Careers 149 careers that usually take a bachelor's degree or more, with what they pay (BLS), how fast they are growing, and what young workers in each job actually studied (Census microdata), linked to the degrees and colleges that lead there.
Management Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Administrative Services Managers $114,130 +5.2% Bachelor's degree Advertising and Promotions Managers $133,660 -3.7% Bachelor's degree Architectural and Engineering Managers $171,270 +5.5% Bachelor's degree Compensation and Benefits Managers $149,230 +1.1% Bachelor's degree Computer and Information Systems Managers $175,140 +15.8% Bachelor's degree Construction Managers $114,990 +9.1% Bachelor's degree Emergency Management Directors $93,330 +3.9% Bachelor's degree Facilities Managers $106,660 +4.6% Bachelor's degree Financial Managers $166,570 +9.7% Bachelor's degree General and Operations Managers $105,770 +5.0% Bachelor's degree Human Resources Managers $149,280 +5.5% Bachelor's degree Industrial Production Managers $126,060 +2.6% Bachelor's degree Marketing Managers $166,790 +6.9% Bachelor's degree Medical and Health Services Managers $123,860 +24.2% Bachelor's degree Natural Sciences Managers $167,220 +8.2% Bachelor's degree Purchasing Managers $148,080 +4.0% Bachelor's degree Sales Managers $148,270 +4.5% Bachelor's degree Social and Community Service Managers $80,390 +7.2% Bachelor's degree Training and Development Managers $133,000 +6.4% Bachelor's degree
Business and financial Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Accountants and Auditors $83,680 +5.0% Bachelor's degree Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes $82,890 +9.7% Bachelor's degree Budget Analysts $91,640 +1.9% Bachelor's degree Business Operations Specialists, All Other $83,050 +3.9% Bachelor's degree Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists $78,210 +6.0% Bachelor's degree Compliance Officers $80,730 +3.8% Bachelor's degree Cost Estimators $78,740 -3.1% Bachelor's degree Credit Analysts $83,510 -4.3% Bachelor's degree Financial Examiners $94,160 +9.3% Bachelor's degree Financial and Investment Analysts $102,740 +7.2% Bachelor's degree Fundraisers $72,550 +5.5% Bachelor's degree Insurance Underwriters $81,370 -3.8% Bachelor's degree Logisticians $82,320 +17.6% Bachelor's degree Management Analysts $101,860 +10.1% Bachelor's degree Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists $78,760 +7.0% Bachelor's degree Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners $61,160 +5.8% Bachelor's degree Personal Financial Advisors $105,070 +1.4% Bachelor's degree Project Management Specialists $102,320 +6.7% Bachelor's degree Property Appraisers and Assessors $67,960 +3.5% Bachelor's degree Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents $62,370 -1.0% Bachelor's degree Tax Preparers $54,920 +4.7% High school diploma or equivalent Training and Development Specialists $69,280 +10.8% Bachelor's degree
Computer and math Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Actuaries $130,000 +9.2% Bachelor's degree Computer Network Architects $134,050 +7.7% Bachelor's degree Computer Occupations, All Other $116,580 +5.1% Bachelor's degree Computer Programmers $100,390 -7.3% Bachelor's degree Computer Systems Analysts $105,850 +7.9% Bachelor's degree Computer and Information Research Scientists $140,300 +21.8% Master's degree Information Security Analysts $129,180 +21.0% Bachelor's degree Network and Computer Systems Administrators $99,130 -4.1% Bachelor's degree Operations Research Analysts $88,940 +11.9% Bachelor's degree Software Developers $135,980 +10.2% Bachelor's degree Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers $104,300 +5.7% Bachelor's degree Web Developers $92,650 +3.8% Bachelor's degree Web and Digital Interface Designers $104,000 +6.0% Bachelor's degree
Architecture and engineering Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Aerospace Engineers $134,960 +8.3% Bachelor's degree Architects, Except Landscape and Naval $99,280 +4.3% Bachelor's degree Chemical Engineers $125,040 +4.7% Bachelor's degree Civil Engineers $100,840 +6.4% Bachelor's degree Computer Hardware Engineers $161,740 +9.1% Bachelor's degree Environmental Engineers $107,110 +6.3% Bachelor's degree Landscape Architects $79,870 +4.4% Bachelor's degree Marine Engineers and Naval Architects $112,230 +6.7% Bachelor's degree Materials Engineers $112,860 +7.5% Bachelor's degree Mechanical Engineers $104,110 +11.2% Bachelor's degree
Science Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Atmospheric and Space Scientists $99,070 +2.6% Bachelor's degree Biological Technicians $57,510 +7.4% Bachelor's degree Chemical Technicians $60,390 +4.9% Associate's degree Clinical and Counseling Psychologists $100,580 +11.7% Doctoral or professional degree Economists $124,720 +4.7% Master's degree Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health $82,220 +6.1% Bachelor's degree Physical Scientists, All Other $122,570 +2.1% Bachelor's degree School Psychologists $95,990 +0.8% Master's degree Urban and Regional Planners $89,320 +3.9% Master's degree
