Highest paying jobs in Columbia that require a graduate degree

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#44. Rehabilitation counselors

- Median annual wage: $30,310
- Median hourly wage: $14.57
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 340 people (0.92 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Judicial law clerks

- Median annual wage: $39,040
- Median hourly wage: $18.77
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $45,340
- Median hourly wage: $21.80
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#41. Archivists

- Median annual wage: $45,600
- Median hourly wage: $21.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $48,580
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $50,090
- Median hourly wage: $24.08
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,310 people (3.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $55,880
- Median hourly wage: $26.87
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#37. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $58,460
- Median hourly wage: $28.11
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 400 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#36. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,600
- Median hourly wage: $29.14
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 400 people (1.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 490 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $60,840
- Median hourly wage: $29.25
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#33. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $61,360
- Median hourly wage: $29.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $63,360
- Median hourly wage: $30.46
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 640 people (1.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $63,440
- Median hourly wage: $30.50
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $65,180
- Median hourly wage: $31.34
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $68,240
- Median hourly wage: $32.81
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $70,620
- Median hourly wage: $33.95
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $74,100
- Median hourly wage: $35.62
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. English language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $74,280
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Economists

- Median annual wage: $80,000
- Median hourly wage: $38.46
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $80,580
- Median hourly wage: $38.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 180 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#23. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $80,850
- Median hourly wage: $38.87
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#22. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $84,010
- Median hourly wage: $40.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $84,070
- Median hourly wage: $40.42
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,090 people (5.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $85,690
- Median hourly wage: $41.20
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (1.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $92,260
- Median hourly wage: $44.36
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#18. Psychologists, all other

- Median annual wage: $94,370
- Median hourly wage: $45.37
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $95,560
- Median hourly wage: $45.94
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 380 people (1.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $97,910
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 810 people (2.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $101,260
- Median hourly wage: $48.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,390
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,750
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $102,940
- Median hourly wage: $49.49
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 760 people (2.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $103,420
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $104,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $104,380
- Median hourly wage: $50.18
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 380 people (1.02 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $123,160
- Median hourly wage: $59.21
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 430 people (1.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $126,100
- Median hourly wage: $60.63
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 980 people (2.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $133,300
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $211,730
- Median hourly wage: $101.79
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $217,290
- Median hourly wage: $104.47
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#3. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $222,410
- Median hourly wage: $106.93
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#2. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $227,430
- Median hourly wage: $109.34
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 320 people (0.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Physicians, all other

- 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: 1,070 people (2.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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