Highest paying jobs in McAllen that require a graduate degree

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#45. Counselors, all other

- Median annual wage: $31,600
- Median hourly wage: $15.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Mental health and substance abuse social workers

- Median annual wage: $39,140
- Median hourly wage: $18.82
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 290 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#43. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $50,630
- Median hourly wage: $24.34
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#42. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $55,650
- Median hourly wage: $26.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 270 people (0.98 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#41. Athletic trainers

- Median annual wage: $59,970
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Urban and regional planners

- Median annual wage: $61,920
- Median hourly wage: $29.77
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $61,940
- Median hourly wage: $29.78
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,090 people (3.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: $30.38
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Short-term on-the-job training

#37. Criminal justice and law enforcement teachers, postsecondary (tie)

- Median annual wage: $63,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $63,910
- Median hourly wage: $30.72
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 340 people (1.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $63,930
- Median hourly wage: $30.74
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 930 people (3.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $64,120
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.42 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $68,760
- Median hourly wage: $33.06
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $71,250
- Median hourly wage: $34.26
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.68 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#31. Communications teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $75,650
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $77,230
- Median hourly wage: $37.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 490 people (1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#29. Chemistry teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $77,390
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

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

- Median annual wage: $77,700
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Education teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $78,140
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 120 people (0.42 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: $80,420
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Political science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $80,870
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Sociology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $81,300
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.11 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $81,710
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,230 people (4.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Education administrators, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $82,220
- Median hourly wage: $39.53
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 190 people (0.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Postsecondary teachers, all other

- Median annual wage: $85,920
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.19 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $87,130
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,180
- Median hourly wage: $45.76
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.96 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $95,380
- Median hourly wage: $45.86
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 430 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. History teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $96,380
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Mathematical science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $98,290
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.51 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $99,520
- Median hourly wage: $47.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 490 people (1.77 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Computer science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $100,970
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Biological science teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $101,960
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Psychology teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,240
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.23 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Engineering teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $102,770
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $103,380
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.87 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $110,640
- Median hourly wage: $53.19
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 490 people (1.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $118,340
- Median hourly wage: $56.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $124,490
- Median hourly wage: $59.85
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.22 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $127,730
- Median hourly wage: $61.41
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 540 people (1.97 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Business teachers, postsecondary

- Median annual wage: $133,370
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $149,990
- Median hourly wage: $72.11
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 160 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. General internal medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $169,420
- Median hourly wage: $81.45
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#2. Family medicine physicians

- Median annual wage: $210,340
- Median hourly wage: $101.13
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#1. Pediatricians, general

- Median annual wage: $226,780
- Median hourly wage: $109.03
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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