Careers
Every career, explained.
1,016 occupations in 23 career families — from nurses and pilots to data scientists and chefs — with what each job involves, the skills and education it needs, pay and job growth. Plus 26 guided paths with step-by-step plans and your personal Career Match.
1,016 occupations
Business & Finance
Accountants and Auditors
Also: Accountant · Accounting Officer · Audit Partner · Auditor · Cost Accountant
$83,680/yr+5%Prep 4/5Arts, Design, Media & Sports
Actors
Also: Actress · Comedian · Community Theater Actor · Entertainer · Film Actor
0%Prep 2/5Computer & Mathematical
Actuaries
Also: Actuarial Analyst · Actuarial Associate · Actuarial Consultant · Actuary · Consulting Actuary
$130,000/yr+9.2%Prep 4/5Healthcare Practitioners
Acupuncturists
Also: Acupuncture Doctor · Acupuncture Physician · Acupuncture Provider · Acupuncturist · Chinese Medical Doctor (Chinese MD)
$76,040/yr+8.6%Prep 5/5Healthcare Practitioners
Acute Care Nurses
Also: Acute Care Nurse · Cardiac Interventional Care Nurse · Cardiovascular ICU Nurse (Cardiovascular Intense Care Unit Nurse) · Cardiovascular Surgery Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (Cardiovascular Surgery ACNP) · Charge Nurse
$97,550/yr+5.6%Prep 4/5Education & Library
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Also: Adapted Aquatics Instructor · Adapted Physical Activity Specialist · Adapted Physical Educator · APE Consultant (Adapted Physical Education Consultant) · APE Instructional Specialist (Adapted Physical Education Instructional Specialist)
$76,580/yr+1.9%Prep 4/5Production
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders
Also: Coater Operator · Glue Line Operator · Glue Reel Operator · Gluer Machine Operator · Gluing Pressman
$46,460/yr+1.3%Prep 2/5Legal
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
Also: Adjudications Specialist · Adjudicator · Administrative Hearings Officer · Administrative Judge · Administrative Law Judge
$117,860/yr0%Prep 5/5Management
Administrative Services Managers
Also: Administrative Coordinator · Administrative Director · Administrative Manager · Administrative Officer · Administrator
$114,130/yr+5.2%Prep 3/5Education & Library
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
Also: Adult Basic Education Instructor (ABE Instructor) · Adult Basic Education Teacher (ABE Teacher) · Adult Education Instructor · Adult Education Teacher · ESL Instructor (English as a Second Language Instructor)
$61,540/yr-13.9%Prep 4/5Healthcare Practitioners
Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses
Also: Adult Psychiatric Mental Health APRN (Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse) · Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse · APN (Advanced Practice Nurse) · Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (BC PMH-CNS) · PMHNP (Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner)
$97,550/yr+5.6%Prep 5/5Management
Advertising and Promotions Managers
Also: Account Executive · Ad Accounts Executive (Advertising Accounts Executive) · Ad Director (Advertising Director) · Ad Manager (Advertising Manager) · Ad Sales Director (Advertising Sales Director)
$133,660/yr-3.7%Prep 4/5Sales
Advertising Sales Agents
Also: Advertising Account Executive · Advertising Account Representative · Advertising Consultant · Advertising Representative · Advertising Sales Representative (Ad Sales Representative)
$64,820/yr-7.2%Prep 3/5Architecture & Engineering
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
Also: Avionics Installation Technician · Avionics Test Technician · Engineering Technician · Engineering Test Technician · Flight Test Instrument Technician
$82,890/yr+11.9%Prep 3/5Architecture & Engineering
Aerospace Engineers
Also: Aeronautical Engineer · Aerospace Stress Engineer · Avionics Engineer · Design Engineer · Flight Controls Engineer
$134,960/yr+8.3%Prep 4/5Business & Finance
Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Also: Agent · Athlete Marketing Agent · Booker · Booking Agent · Entertainment Specialist
$82,890/yr+9.7%Prep 4/5Architecture & Engineering
Agricultural Engineers
Also: Agricultural Engineer · Agricultural Systems Specialist · Conservation Engineer · Engineer · Field Engineer
