Highest paying jobs in Nashville that require a graduate degree

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#50. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $64,940
- 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

#49. Foreign language and literature teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#48. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $65,840
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $67,410
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 590 people (0.57 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Geography teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $69,850
- 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

#45. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

- Median annual wage: $72,820
- Median hourly wage: $35.01
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $73,090
- Median hourly wage: $35.14
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 930 people (0.9 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#43. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $75,380
- Median hourly wage: $36.24
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,730
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Judicial law clerks

- Median annual wage: $75,740
- Median hourly wage: $36.41
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 420 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,530
- 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

#39. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $76,580
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Economists

- Median annual wage: $78,000
- Median hourly wage: $37.50
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,420
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 420 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,610
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- 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

#35. Statisticians

- Median annual wage: $79,740
- Median hourly wage: $38.34
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 480 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Agricultural sciences teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,470
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 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: $80,480
- Median hourly wage: $38.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $80,890
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,550 people (1.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,090
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- 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: None

#30. Audiologists

- Median annual wage: $82,560
- Median hourly wage: $39.69
- 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

#29. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $83,190
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 470 people (0.46 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#28. Epidemiologists

- Median annual wage: $85,420
- Median hourly wage: $41.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $93,700
- Median hourly wage: $45.05
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 730 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $96,240
- Median hourly wage: $46.27
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,300 people (1.25 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: $98,070
- Median hourly wage: $47.15
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#24. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $100,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 900 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Veterinarians

- Median annual wage: $101,000
- Median hourly wage: $48.56
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.44 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,670
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $102,380
- Median hourly wage: $49.22
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $106,340
- Median hourly wage: $51.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 760 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $107,680
- Median hourly wage: $51.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 5,030 people (4.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Nurse midwives

- Median annual wage: $110,890
- Median hourly wage: $53.31
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Computer and information research scientists

- Median annual wage: $117,990
- Median hourly wage: $56.72
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $122,840
- Median hourly wage: $59.06
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 3,860 people (3.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $133,300
- Median hourly wage: $64.09
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,300 people (2.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $168,650
- Median hourly wage: $81.08
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 520 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $170,710
- Median hourly wage: $82.07
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 720 people (0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Podiatrists

- Median annual wage: $174,300
- Median hourly wage: $83.80
- 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: Internship/residency

#11. Psychiatrists

- Median annual wage: $174,310
- Median hourly wage: $83.80
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 250 people (0.24 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric

- Median annual wage: $178,680
- Median hourly wage: $85.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Surgeons, all other

- Median annual wage: $178,770
- Median hourly wage: $85.95
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $180,470
- Median hourly wage: $86.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 430 people (0.41 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $181,640
- Median hourly wage: $87.33
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 730 people (0.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#6. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates

- Median annual wage: $186,060
- Median hourly wage: $89.45
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.21 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#5. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $214,980
- Median hourly wage: $103.36
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 510 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Dermatologists

- Median annual wage: $220,750
- Median hourly wage: $106.13
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#3. Anesthesiologists

- Median annual wage: $226,470
- Median hourly wage: $108.88
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 330 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Cardiologists (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: 290 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- 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: 1,700 people (1.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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