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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    Showing careers strongest in Conventional.

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    619 careers match your filter

    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Data Warehousing Specialists

      Median pay
      $139,500
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Programming
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Database Architects

      Median pay
      $139,500
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Software Developers

      Median pay
      $135,980
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Programming
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Anesthesiologist Assistants

      Median pay
      $135,880
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

      • Monitoring
      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Computer Network Architects

      Median pay
      $134,050
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Actuaries

      Median pay
      $130,000
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Mathematics
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Information Security Analysts

      Median pay
      $129,180
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening
    • Computers and math

      Mathematicians

      Median pay
      $126,710
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      Master's degree

      • Mathematics
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Learning
    • Management

      Biofuels Production Managers

      Median pay
      $126,060
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Management

      Industrial Production Managers

      Median pay
      $126,060
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Coordination
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Management

      Quality Control Systems Managers

      Median pay
      $126,060
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Management

      Fundraising Managers

      Median pay
      $125,470
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Speaking
      • Active Listening
    • Sales

      Sales Engineers

      Median pay
      $124,900
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Persuasion
      • Speaking
      • Active Listening
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Economists

      Median pay
      $124,720
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Mathematics
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Transportation

      Commercial Pilots

      Median pay
      $123,220
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Monitoring
    • Production

      Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

      Median pay
      $122,890
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Business Intelligence Analysts

      Median pay
      $120,230
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Learning
      • Active Listening

    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.