$98,590/yr+6.9%Prep 4/5Farming, Fishing & Forestry
Agricultural Equipment Operators
Also: Baler Operator · Cutter Operator · Equipment Operator · Farm Equipment Operator · Hay Baler
$41,730/yr+8.6%Prep 2/5Farming, Fishing & Forestry
Agricultural Inspectors
Also: Agricultural Commodities Grader (ACG) · Agricultural Products Agent · Apiary Inspector · Brand Inspector · CSI (Consumer Safety Inspector)
$49,940/yr+2.3%Prep 2/5Education & Library
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary
Also: Agriculture Instructor · Agriculture Professor · Agronomy Professor · Animal Science Professor · Associate Professor
$98,700/yr+2.9%Prep 5/5Life, Physical & Social Science
Agricultural Technicians
Also: Agricultural Research Technician (Agricultural Research Tech) · Agricultural Research Technologist · Agricultural Technician (Agricultural Tech) · Agriculture Assistant · Agronomy Research Technician (Agronomy Research Tech)
$49,630/yr+5.4%Prep 3/5Farming, Fishing & Forestry
Agricultural Workers, All Other
$39,850/yr+3.8%Military
Air Crew Members
Military
Air Crew Officers
Transportation & Logistics
Air Traffic Controllers
Also: ATCS (Air Traffic Control Specialist) · Center ATC (Center Air Traffic Controller) · Certified Professional Controller (CPC) · Developmental Air Traffic Controller · Developmental ATCS (Developmental Air Traffic Control Specialist)
$148,080/yr+1.7%Prep 3/5Transportation & Logistics
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
Also: Cargo Supervisor · Ground Operations Supervisor · Line Service Supervisor (LSS) · Loadmaster · Ramp and Cargo Supervisor
$58,170/yr+9.2%Prep 2/5Military
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers
Military
Aircraft Launch and Recovery Specialists
Installation, Maintenance & Repair
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
Also: Aircraft Maintainer · Aircraft Maintenance Technician (Aircraft Maintenance Tech) · Aircraft Mechanic · Aircraft Restorer · Aircraft Service Technician (Aircraft Service Tech)
$79,870/yr+5.4%Prep 3/5Transportation & Logistics
Aircraft Service Attendants
Also: Aircraft Deicer · Aircraft Refueler · Fueler · Refueler
$40,450/yr+5.6%Prep 2/5Production
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Also: Aircraft Assembler · Aircraft Line Assembler · Assembler · Assembly Riveter · Assembly Technician (Assembly Tech)
$65,380/yr-5.6%Prep 2/5Transportation & Logistics
Airfield Operations Specialists
Also: Airfield Operations Specialist · Airport Operations Agent · Airport Operations Coordinator · Airport Operations Officer · Airport Operations Specialist
$56,850/yr+7.8%Prep 3/5Transportation & Logistics
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Also: Airbus Captain · Airline Captain · Airline Pilot · Captain · Check Airman
$232,140/yr+8.3%Prep 4/5Healthcare Practitioners
Allergists and Immunologists
Also: Adult and Pediatric Allergy Partner · Allergist · Allergy and Immunology Physician · Allergy and Immunology Specialist · Allergy Physician
$265,930/yr+3.4%Prep 5/5Transportation & Logistics
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians
Also: Ambulance Driver · Chair Car Driver · CPR Ambulance Driver (Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Ambulance Driver) · Driver · Driver Medic
$35,450/yr-1.3%Prep 2/5Personal Care & Service
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Also: Activities Attendant · Coaster Attendant · Golf Course Ranger · Golf Course Starter · Recreation Aide
$32,150/yr+3.7%Prep 2/5Healthcare Practitioners
Anesthesiologist Assistants
Also: Anesthesia Assistant · Anesthesia Orderly · Anesthesia Technician (Anesthesia Tech) · Anesthesiology Assistant · Anesthesiology Technician (Anesthesiology Tech)
$135,880/yr+21.1%Prep 5/5Healthcare Practitioners
Anesthesiologists
Also: Anesthesiologist MD (Anesthesiologist Medical Doctor) · Anesthesiology Resident · Attending Anesthesiologist · Cardiothoracic Anesthesiologist · Critical Care Anesthesiologist
$391,490/yr+3.6%Prep 5/5Farming, Fishing & Forestry
Animal Breeders
Also: Animal Technician · Artificial Insemination Technician (AI Technician) · Artificial Inseminator · Breeder · Dog Breeder
