623 careers, with what they pay, how fast they are growing, how many openings there are each year, and which college programs lead to them. Federal data — BLS Employment Projections and the Department of Education's program–occupation crosswalk.
37 careers
General and operations managers · Managers, all other · Farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural managers · Financial managers · Medical and health services managers · Computer and information systems managers · Construction managers · Sales managers · Food service managers · Property, real estate, and community association managers · Marketing managers · Administrative services managers · Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary · Chief executives · Social and community service managers · Transportation, storage, and distribution managers · Industrial production managers · Human resources managers · Architectural and engineering managers · Education administrators, postsecondary · Facilities managers · Natural sciences managers · Purchasing managers · Public relations managers · Lodging managers · Education and childcare administrators, preschool and daycare · Entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling · Training and development managers · Education administrators, all other · Fundraising managers · Funeral home managers · Advertising and promotions managers · Personal service managers, all other · Compensation and benefits managers · Emergency management directors · Postmasters and mail superintendents · Gambling managers
31 careers
Accountants and auditors · Business operations specialists, all other · Management analysts · Market research analysts and marketing specialists · Project management specialists · Human resources specialists · Buyers and purchasing agents · Training and development specialists · Compliance officers · Logisticians · Financial and investment analysts · Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators · Cost estimators · Personal financial advisors · Loan officers · Meeting, convention, and event planners · Fundraisers · Tax preparers · Financial specialists, all other · Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists · Insurance underwriters · Property appraisers and assessors · Labor relations specialists · Financial risk specialists · Financial examiners · Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents · Credit analysts · Budget analysts · Agents and business managers of artists, performers, and athletes · Credit counselors · Insurance appraisers, auto damage
21 careers
Software developers · Computer user support specialists · Computer systems analysts · Computer occupations, all other · Data scientists · Information security analysts · Network and computer systems administrators · Software quality assurance analysts and testers · Computer network architects · Computer network support specialists · Web and digital interface designers · Operations research analysts · Web developers · Computer programmers · Database architects · Database administrators · Computer and information research scientists · Statisticians · Actuaries · Mathematical science occupations, all other · Mathematicians
36 careers
Industrial engineers · Civil engineers · Mechanical engineers · Electrical engineers · Architectural and civil drafters · Engineers, all other · Electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians · Architects, except landscape and naval · Surveying and mapping technicians · Industrial engineering technologists and technicians · Civil engineering technologists and technicians · Engineering technologists and technicians, except drafters, all other · Electronics engineers, except computer · Computer hardware engineers · Aerospace engineers · Surveyors · Mechanical engineering technologists and technicians · Mechanical drafters · Environmental engineers · Landscape architects · Calibration technologists and technicians · Electrical and electronics drafters · Electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians · Materials engineers · Bioengineers and biomedical engineers · Health and safety engineers, except mining safety engineers and inspectors · Chemical engineers · Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians · Environmental engineering technologists and technicians · Petroleum engineers · Drafters, all other · Cartographers and photogrammetrists · Nuclear engineers · Marine engineers and naval architects · Mining and geological engineers, including mining safety engineers · Agricultural engineers
48 careers
Occupational health and safety specialists · Life, physical, and social science technicians, all other · Medical scientists, except epidemiologists · Biological technicians · Chemical technicians · Environmental scientists and specialists, including health · Chemists · Environmental science and protection technicians, including health · Social science research assistants · Biological scientists, all other · Clinical and counseling psychologists · Forest and conservation technicians · Occupational health and safety technicians · Psychologists, all other · School psychologists · Urban and regional planners · Food science technicians · Biochemists and biophysicists · Agricultural technicians · Forensic science technicians · Social scientists and related workers, all other · Conservation scientists · Geoscientists, except hydrologists and geographers · Microbiologists · Soil and plant scientists · Zoologists and wildlife biologists · Physical scientists, all other · Physicists · Economists · Food scientists and technologists · Geological technicians, except hydrologic technicians · Foresters · Nuclear technicians · Epidemiologists · Atmospheric and space scientists · Anthropologists and archeologists · Materials scientists · Survey researchers · Life scientists, all other · Hydrologists · Political scientists · Hydrologic technicians · Industrial-organizational psychologists · Historians · Animal scientists · Sociologists · Astronomers · Geographers
