Highest paying jobs in Las Cruces that require a graduate degree

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#20. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $58,510
- Median hourly wage: $28.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $60,220
- Median hourly wage: $28.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $60,310
- Median hourly wage: $29.00
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (2.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $60,960
- Median hourly wage: $29.31
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#16. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $81,020
- Median hourly wage: $38.95
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (3.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $93,530
- Median hourly wage: $44.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $95,400
- Median hourly wage: $45.87
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (2.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,390
- Median hourly wage: $46.34
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $98,210
- Median hourly wage: $47.22
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $98,230
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 260 people (3.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $99,280
- Median hourly wage: $47.73
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $100,950
- Median hourly wage: $48.54
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $105,620
- Median hourly wage: $50.78
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $120,010
- Median hourly wage: $57.70
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $127,950
- Median hourly wage: $61.51
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $128,550
- Median hourly wage: $61.80
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (1.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $135,250
- Median hourly wage: $65.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#3. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $155,830
- Median hourly wage: $74.92
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $156,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 180 people (2.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $228,060
- Median hourly wage: $109.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (1.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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