Highest paying jobs in Wausau that require a graduate degree

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

- Median annual wage: $55,830
- Median hourly wage: $26.84
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (1.39 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#18. Healthcare social workers

- Median annual wage: $59,360
- Median hourly wage: $28.54
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.88 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#17. Librarians and media collections specialists

- Median annual wage: $60,160
- Median hourly wage: $28.92
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.58 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#16. Instructional coordinators

- Median annual wage: $61,720
- Median hourly wage: $29.67
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.86 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#15. Chiropractors

- Median annual wage: $70,310
- Median hourly wage: $33.80
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.45 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#14. Speech-language pathologists

- Median annual wage: $76,280
- Median hourly wage: $36.67
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 60 people (0.93 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#13. School psychologists

- Median annual wage: $77,480
- Median hourly wage: $37.25
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.48 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#12. Clinical and counseling psychologists

- Median annual wage: $79,330
- Median hourly wage: $38.14
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.61 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

#11. Occupational therapists

- Median annual wage: $79,630
- Median hourly wage: $38.28
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (1.06 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#10. Physical therapists

- Median annual wage: $87,150
- Median hourly wage: $41.90
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.54 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#9. Lawyers

- Median annual wage: $98,060
- Median hourly wage: $47.14
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 170 people (2.52 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: $102,550
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 70 people (1.03 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#7. Physician assistants

- Median annual wage: $119,360
- Median hourly wage: $57.39
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 90 people (1.32 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#6. Nurse practitioners

- Median annual wage: $124,820
- Median hourly wage: $60.01
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 150 people (2.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#5. Optometrists

- Median annual wage: $127,330
- Median hourly wage: $61.21
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 40 people (0.55 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#4. Pharmacists

- Median annual wage: $138,010
- Median hourly wage: $66.35
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (1.63 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#3. Dentists, general

- Median annual wage: $163,620
- Median hourly wage: $78.66
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None

#2. Nurse anesthetists

- Median annual wage: $207,400
- Median hourly wage: $99.71
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.76 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: 210 people (3.07 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency

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