Careers: Doctoral or professional degree

73 occupations requiring doctoral or professional degree, sorted by median salary.

#	Occupation	Median Salary	Growth	Openings/yr	Safety
1	Family Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$238,380	+3%	3	A
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$236,350	+3%	2	A
3	Dentists, All Other Specialists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$225,770	+0%	0	A
4	Pediatricians, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$210,130	+1%	1	A
5	Dentists, General Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$172,790	+4%	4	A
6	Physicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$166,290	+4%	2	A
7	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates Legal Occupations	$156,210	+3%	1	A
8	Podiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$152,800	+2%	0	A
9	Lawyers Legal Occupations	$151,160	+4%	32	A
10	Pharmacists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$137,480	+5%	14	A
11	Optometrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$134,830	+8%	2	A
12	Astronomers Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$132,170	+2%	0	A
13	Law Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$126,650	+2%	2	A
14	Veterinarians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$125,510	+10%	3	A
15	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$119,980	+2%	1	A
16	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers Legal Occupations	$115,230	-1%	1	A
17	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$106,120	+8%	4	A
18	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$105,620	+17%	27	A
19	Biochemists and Biophysicists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$103,650	+6%	3	A
20	Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,480	+2%	1	A
21	Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$101,390	+3%	1	A
22	Physical Therapists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$101,020	+11%	13	A
23	Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$100,830	+4%	0	A
24	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$100,590	+9%	10	A
25	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$97,360	+3%	1	A
26	Business Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$97,270	+6%	8	A
27	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$96,690	+5%	4	A
28	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations	$95,830	+11%	5	A
29	Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$95,770	+3%	1	A
30	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$94,680	+2%	2	A
31	Audiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$92,120	+10%	1	A
32	Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$87,710	+3%	1	A
33	Geography Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$86,730	+3%	0	A
34	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$86,350	+4%	1	A
35	Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$86,220	+2%	2	A
36	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$84,290	+2%	1	A
37	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$83,460	+7%	5	A
38	Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$82,540	+2%	1	A
39	History Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$81,500	-0%	2	A
40	Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$80,330	+4%	4	A
41	Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$79,940	+17%	9	A
42	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$79,350	+2%	4	A
43	Chiropractors Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	$79,000	+10%	3	A
44	Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$78,630	+3%	0	A
45	Postsecondary Teachers, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$78,490	+2%	14	A
46	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$78,270	+0%	5	A
47	Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$78,050	+1%	2	A
48	Communications Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$77,800	+2%	3	A
49	Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$77,280	+3%	0	A
50	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$77,010	-0%	2	A
51	Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$76,210	+2%	1	A
52	Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$75,890	+2%	1	A
53	Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$75,040	+2%	2	A
54	Education Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$72,090	+2%	6	A
55	Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary Educational Instruction and Library Occupations	$71,470	+2%	1	A
56	Judicial Law Clerks Legal Occupations	$60,400	+3%	1	A
57	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	0	A
58	Orthodontists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	0	A
59	Prosthodontists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+5%	—	A
60	Anesthesiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+3%	1	A
61	Cardiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	1	A
62	Dermatologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+6%	0	A
63	Emergency Medicine Physicians Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+3%	1	A
64	Neurologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+5%	0	A
65	Obstetricians and Gynecologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+1%	1	A
66	Physicians, Pathologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	0	A
67	Psychiatrists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+6%	1	A
68	Radiologists Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+3%	1	A
69	Physicians, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+3%	10	A
70	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	0	A
71	Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	0	A
72	Pediatric Surgeons Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+2%	—	A
73	Surgeons, All Other Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations	N/A	+4%	1	A

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