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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    512 careers match your filter

    • Bright outlook

      Architecture and engineering

      Chemical Engineers

      Median pay
      $125,040
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Science
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Bright outlook

      Transportation

      Commercial Pilots

      Median pay
      $123,220
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Monitoring
    • Architecture and engineering

      Mechatronics Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Critical Thinking
    • Architecture and engineering

      Microsystems Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Architecture and engineering

      Nanosystems Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Science
    • Architecture and engineering

      Photonics Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Writing
    • Architecture and engineering

      Robotics Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Architecture and engineering

      Solar Energy Systems Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Architecture and engineering

      Wind Energy Engineers

      Median pay
      $122,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Judgment and Decision Making
    • Production

      Nuclear Power Reactor Operators

      Median pay
      $122,890
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Electrical Engineers

      Median pay
      $120,630
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Writing
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Materials Scientists

      Median pay
      $117,790
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Healthcare practitioners

      Orthoptists

      Median pay
      $115,210
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Master's degree

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers

      Median pay
      $115,160
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Materials Engineers

      Median pay
      $112,860
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Architecture and engineering

      Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

      Median pay
      $112,230
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Complex Problem Solving
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Science

      Nuclear Technicians

      Median pay
      $110,240
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      Associate's degree

      • Operations Monitoring
      • Monitoring
      • 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.