Highest paying jobs in Fargo that require a graduate degree

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#41. Rehabilitation counselors

- Median annual wage: $48,030
- Median hourly wage: $23.09
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $50,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $54,850
- Median hourly wage: $26.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#38. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $57,220
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $58,040
- Median hourly wage: $27.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $59,120
- Median hourly wage: $28.42
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Marriage and family therapists

- Median annual wage: $59,230
- Median hourly wage: $28.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#34. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $59,540
- Median hourly wage: $28.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $62,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.02
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#32. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,160
- Median hourly wage: $30.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $64,430
- Median hourly wage: $30.98
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (1.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#30. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $66,360
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $67,140
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $67,480
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $73,800
- Median hourly wage: $35.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $78,920
- Median hourly wage: $37.94
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 300 people (2.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $79,870
- Median hourly wage: $38.40
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (1.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,490
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,260
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.53 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,450
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,720
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $83,160
- Median hourly wage: $39.98
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $85,090
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $100,660
- Median hourly wage: $48.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,250
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $102,490
- Median hourly wage: $49.27
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $103,520
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $104,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 160 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $106,260
- Median hourly wage: $51.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 390 people (2.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $108,070
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $110,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $115,640
- Median hourly wage: $55.60
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 210 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $117,870
- Median hourly wage: $56.67
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $129,000
- Median hourly wage: $62.02
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $131,880
- Median hourly wage: $63.40
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 150 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $134,760
- Median hourly wage: $64.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (3.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $143,010
- Median hourly wage: $68.76
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 350 people (2.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $155,240
- Median hourly wage: $74.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $227,010
- Median hourly wage: $109.14
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#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: 40 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Family 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: 50 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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