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 Investigative.

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    262 careers match your filter

    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Recreational Therapists

      Median pay
      $61,960
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Service Orientation
      • Active Listening
      • Coordination
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Chemical Technicians

      Median pay
      $60,390
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Associate's degree

      • Science
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Exercise Physiologists

      Median pay
      $59,460
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Instructing
      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Community and social service

      Mental Health Counselors

      Median pay
      $59,350
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Social Perceptiveness
      • Speaking
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Medical Records Specialists

      Median pay
      $51,140
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening

    • Office and administrative support

      Statistical Assistants

      Median pay
      $50,330
      Outlook
      Decline

      Bachelor's degree

      • Mathematics
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Neurodiagnostic Technologists

      Median pay
      $50,290
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Patient Representatives

      Median pay
      $50,290
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Active Listening
      • Service Orientation
      • Speaking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Agricultural Technicians

      Median pay
      $49,630
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Associate's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Precision Agriculture Technicians

      Median pay
      $49,630
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Associate's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking

    • Production

      Medical Appliance Technicians

      Median pay
      $48,030
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Critical Thinking
      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Active Listening
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Ophthalmic Medical Technicians

      Median pay
      $45,570
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Psychiatric Technicians

      Median pay
      $45,130
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Social Perceptiveness
      • Active Listening
      • Monitoring

    • Healthcare support

      Psychiatric Aides

      Median pay
      $44,910
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      High school diploma

      • Service Orientation
      • Social Perceptiveness
      • Speaking

    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.