Highest paying jobs in Rocky Mount that require a graduate degree

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#19. Rehabilitation counselors

- Median annual wage: $34,400
- Median hourly wage: $16.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.74 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: $47,640
- Median hourly wage: $22.90
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $47,700
- Median hourly wage: $22.93
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $49,870
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $49,990
- Median hourly wage: $24.04
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $56,930
- Median hourly wage: $27.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $66,220
- Median hourly wage: $31.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $74,300
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (2.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $77,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $84,780
- Median hourly wage: $40.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $85,200
- Median hourly wage: $40.96
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (1.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $92,760
- Median hourly wage: $44.60
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $98,120
- Median hourly wage: $47.17
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $117,590
- Median hourly wage: $56.53
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $124,230
- Median hourly wage: $59.73
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $124,460
- Median hourly wage: $59.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (2.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $166,090
- Median hourly wage: $79.85
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#1. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $201,040
- Median hourly wage: $96.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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