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August 28, 2023
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Highest paying jobs in Ogden that require a graduate degree
Education pays.
At least, that's whatBureau of Labor Statistics datashows. Higher degree holders earn more and experience lower unemployment rates than those without degrees or with lesser degrees. On a weekly basis, master's degree holders earn over $500 more than the median for all U.S. workers over age 25, and doctoral degree holders earn about $850 more than that median. Professional degree holders like doctors, lawyers, and veterinarians earn even more, at nearly $870 more than the median.
However, advanced degrees often cost significant funds to obtain. A year of graduate tuition and feescost about $19,750for the 2020-21 academic year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. The average at private institutions was even more, at $26,620 per year. Some programs offer assistantships or fellowships that offset those costs, but many students will be on the hook for paying or borrowing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Other data from the center, released in July 2023, shows thatnearly 3 in 4 graduate students received financial aidin the 2019-20 academic year, in amounts averaging about $25,300.
The catch? Much of the aid doled out to graduate students is in loans. Graduate students who took out loans averaged $26,000, compared to an average of $11,300 in grant funds among recipients. ACenter for American Progress analysisfound that graduate debt rose from 2010-11 to 2017-18 while undergraduate debt fell, and the share of student debt accumulated by graduate students rose to 40%.
Is the higher pay worth the cost? That's up to prospective graduate students to decide. UsingBureau of Labor Statistics data,Stackercompiled a list of the highest-paying jobs that require a graduate degree in Ogden, painting a clearer picture of the earnings potential. Jobs listed here require a master's, doctorate, or other professional degree and are ranked by their median annual pay as of May 2022. Any jobs without annual compensation figures available were excluded from this analysis.
Read on to see what a graduate degree could earn you in Ogden.
This story features data reporting and writing by Paxtyn Merten and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 366 metros.
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#37. Counselors, all other
- Median annual wage: $31,570
- Median hourly wage: $15.18
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.36 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#36. Judicial law clerks
- Median annual wage: $37,590
- Median hourly wage: $18.07
- 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
#35. Rehabilitation counselors
- Median annual wage: $38,480
- Median hourly wage: $18.50
- 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
#34. Librarians and media collections specialists
- Median annual wage: $47,150
- Median hourly wage: $22.67
- 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
#33. Athletic trainers
- Median annual wage: $50,860
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 30 people (0.12 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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#32. Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors
- Median annual wage: $54,700
- Median hourly wage: $26.30
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 570 people (2.05 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#31. Computer science teachers, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $60,430
- 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
#30. Nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $60,820
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 70 people (0.25 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#29. Education teachers, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $61,200
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- 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: None
#28. Clinical and counseling psychologists
- Median annual wage: $63,840
- Median hourly wage: $30.69
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 210 people (0.76 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
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#27. Chiropractors
- Median annual wage: $64,070
- Median hourly wage: $30.81
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 80 people (0.27 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#26. Instructional coordinators
- Median annual wage: $64,270
- Median hourly wage: $30.90
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 330 people (1.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#25. School psychologists
- Median annual wage: $64,730
- Median hourly wage: $31.12
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.35 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
#24. Healthcare social workers
- Median annual wage: $65,170
- Median hourly wage: $31.33
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 320 people (1.15 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
#23. Urban and regional planners
- Median annual wage: $68,010
- Median hourly wage: $32.70
- 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
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#22. Health specialties teachers, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $74,830
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 110 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#21. Medical scientists, except epidemiologists
- Median annual wage: $79,160
- Median hourly wage: $38.06
- 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
#20. Speech-language pathologists
- Median annual wage: $82,630
- Median hourly wage: $39.72
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 360 people (1.31 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
#19. Marriage and family therapists
- Median annual wage: $83,560
- Median hourly wage: $40.18
- 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
#18. Education administrators, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $85,220
- Median hourly wage: $40.97
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 130 people (0.47 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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#17. Physical therapists
- Median annual wage: $85,510
- Median hourly wage: $41.11
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 420 people (1.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#16. Occupational therapists
- Median annual wage: $87,480
- Median hourly wage: $42.06
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 170 people (0.6 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#15. Computer and information research scientists
- Median annual wage: $88,190
- Median hourly wage: $42.40
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 580 people (2.08 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#14. Optometrists
- Median annual wage: $89,130
- Median hourly wage: $42.85
- 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
#13. Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers
- Median annual wage: $91,260
- Median hourly wage: $43.88
- 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: Short-term on-the-job training
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#12. Veterinarians
- Median annual wage: $99,510
- Median hourly wage: $47.84
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 140 people (0.5 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#11. Lawyers
- Median annual wage: $101,380
- Median hourly wage: $48.74
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 440 people (1.56 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#10. Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary
- Median annual wage: $102,240
- Median hourly wage: Not available
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 500 people (1.81 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#9. Nurse practitioners
- Median annual wage: $105,420
- Median hourly wage: $50.68
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 360 people (1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#8. Dentists, general
- Median annual wage: $119,030
- Median hourly wage: $57.23
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 260 people (0.95 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
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#7. Physician assistants
- Median annual wage: $123,190
- Median hourly wage: $59.23
- Education required: Master's degree
- Total employment: 220 people (0.78 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#6. Business teachers, postsecondary
- Median annual wage: $130,580
- 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
#5. Pharmacists
- Median annual wage: $132,710
- Median hourly wage: $63.80
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 450 people (1.62 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: None
#4. Pediatricians, general
- Median annual wage: $196,620
- Median hourly wage: $94.53
- 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
#3. Psychiatrists
- Median annual wage: $208,810
- Median hourly wage: $100.39
- 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: Internship/residency
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#2. Family medicine physicians
- Median annual wage: $221,880
- Median hourly wage: $106.68
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 100 people (0.38 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
#1. General internal medicine physicians
- Median annual wage: $222,610
- Median hourly wage: $107.02
- Education required: Doctoral or professional degree
- Total employment: 50 people (0.16 of every 1,000 jobs in the area)
- Required on-the-job training to attain competency: Internship/residency
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