Highest paying jobs in Beckley that require a graduate degree

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#13. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $48,440
- Median hourly wage: $23.29
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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

- Median annual wage: $50,390
- Median hourly wage: $24.23
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (1.4 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#11. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $52,600
- Median hourly wage: $25.29
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#10. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $61,640
- Median hourly wage: $29.64
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#9. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $72,100
- Median hourly wage: $34.66
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#8. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

- Median annual wage: $75,030
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (2.33 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $80,390
- Median hourly wage: $38.65
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (1.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $97,700
- Median hourly wage: $46.97
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (2.04 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $99,990
- Median hourly wage: $48.07
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (2.34 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $102,190
- Median hourly wage: $49.13
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.89 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $123,600
- Median hourly wage: $59.42
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 150 people (3.79 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $124,370
- Median hourly wage: $59.79
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (1.1 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#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: 170 people (4.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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