What could you become?

    Start from what you enjoy. Each career shows national pay and job outlook from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the skills it uses, and the majors and colleges whose graduates earn well in it. 1,016 careers listed, and search matches 26,000+ job titles.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    66 careers match your filter

    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Physicists

      Median pay
      $172,250
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Science
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Learning

    • Science

      Political Scientists

      Median pay
      $142,080
      Outlook
      Decline

      Master's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Learning
      • Active Listening
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Astronomers

      Median pay
      $128,820
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Science
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Biochemists and Biophysicists

      Median pay
      $127,410
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Science
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Economists

      Median pay
      $124,720
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Mathematics
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Environmental Economists

      Median pay
      $124,720
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Writing
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Materials Scientists

      Median pay
      $117,790
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Critical Thinking

    • Science

      Clinical Neuropsychologists

      Median pay
      $110,840
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making

    • Science

      Neuropsychologists

      Median pay
      $110,840
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Writing

    • Science

      Nuclear Technicians

      Median pay
      $110,240
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      Associate's degree

      • Operations Monitoring
      • Monitoring
      • Active Listening

    • Science

      Sociologists

      Median pay
      $106,030
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Active Learning

    • Science

      Geographers

      Median pay
      $102,040
      Outlook
      Decline

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Writing
      • Critical Thinking

    • Science

      Transportation Planners

      Median pay
      $101,110
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Clinical and Counseling Psychologists

      Median pay
      $100,580
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Social Perceptiveness
      • Active Listening
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Bioinformatics Scientists

      Median pay
      $98,920
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving

    BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections · O*NET 31.0. O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.

    Career questions

    Where the figures come from and how careers connect to majors.

    Where do the pay and job outlook figures come from?

    Median pay is the national median annual wage from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey. Growth and openings come from the BLS Employment Projections. Each career page names the data year, and a figure the BLS does not publish is shown as not reported rather than estimated.

    What are the six interest areas?

    They are the Holland (RIASEC) interest areas used by O*NET: Realistic (hands-on), Investigative (ideas and research), Artistic (creating), Social (helping people), Enterprising (leading and persuading) and Conventional (organizing data and records). Most careers are a mix, so each one lists its strongest two or three.

    How does the interest check work?

    You rate short activities as like, not sure or dislike. Your answers add up to a score for each interest area, and careers whose interest profile is closest to yours are listed first with the reasons. It takes a few minutes, needs no account, and you can skip any item.

    How are careers linked to majors and colleges?

    The NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk links fields of study to occupations. We roll it up to the four-digit program codes colleges report, so the majors listed are related programs rather than the only route in. College results use each college's own program earnings from College Scorecard.