Community and social service Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Child, Family, and School Social Workers $59,550 +4.4% Bachelor's degree Clergy $60,810 +2.4% Bachelor's degree Counselors, All Other $50,860 +5.9% Master's degree Directors, Religious Activities and Education $52,100 +3.3% Bachelor's degree Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors $64,330 +2.9% Master's degree Healthcare Social Workers $67,880 +8.5% Master's degree Marriage and Family Therapists $66,940 +13.5% Master's degree Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers $60,280 +10.3% Master's degree Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270 +3.0% Bachelor's degree Rehabilitation Counselors $46,850 +2.2% Master's degree Religious Workers, All Other $45,280 +1.5% Bachelor's degree Social Workers, All Other $71,900 +2.3% Bachelor's degree Social and Human Service Assistants $45,930 +7.4% High school diploma or equivalent
Arts, design, media and sports Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Actors — +0.0% Some college, no degree Athletes and Sports Competitors $66,710 +5.5% No formal educational credential Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys $47,340 -7.6% Bachelor's degree Coaches and Scouts $47,320 +6.1% Bachelor's degree Commercial and Industrial Designers $83,910 +2.4% Bachelor's degree Editors $77,920 -1.1% Bachelor's degree Fashion Designers $80,960 +0.1% Bachelor's degree Graphic Designers $62,960 -1.7% Bachelor's degree Interior Designers $67,190 +2.7% Bachelor's degree Interpreters and Translators $60,170 +2.0% Bachelor's degree Media and Communication Workers, All Other $73,620 +3.9% High school diploma or equivalent Music Directors and Composers $73,710 +1.2% Bachelor's degree Musicians and Singers — +0.3% No formal educational credential News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists $62,200 -5.9% Bachelor's degree Photographers $44,660 -0.7% High school diploma or equivalent Producers and Directors $90,360 +4.0% Bachelor's degree Public Relations Specialists $74,750 +1.8% Bachelor's degree Technical Writers $90,390 +0.8% Bachelor's degree Writers and Authors $76,910 -0.3% Bachelor's degree
Healthcare practitioners Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Audiologists $95,780 +11.0% Doctoral or professional degree Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians $74,310 +3.7% Associate's degree Chiropractors $79,200 +8.7% Doctoral or professional degree Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians $62,930 +2.7% Bachelor's degree Diagnostic Medical Sonographers $96,590 +13.9% Associate's degree Dietitians and Nutritionists $76,400 +7.7% Bachelor's degree Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists $95,480 +7.7% Associate's degree Nurse Anesthetists $236,590 +9.7% Master's degree Occupational Therapists $100,330 +14.8% Master's degree Optometrists $136,570 +9.5% Doctoral or professional degree Pharmacists $140,910 +5.2% Doctoral or professional degree Physical Therapists $102,760 +11.9% Doctoral or professional degree Physician Assistants $135,880 +21.1% Master's degree Psychiatric Technicians $45,130 +22.3% Postsecondary nondegree award Radiation Therapists $105,310 +2.8% Associate's degree Recreational Therapists $61,960 +4.8% Bachelor's degree Registered Nurses $97,550 +5.6% Bachelor's degree Speech-Language Pathologists $97,870 +16.6% Master's degree Veterinarians $130,100 +9.4% Doctoral or professional degree
Personal care and service Sales Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Advertising Sales Agents $64,820 -7.2% High school diploma or equivalent Sales Engineers $124,900 +2.8% Bachelor's degree Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel $69,990 +2.7% High school diploma or equivalent Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents $78,660 +1.4% Bachelor's degree Travel Agents $50,160 +0.2% High school diploma or equivalent
Office and administrative support Career U.S. median wage Growth 2025-35 Typical entry Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs $54,210 +1.6% High school diploma or equivalent Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants $76,590 +0.0% High school diploma or equivalent Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping $50,610 -6.2% Associate's degree Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants $55,570 -5.2% High school diploma or equivalent Library Assistants, Clerical $36,910 -6.4% High school diploma or equivalent Procurement Clerks $50,580 -8.1% High school diploma or equivalent Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks $59,650 -1.3% High school diploma or equivalent Proofreaders and Copy Markers $51,120 -0.9% Bachelor's degree Statistical Assistants $50,330 -1.8% Bachelor's degree
BLS OEWS May 2025 and Employment Projections 2025-35; O*NET 31.0; U.S. Census Bureau ACS microdata. Method
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