16 careers
Social and human service assistants · Child, family, and school social workers · Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors · Clergy · Healthcare social workers · Directors, religious activities and education · Mental health and substance abuse social workers · Religious workers, all other · Community and social service specialists, all other · Rehabilitation counselors · Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists · Community health workers · Marriage and family therapists · Health education specialists · Social workers, all other · Counselors, all other
8 careers
Paralegals and legal assistants · Lawyers · Title examiners, abstractors, and searchers · Legal support workers, all other · Judicial law clerks · Judges, magistrate judges, and magistrates · Administrative law judges, adjudicators, and hearing officers · Arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators
23 careers
Elementary school teachers, except special education · Preschool teachers, except special education · Secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education · Self-enrichment teachers · Middle school teachers, except special and career/technical education · Teaching assistants, postsecondary · Instructional coordinators · Teachers and instructors, all other · Educational instruction and library workers, all other · Librarians and media collections specialists · Kindergarten teachers, except special education · Library technicians · Special education teachers, secondary school · Career/technical education teachers, secondary school · Special education teachers, middle school · Adult basic education, adult secondary education, and english as a second language instructors · Special education teachers, all other · Special education teachers, preschool · Curators · Museum technicians and conservators · Archivists · Career/technical education teachers, middle school · Farm and home management educators
38 careers
Coaches and scouts · Public relations specialists · Musicians and singers · Merchandise displayers and window trimmers · Graphic designers · Art directors · Producers and directors · Writers and authors · Photographers · Editors · Interior designers · Audio and video technicians · Actors · Interpreters and translators · Entertainers and performers, sports and related workers, all other · Special effects artists and animators · Music directors and composers · News analysts, reporters, and journalists · Technical writers · Film and video editors · Commercial and industrial designers · Fashion designers · Camera operators, television, video, and film · Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators · Set and exhibit designers · Athletes and sports competitors · Designers, all other · Broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys · Media and communication workers, all other · Court reporters and simultaneous captioners · Disc jockeys, except radio · Dancers · Broadcast technicians · Artists and related workers, all other · Craft artists · Sound engineering technicians · Choreographers · Lighting technicians
71 careers
Registered nurses · Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses · Pharmacy technicians · Nurse practitioners · Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians · Psychiatric technicians · Dental hygienists · Medical records specialists · Emergency medical technicians · Physical therapists · Veterinary technologists and technicians · Radiologic technologists and technicians · Pharmacists · Speech-language pathologists · Health technologists and technicians, all other · Ophthalmic medical technicians · Physician assistants · Occupational therapists · Physicians, all other · Respiratory therapists · Surgical technologists · Diagnostic medical sonographers · Dietitians and nutritionists · Opticians, dispensing · Paramedics · Dentists, general · Dietetic technicians · Therapists, all other · Cardiovascular technologists and technicians · Veterinarians · Health information technologists and medical registrars · Family medicine physicians · Chiropractors · Nurse anesthetists · Athletic trainers · Magnetic resonance imaging technologists · Healthcare practitioners and technical workers, all other · Optometrists · General internal medicine physicians · Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other · Recreational therapists · Exercise physiologists · Surgical assistants · Anesthesiologists · Pediatricians, general · Emergency medicine physicians · Psychiatrists · Hearing aid specialists · Acupuncturists · Nuclear medicine technologists · Radiation therapists · Radiologists · Surgeons, all other · Orthotists and prosthetists · Audiologists · Cardiologists · Obstetricians and gynecologists · Nurse midwives · Dermatologists · Orthopedic surgeons, except pediatric · Neurologists · Physicians, pathologists · Genetic counselors · Oral and maxillofacial surgeons · Orthodontists · Podiatrists · Ophthalmologists, except pediatric · Medical dosimetrists · Dentists, all other specialists · Prosthodontists · Pediatric surgeons
15 careers
