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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    • Healthcare practitioners

      Cytogenetic Technologists

      Median pay
      $62,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening

    • Healthcare practitioners

      Cytotechnologists

      Median pay
      $62,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking

    • Healthcare practitioners

      Histology Technicians

      Median pay
      $62,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Reading Comprehension

    • Healthcare practitioners

      Histotechnologists

      Median pay
      $62,930
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making

    • Construction and extraction

      Structural Iron and Steel Workers

      Median pay
      $62,780
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Coordination

    • Installation and repair

      Riggers

      Median pay
      $62,640
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Operation and Control
      • Active Listening
      • Coordination
    • Bright outlook

      Healthcare practitioners

      Athletic Trainers

      Median pay
      $62,520
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Judgment and Decision Making

    • Production

      Biofuels Processing Technicians

      Median pay
      $62,470
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

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

      Food service

      Chefs and Head Cooks

      Median pay
      $62,470
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Monitoring
      • Management of Personnel Resources

    • Science

      Remote Sensing Technicians

      Median pay
      $62,280
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Associate's degree

      • Critical Thinking
      • Mathematics
      • Reading Comprehension

    • Office and administrative support

      Postal Service Clerks

      Median pay
      $62,130
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      No formal credential

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Reading Comprehension

    • Construction and extraction

      Brickmasons and Blockmasons

      Median pay
      $62,120
      Outlook
      Slower than average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Critical Thinking
      • Active Listening

    • Construction and extraction

      Continuous Mining Machine Operators

      Median pay
      $61,810
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      No formal credential

      • Operation and Control
      • Operations Monitoring
      • Equipment Maintenance

    • Construction and extraction

      Sheet Metal Workers

      Median pay
      $61,800
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Coordination
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring
    • Bright outlook

      Installation and repair

      Medical Equipment Repairers

      Median pay
      $61,660
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Associate's degree

      • Repairing
      • Equipment Maintenance
      • Troubleshooting

    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.