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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.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

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    • Production

      Gas Plant Operators

      Median pay
      $87,820
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operations Monitoring
      • Operation and Control
      • Monitoring
    • Transportation

      Subway and Streetcar Operators

      Median pay
      $86,380
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Active Listening
    • Arts, design and media

      Commercial and Industrial Designers

      Median pay
      $83,910
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Bright outlook

      Installation and repair

      Avionics Technicians

      Median pay
      $82,280
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Postsecondary certificate

      • Equipment Maintenance
      • Repairing
      • Troubleshooting
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Respiratory Therapists

      Median pay
      $82,280
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Associate's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Environmental Restoration Planners

      Median pay
      $82,220
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Science

      Industrial Ecologists

      Median pay
      $82,220
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
    • Transportation

      Locomotive Engineers

      Median pay
      $81,410
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      High school diploma

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

      Healthcare practitioners

      Orthotists and Prosthetists

      Median pay
      $81,110
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Arts, design and media

      Fashion Designers

      Median pay
      $80,960
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Speaking
    • Bright outlook

      Construction and extraction

      Solar Energy Installation Managers

      Median pay
      $79,920
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Management of Personnel Resources
      • Monitoring
    • Architecture and engineering

      Landscape Architects

      Median pay
      $79,870
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Speaking
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Chiropractors

      Median pay
      $79,200
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Complex Problem Solving
    • Bright outlook

      Science

      Soil and Plant Scientists

      Median pay
      $78,850
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Learning
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension
    • Construction and extraction

      Roof Bolters, Mining

      Median pay
      $78,540
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Architecture and engineering

      Non-Destructive Testing Specialists

      Median pay
      $78,350
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Associate's degree

      • Quality Control Analysis
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
    • Architecture and engineering

      Photonics Technicians

      Median pay
      $78,350
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Associate's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking

    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.