Home health and personal care aides · Nursing assistants · Medical assistants · Dental assistants · Veterinary assistants and laboratory animal caretakers · Massage therapists · Physical therapist assistants · Phlebotomists · Healthcare support workers, all other · Medical equipment preparers · Occupational therapy assistants · Physical therapist aides · Medical transcriptionists · Psychiatric aides · Occupational therapy aides
18 careers
Security guards · Police and sheriff's patrol officers · Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers · Correctional officers and jailers · Firefighters · First-line supervisors of police and detectives · Detectives and criminal investigators · First-line supervisors of security workers · First-line supervisors of firefighting and prevention workers · First-line supervisors of correctional officers · Private detectives and investigators · First-line supervisors of protective service workers, all other · Fire inspectors and investigators · Bailiffs · Gambling surveillance officers and gambling investigators · Fish and game wardens · Forest fire inspectors and prevention specialists · Transit and railroad police
7 careers
Cooks, restaurant · First-line supervisors of food preparation and serving workers · Bartenders · Cooks, institution and cafeteria · Chefs and head cooks · Cooks, private household · Cooks, all other
4 careers
Landscaping and groundskeeping workers · First-line supervisors of housekeeping and janitorial workers · First-line supervisors of landscaping, lawn service, and groundskeeping workers · Pesticide handlers, sprayers, and applicators, vegetation
22 careers
Childcare workers · Hairdressers, hairstylists, and cosmetologists · Exercise trainers and group fitness instructors · Recreation workers · Animal caretakers · Manicurists and pedicurists · Residential advisors · Skincare specialists · Gambling dealers · First-line supervisors of personal service workers · Tour and travel guides · First-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services · Barbers · Concierges · Animal trainers · Morticians, undertakers, and funeral arrangers · First-line supervisors of gambling services workers · Shampooers · Costume attendants · Embalmers · Makeup artists, theatrical and performance · Crematory operators
15 careers
Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel · First-line supervisors of retail sales workers · Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products · Insurance sales agents · Securities, commodities, and financial services sales agents · Real estate sales agents · Parts salespersons · Sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, technical and scientific products · First-line supervisors of non-retail sales workers · Sales and related workers, all other · Demonstrators and product promoters · Advertising sales agents · Real estate brokers · Travel agents · Models
33 careers
Customer service representatives · Office clerks, general · Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive · Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks · First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers · Receptionists and information clerks · Medical secretaries and administrative assistants · Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants · Production, planning, and expediting clerks · Tellers · Legal secretaries and administrative assistants · Insurance claims and policy processing clerks · Dispatchers, except police, fire, and ambulance · Eligibility interviewers, government programs · Payroll and timekeeping clerks · Bill and account collectors · Loan interviewers and clerks · Cargo and freight agents · Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping · Data entry keyers · Order clerks · File clerks · Procurement clerks · Brokerage clerks · New accounts clerks · Word processors and typists · Gambling cage workers · Proofreaders and copy markers · Credit authorizers, checkers, and clerks · Correspondence clerks · Statistical assistants · Desktop publishers · Communications equipment operators, all other
8 careers
Farmworkers, farm, ranch, and aquacultural animals · Agricultural equipment operators · First-line supervisors of farming, fishing, and forestry workers · Logging equipment operators · Fishing and hunting workers · Agricultural inspectors · Forest and conservation workers · Animal breeders
41 careers
Electricians · First-line supervisors of construction trades and extraction workers · Carpenters · Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfitters · Operating engineers and other construction equipment operators · Painters, construction and maintenance · Construction and building inspectors · Cement masons and concrete finishers · Roofers · Highway maintenance workers · Sheet metal workers · Drywall and ceiling tile installers · Structural iron and steel workers · Hazardous materials removal workers · Solar photovoltaic installers · Brickmasons and blockmasons · Glaziers · Service unit operators, oil and gas · Tile and stone setters · Paving, surfacing, and tamping equipment operators · Insulation workers, floor, ceiling, and wall · Septic tank servicers and sewer pipe cleaners · Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining · Floor layers, except carpet, wood, and hard tiles · Elevator and escalator installers and repairers · Insulation workers, mechanical · Earth drillers, except oil and gas · Continuous mining machine operators · Rail-track laying and maintenance equipment operators · Rotary drill operators, oil and gas · Derrick operators, oil and gas · Boilermakers · Carpet installers · Extraction workers, all other · Stonemasons · Explosives workers, ordnance handling experts, and blasters · Floor sanders and finishers · Underground mining machine operators, all other · Pile driver operators · Paperhangers · Terrazzo workers and finishers
