Highest paying jobs in Pittsburgh that require a graduate degree

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#50. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,230
- 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

#49. Genetic counselors

- Median annual wage: $77,290
- Median hourly wage: $37.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Orthotists and prosthetists

- Median annual wage: $77,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.44
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $77,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 860 people (0.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $78,870
- Median hourly wage: $37.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 310 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#45. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $78,900
- Median hourly wage: $37.93
- 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

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

- Median annual wage: $78,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $79,100
- Median hourly wage: $38.03
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,070 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#42. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,270
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,350
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,810
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 500 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,210
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- 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

#38. Social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,570
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,600
- Median hourly wage: $39.23
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 280 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,650
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- 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: None

#35. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $81,890
- Median hourly wage: $39.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#34. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $82,540
- Median hourly wage: $39.68
- 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: None

#32. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,590
- 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

#31. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $83,280
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $91,190
- Median hourly wage: $43.84
- 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: Short-term on-the-job training

#29. Anthropology and archeology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $92,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $94,020
- 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

#27. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,010
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,290
- Median hourly wage: $46.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,250 people (1.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,710
- Median hourly wage: $46.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,070 people (1.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $97,990
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $99,390
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Economists

- Median annual wage: $100,060
- Median hourly wage: $48.11
- 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: None

#21. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $100,730
- Median hourly wage: $48.43
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $100,840
- Median hourly wage: $48.48
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,290 people (1.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $101,350
- Median hourly wage: $48.73
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 600 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $103,490
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,510 people (1.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $104,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 740 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $105,190
- 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

#15. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $107,900
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 760 people (0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $109,520
- Median hourly wage: $52.66
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,730 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $114,700
- Median hourly wage: $55.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $119,110
- Median hourly wage: $57.26
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 4,530 people (4.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $120,170
- Median hourly wage: $57.78
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 990 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $127,870
- Median hourly wage: $61.48
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $128,760
- Median hourly wage: $61.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,180 people (3.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $140,240
- Median hourly wage: $67.42
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $175,520
- Median hourly wage: $84.38
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $189,700
- Median hourly wage: $91.20
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 510 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $193,440
- Median hourly wage: $93.00
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $202,340
- Median hourly wage: $97.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,700 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#3. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $224,800
- Median hourly wage: $108.08
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 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: 240 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Ophthalmologists, 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: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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