $68,490
- Median hourly wage: $32.93
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Economists

- Median annual wage: $74,650
- Median hourly wage: $35.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $76,620
- Median hourly wage: $36.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $78,170
- Median hourly wage: $37.58
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#32. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $78,940
- Median hourly wage: $37.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $83,110
- Median hourly wage: $39.96
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Business teachers, postsecondary (tie)

- Median annual wage: $83,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Clinical and counseling psychologists (tie)

- Median annual wage: $83,130
- Median hourly wage: $39.97
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#28. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $85,860
- Median hourly wage: $41.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $86,510
- Median hourly wage: $41.59
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 390 people (1.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $90,000
- Median hourly wage: $43.27
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,190 people (5.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $90,670
- Median hourly wage: $43.59
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#24. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $91,930
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 750 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,620
- Median hourly wage: $46.45
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,630
- Median hourly wage: $46.46
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 580 people (1.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $103,500
- Median hourly wage: $49.76
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $107,810
- Median hourly wage: $51.83
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#19. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $108,130
- Median hourly wage: $51.99
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $122,320
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 720 people (1.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $125,190
- Median hourly wage: $60.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 930 people (2.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $130,990
- Median hourly wage: $62.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 350 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $132,000
- Median hourly wage: $63.46
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.99 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $132,840
- Median hourly wage: $63.86
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,070 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $138,440
- Median hourly wage: $66.56
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 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

#12. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $149,990
- Median hourly wage: $72.11
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 480 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $163,650
- Median hourly wage: $78.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $207,310
- Median hourly wage: $99.67
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $215,180
- Median hourly wage: $103.45
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $228,870
- Median hourly wage: $110.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.41 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: 190 people (0.5 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: 180 people (0.48 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: 60 people (0.15 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: 80 people (0.2 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: 40 people (0.09 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: 430 people (1.12 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: 850 people (2.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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