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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    1,016 careers

    • Arts, design and media

      Producers and Directors

      Median pay
      $90,360
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Critical Thinking
      • Monitoring

    • Arts, design and media

      Talent Directors

      Median pay
      $90,360
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Critical Thinking

    • Protective service

      Transit and Railroad Police

      Median pay
      $90,230
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      High school diploma

      • Active Listening
      • Speaking
      • Critical Thinking

    • Science

      Urban and Regional Planners

      Median pay
      $89,320
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Master's degree

      • Active Listening
      • Judgment and Decision Making
      • Speaking
    • Bright outlook

      Computers and math

      Operations Research Analysts

      Median pay
      $88,940
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Science

      Food Scientists and Technologists

      Median pay
      $88,720
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Science

      Microbiologists

      Median pay
      $87,990
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Science
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Critical Thinking

    • Production

      Gas Plant Operators

      Median pay
      $87,820
      Outlook
      Decline

      High school diploma

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

      Science

      Epidemiologists

      Median pay
      $87,220
      Outlook
      Much faster than average

      Master's degree

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

    • 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

    • Education

      History Teachers, Postsecondary

      Median pay
      $83,820
      Outlook
      Little or no change

      Doctoral or professional degree

      • Speaking
      • Reading Comprehension
      • Learning Strategies
    • Bright outlook

      Business and finance

      Accountants and Auditors

      Median pay
      $83,680
      Outlook
      Faster than average

      Bachelor's degree

      • Reading Comprehension
      • Active Listening
      • Complex Problem Solving

    • Business and finance

      Credit Analysts

      Median pay
      $83,510
      Outlook
      Decline

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Business and finance

      Business Continuity Planners

      Median pay
      $83,050
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor's degree

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

      Business and finance

      Online Merchants

      Median pay
      $83,050
      Outlook
      As fast as average

      Bachelor'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.