46 careers
Maintenance and repair workers, general · Automotive service technicians and mechanics · First-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers · Industrial machinery mechanics · Heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration mechanics and installers · Bus and truck mechanics and diesel engine specialists · Installation, maintenance, and repair workers, all other · Mobile heavy equipment mechanics, except engines · Automotive body and related repairers · Aircraft mechanics and service technicians · Telecommunications equipment installers and repairers, except line installers · Electrical power-line installers and repairers · Security and fire alarm systems installers · Medical equipment repairers · Telecommunications line installers and repairers · Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers · Electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment · Maintenance workers, machinery · Outdoor power equipment and other small engine mechanics · Farm equipment mechanics and service technicians · Control and valve installers and repairers, except mechanical door · Millwrights · Home appliance repairers · Motorboat mechanics and service technicians · Audiovisual equipment installers and repairers · Recreational vehicle service technicians · Electrical and electronics repairers, powerhouse, substation, and relay · Avionics technicians · Rail car repairers · Wind turbine service technicians · Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers · Motorcycle mechanics · Automotive glass installers and repairers · Bicycle repairers · Locksmiths and safe repairers · Radio, cellular, and tower equipment installers and repairers · Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other · Signal and track switch repairers · Musical instrument repairers and tuners · Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipment · Electronic equipment installers and repairers, motor vehicles · Commercial divers · Manufactured building and mobile home installers · Refractory materials repairers, except brickmasons · Camera and photographic equipment repairers · Watch and clock repairers
59 careers
Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers · First-line supervisors of production and operating workers · Welders, cutters, solderers, and brazers · Bakers · Machinists · Food batchmakers · Coating, painting, and spraying machine setters, operators, and tenders · Butchers and meat cutters · Chemical equipment operators and tenders · Cutting, punching, and press machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Computer numerically controlled tool operators · Printing press operators · Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators · Slaughterers and meat packers · Cabinetmakers and bench carpenters · Extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Woodworking machine setters, operators, and tenders, except sawing · Separating, filtering, clarifying, precipitating, and still machine setters, operators, and tenders · Structural metal fabricators and fitters · Grinding, lapping, polishing, and buffing machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Sawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, wood · Tool and die makers · Jewelers and precious stone and metal workers · Dental laboratory technicians · Semiconductor processing technicians · Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, and systems assemblers · Computer numerically controlled tool programmers · Welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders · Power plant operators · Ophthalmic laboratory technicians · Engine and other machine assemblers · Prepress technicians and workers · Rolling machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Upholsterers · Woodworkers, all other · Furniture finishers · Lathe and turning machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Gas plant operators · Metal workers and plastic workers, all other · Chemical plant and system operators · Medical appliance technicians · Heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Milling and planing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Shoe and leather workers and repairers · Foundry mold and coremakers · Etchers and engravers · Forging machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Layout workers, metal and plastic · Tool grinders, filers, and sharpeners · Drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · Shoe machine operators and tenders · Nuclear power reactor operators · Model makers, metal and plastic · Fabric and apparel patternmakers · Patternmakers, metal and plastic · Model makers, wood · Patternmakers, wood · Timing device assemblers and adjusters
26 careers
Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers · Light truck drivers · Industrial truck and tractor operators · Bus drivers, school · Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs · Bus drivers, transit and intercity · Flight attendants · Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers · Commercial pilots · Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels · Crane and tower operators · Railroad conductors and yardmasters · Material moving workers, all other · Air traffic controllers · Locomotive engineers · Airfield operations specialists · Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians · Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers · Subway and streetcar operators · Ship engineers · Traffic technicians · Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers · Motorboat operators · Hoist and winch operators · Rail transportation workers, all other · Dredge operators