Highest paying jobs in Knoxville that require a graduate degree

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#50. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $60,790
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $60,830
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $61,590
- Median hourly wage: $29.61
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 370 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $62,480
- Median hourly wage: $30.04
- 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

#46. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $62,560
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $62,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (1.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $63,550
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $64,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 180 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,100
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,250
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $65,510
- Median hourly wage: $31.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#39. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $69,090
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $73,310
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.29 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $73,750
- Median hourly wage: $35.46
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 410 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#36. Library science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,160
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,950
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,980
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $79,410
- Median hourly wage: $38.18
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.17 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,460
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $82,760
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 660 people (1.66 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $87,400
- Median hourly wage: $42.02
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $88,130
- Median hourly wage: $42.37
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (1.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $88,700
- Median hourly wage: $42.64
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 280 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $95,890
- Median hourly wage: $46.10
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#24. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $97,920
- Median hourly wage: $47.08
- 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

#22. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $98,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $99,380
- Median hourly wage: $47.78
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,830 people (4.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $99,820
- Median hourly wage: $47.99
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 490 people (1.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $100,170
- Median hourly wage: $48.16
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $100,970
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $101,430
- Median hourly wage: $48.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $103,710
- Median hourly wage: $49.86
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $106,810
- Median hourly wage: $51.35
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $117,440
- Median hourly wage: $56.46
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,240 people (3.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $124,810
- Median hourly wage: $60.01
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#12. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $128,020
- Median hourly wage: $61.55
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,020 people (2.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $128,640
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Physics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $131,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Physicists

- Median annual wage: $131,660
- Median hourly wage: $63.30
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Economics teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $132,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $170,370
- Median hourly wage: $81.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 300 people (0.75 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $179,040
- Median hourly wage: $86.08
- 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

#5. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $179,320
- Median hourly wage: $86.21
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#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: 200 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Obstetricians and gynecologists (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. Physicians, 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: 520 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- 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: 30 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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