$51,130/yr+3%Prep 2/5Personal Care & Service
Animal Caretakers
Also: Animal Care Giver (ACG) · Aquarist · Dog Bather · Dog Groomer · Groomer
$35,360/yr+12.1%Prep 2/5Protective Service
Animal Control Workers
Also: ACO (Animal Control Officer) · Animal Attendant · Animal Cruelty Investigator · Animal Enforcement Officer · Animal Instructor Officer
$45,660/yr+4%Prep 2/5Life, Physical & Social Science
Animal Scientists
Also: Animal Nutrition Consultant · Animal Nutritionist · Animal Scientist · Beef Cattle Nutritionist · Beef Cattle Specialist
$68,940/yr+5.8%Prep 5/5Personal Care & Service
Animal Trainers
Also: Agility Instructor · Dog Obedience Instructor · Dog Trainer · Guide Dog Instructor · Guide Dog Mobility Instructor (GDMI)
$39,990/yr+4.2%Prep 2/5Life, Physical & Social Science
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Also: American Indian Policy Specialist · Applied Anthropologist · Applied Cultural Anthropologist · Archaeologist · Communication and Folklore Specialist
$70,770/yr+6%Prep 5/5Education & Library
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Also: Anthropology Department Chair · Anthropology Instructor · Anthropology Lecturer · Anthropology Professor · Archaeology Professor
$99,650/yr+2.6%Prep 5/5Business & Finance
Appraisers and Assessors of Real Estate
Also: Appraiser · Assessor · Certified Real Estate Appraiser · Certified Residential Appraiser · Commercial Appraiser
Prep 4/5Business & Finance
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
Also: Accredited Appraiser · Aircraft Appraiser · Appraiser · Art Appraiser · Certified Appraiser
Prep 4/5Legal
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
Also: Alternative Dispute Resolution Coordinator (ADR Coordinator) · Arbiter · Arbitrator · Divorce Mediator · Family Mediator
$75,530/yr+4.7%Prep 5/5Architecture & Engineering
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Also: Architect · Architectural Designer · Design Architect · Planner · Project Architect
$99,280/yr+4.3%Prep 5/5Architecture & Engineering
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Also: Architectural Designer · Architectural Drafter · Architectural Draftsman · CAD Designer (Computer-Aided Design Designer) · CAD Tech (Computer-Aided Design Technician)
$66,150/yr+5.2%Prep 3/5Management
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Also: Civil Engineering Manager · Electrical Engineering Manager · Engineering Director · Engineering Group Manager · Engineering Program Manager
$171,270/yr+5.5%Prep 5/5Education & Library
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
Also: Adjunct Instructor · Adjunct Professor · Architecture Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor
$96,870/yr+2.6%Prep 5/5Education & Library
Archivists
Also: Accessioning Archivist · Archivist · Digital Archivist · Film Archivist · Museum Archivist
$64,550/yr+3.4%Prep 5/5Education & Library
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
Also: Adjunct Professor · American Studies Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor · Black Studies Professor
$85,020/yr+2.7%Prep 5/5Military
Armored Assault Vehicle Crew Members
Military
Armored Assault Vehicle Officers
Arts, Design, Media & Sports
Art Directors
Also: Art Director · Art Supervisor · Creative Director (CD Director) · Creative Manager · Creative Services Director
$114,850/yr+4.2%Prep 4/5Healthcare Practitioners
Art Therapists
Also: Activity Therapy Specialist · Art Psychotherapist · ATR (Registered Art Therapist) · ATR-BC (Board Certified Art Therapist) · Clinical Art Therapist
$77,930/yr+12.6%Prep 5/5Education & Library
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
Also: Art History Professor · Art Instructor · Art Professor · Assistant Professor · Associate Professor
$78,620/yr+2.2%Prep 5/5Military
Artillery and Missile Crew Members
Pay is the US median annual wage (May 2025) and growth is the projected change in US employment 2025–35, from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Occupation details from O*NET 31.0 by the U.S. Department of Labor/ETA, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Pay and demand differ by country.