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    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.

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    • Healthcare practitioners

      Pediatricians, General

      Median pay
      $210,040
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

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

      Science

      Physicists

      Median pay
      $172,250
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Science
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Learning
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Dentists, General

      Median pay
      $170,950
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Active Learning
    • Bright outlook

      Management

      Clinical Research Coordinators

      Median pay
      $167,220
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Writing
    • Bright outlook

      Management

      Natural Sciences Managers

      Median pay
      $167,220
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Science
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Management

      Water Resource Specialists

      Median pay
      $167,220
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Computer Hardware Engineers

      Median pay
      $161,740
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening

    • Healthcare practitioners

      Podiatrists

      Median pay
      $160,300
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Active Learning
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Medical Dosimetrists

      Median pay
      $147,470
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension

    • Architecture and engineering

      Petroleum Engineers

      Median pay
      $144,910
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening

    • Science

      Political Scientists

      Median pay
      $142,080
      Outlook
      Decline

      Master's degree

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

      Healthcare practitioners

      Pharmacists

      Median pay
      $140,910
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Speaking
    • 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

      Healthcare practitioners

      Optometrists

      Median pay
      $136,570
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • 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

      Physician Assistants

      Median pay
      $135,880
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Aerospace Engineers

      Median pay
      $134,960
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • 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

    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.