Highest paying jobs in Columbus that require a graduate degree

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#50. Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $76,210
- Median hourly wage: $36.64
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,720
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 310 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $76,730
- Median hourly wage: $36.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Social work teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,540
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $78,710
- Median hourly wage: $37.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 390 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#43. Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,280
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,760
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $79,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 820 people (0.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,310
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 840 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Biochemists and biophysicists

- Median annual wage: $81,540
- Median hourly wage: $39.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,570
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,040
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 340 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $82,710
- Median hourly wage: $39.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,110 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#33. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 310 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $83,380
- Median hourly wage: $40.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 430 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#31. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $84,010
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Environmental science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $88,320
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,660
- Median hourly wage: $45.99
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,000 people (0.94 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $95,860
- Median hourly wage: $46.09
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,230 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $100,550
- Median hourly wage: $48.34
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,580 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $102,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,890 people (1.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $102,270
- Median hourly wage: $49.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#24. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,340
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Economists

- Median annual wage: $104,330
- Median hourly wage: $50.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $106,860
- Median hourly wage: $51.37
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 630 people (0.59 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#21. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $107,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,110 people (1.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $109,350
- Median hourly wage: $52.57
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 680 people (0.65 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $111,070
- Median hourly wage: $53.40
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $113,570
- Median hourly wage: $54.60
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 2,430 people (2.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $114,230
- Median hourly wage: $54.92
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,480 people (4.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $125,920
- Median hourly wage: $60.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 790 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $129,340
- Median hourly wage: $62.18
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $131,350
- Median hourly wage: $63.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,520 people (2.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $132,050
- Median hourly wage: $63.48
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $134,830
- Median hourly wage: $64.82
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 720 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $143,940
- Median hourly wage: $69.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 400 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#10. Obstetricians and gynecologists

- Median annual wage: $168,690
- Median hourly wage: $81.10
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $179,260
- Median hourly wage: $86.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 730 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Physicians, all other

- Median annual wage: $181,090
- Median hourly wage: $87.06
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,040 people (1.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#7. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $217,230
- Median hourly wage: $104.44
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 370 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#6. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $231,220
- Median hourly wage: $111.16
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Anesthesiologists (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: 370 people (0.35 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: 190 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, pathologists (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: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric (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: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Surgeons, 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: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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