Highest paying jobs in Norfolk that require a graduate degree

Stacker
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- Median annual wage: $67,300
- Median hourly wage: $32.36
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 240 people (0.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#50. School psychologists
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- Median annual wage: $67,470
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 200 people (0.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#49. Computer science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $68,450
- Median hourly wage: $32.91
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#48. Orthotists and prosthetists
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- Median annual wage: $69,590
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#47. Philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $69,870
- Median hourly wage: $33.59
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#46. Historians
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- Median annual wage: $74,790
- Median hourly wage: $35.96
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#45. Statisticians
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- Median annual wage: $75,200
- Median hourly wage: $36.16
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#44. Urban and regional planners
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- Median annual wage: $76,800
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#43. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $76,890
- Median hourly wage: $36.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#42. Epidemiologists
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- Median annual wage: $77,370
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#41. Political science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $77,470
- Median hourly wage: $37.25
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#40. Audiologists
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- Median annual wage: $77,620
- Median hourly wage: $37.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,240 people (1.71 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#39. Instructional coordinators
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- Median annual wage: $78,020
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 310 people (0.43 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#38. Education teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $79,060
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (0.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#37. History teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $79,150
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 410 people (0.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#36. Biological science teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $79,350
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#35. Psychology teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $79,940
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 840 people (1.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#34. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $80,660
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 380 people (0.52 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#33. Business teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $81,180
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#32. Economics teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $82,050
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,460 people (2.01 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#31. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
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- Median annual wage: $82,450
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.13 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#30. Engineering teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $83,180
- Median hourly wage: $39.99
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#29. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
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- Median annual wage: $83,490
- Median hourly wage: $40.14
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 550 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#28. Speech-language pathologists
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- Median annual wage: $84,740
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#27. Physics teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $88,030
- Median hourly wage: $42.32
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#26. Economists
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- Median annual wage: $91,820
- Median hourly wage: $44.15
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 620 people (0.85 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#25. Occupational therapists
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- Median annual wage: $93,370
- Median hourly wage: $44.89
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.14 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#24. Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other
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- Median annual wage: $95,270
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 90 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#23. Atmospheric, earth, marine, and space sciences teachers, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $95,790
- Median hourly wage: $46.05
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,400 people (1.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#22. Physical therapists
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- Median annual wage: $96,030
- Median hourly wage: $46.17
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 230 people (0.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#21. Physicists
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- Median annual wage: $98,750
- Median hourly wage: $47.48
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 540 people (0.74 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#20. Veterinarians
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- Median annual wage: $104,220
- Median hourly wage: $50.11
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 1,220 people (1.69 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#19. Nurse practitioners
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- Median annual wage: $104,280
- Median hourly wage: $50.14
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 290 people (0.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#18. Clinical and counseling psychologists
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- Median annual wage: $106,760
- Median hourly wage: $51.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 460 people (0.64 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#17. Education administrators, postsecondary
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- Median annual wage: $107,060
- Median hourly wage: $51.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 990 people (1.37 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Physician assistants
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- Median annual wage: $107,510
- Median hourly wage: $51.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 2,470 people (3.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Lawyers
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- Median annual wage: $108,370
- Median hourly wage: $52.10
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#14. Psychologists, all other
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- Median annual wage: $123,700
- Median hourly wage: $59.47
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.49 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#13. Computer and information research scientists
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- Median annual wage: $130,270
- Median hourly wage: $62.63
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#12. Political scientists
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- Median annual wage: $135,770
- Median hourly wage: $65.28
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 1,330 people (1.84 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Pharmacists
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- Median annual wage: $162,320
- Median hourly wage: $78.04
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 930 people (1.28 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Dentists, general
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- Median annual wage: $178,610
- Median hourly wage: $85.87
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Dentists, all other specialists
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- Median annual wage: $223,920
- Median hourly wage: $107.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 360 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#8. Podiatrists
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- Median annual wage: $225,110
- Median hourly wage: $108.23
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.18 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#7. General internal medicine physicians
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- Median annual wage: $225,450
- Median hourly wage: $108.39
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: Not available
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#6. Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric
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- Median annual wage: $226,410
- Median hourly wage: $108.85
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 920 people (1.26 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#5. Family medicine physicians
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- Median annual wage: $235,470
- Median hourly wage: $113.21
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.09 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#4. Psychiatrists
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- 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. Cardiologists (tie)
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- 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. Radiologists (tie)
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- 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. Surgeons, all other (tie)
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