The Highest Paying Jobs That Require a Graduate Degree
According to the Federal Government's Bureau of Labor Statistics, those who work in the professions below earn the highest wages out of 700 occupations studied. The hourly wages listed below are the median wages earned in the last few years. All of these jobs require a master's or doctorate degree.
Physicians
Dentists
Professors (click for list)
Lawyers
Optometrists
Judges
Physicists / Astronomers
Financial Managers
Chiropractors
Chemists
Pharmacists
Geologists
Economists
Psychologists
Speech Therapists
Management Analysts
Medical Scientists
Urban Planners
Physical Therapists
$61.19
$59.28
$39.00
$38.76
$38.53
$37.94
$36.66
$33.87
$31.40
$31.23
$31.10
$29.85
$29.07
$27.03
$26.71
$25.33
$25.03
$23.93
$22.85
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