Careers: Bachelor's degree

100 occupations requiring bachelor's degree, sorted by median salary.

# Occupation Median Salary
1 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
$226,600
2 Chief Executives
Management Occupations
$206,420
3 Computer and Information Systems Managers
Management Occupations
$171,200
4 Architectural and Engineering Managers
Management Occupations
$167,740
5 Financial Managers
Management Occupations
$161,700
6 Natural Sciences Managers
Management Occupations
$161,180
7 Marketing Managers
Management Occupations
$161,030
8 Computer Hardware Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$155,020
9 Petroleum Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$141,280
10 Compensation and Benefits Managers
Management Occupations
$140,360
11 Human Resources Managers
Management Occupations
$140,030
12 Purchasing Managers
Management Occupations
$139,510
13 Public Relations Managers
Management Occupations
$138,520
14 Medical Dosimetrists
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
$138,110
15 Sales Managers
Management Occupations
$138,060
16 Managers, All Other
Management Occupations
$136,550
17 Database Architects
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$135,980
18 Aerospace Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$134,830
19 Software Developers
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$133,080
20 Computer Network Architects
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$130,390
21 Electronics Engineers, Except Computer
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$127,590
22 Nuclear Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$127,520
23 Training and Development Managers
Management Occupations
$127,090
24 Advertising and Promotions Managers
Management Occupations
$126,960
25 Actuaries
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$125,770
26 Information Security Analysts
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$124,910
27 Fundraising Managers
Management Occupations
$123,480
28 Chemical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$121,860
29 Sales Engineers
Sales and Related Occupations
$121,520
30 Industrial Production Managers
Management Occupations
$121,440
31 Medical and Health Services Managers
Management Occupations
$117,960
32 Physical Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$117,960
33 Engineers, All Other
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$117,750
34 Data Scientists
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$112,590
35 Electrical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$111,910
36 Art Directors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$111,040
37 Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$109,660
38 Computer Occupations, All Other
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$108,970
39 Administrative Services Managers
Management Occupations
$108,390
40 Materials Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$108,310
41 Construction Managers
Management Occupations
$106,980
42 Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$106,950
43 Financial Risk Specialists
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$106,000
44 Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$105,670
45 Facilities Managers
Management Occupations
$104,690
46 Database Administrators
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$104,620
47 Environmental Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$104,170
48 Materials Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$104,160
49 Computer Systems Analysts
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$103,790
50 General and Operations Managers
Management Occupations
$102,950
51 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$102,610
52 Mechanical Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$102,320
53 Personal Financial Advisors
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$102,140
54 Financial and Investment Analysts
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$101,350
55 Management Analysts
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$101,190
56 Industrial Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$101,140
57 Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$101,020
58 Project Management Specialists
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$100,750
59 Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$100,340
60 Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products
Sales and Related Occupations
$100,070
61 Special Effects Artists and Animators
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$99,800
62 Civil Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$99,590
63 Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$99,240
64 Computer Programmers
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$98,670
65 Web and Digital Interface Designers
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$98,090
66 Atmospheric and Space Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$97,450
67 Geographers
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$97,200
68 Network and Computer Systems Administrators
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$96,800
69 Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$96,690
70 Agents and Business Managers of Artists, Performers, and Athletes
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$96,310
71 Registered Nurses
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
$93,600
72 Labor Relations Specialists
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$93,500
73 Biological Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$93,330
74 Hydrologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$92,060
75 Technical Writers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$91,670
76 Operations Research Analysts
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$91,290
77 Web Developers
Computer and Mathematical Occupations
$90,930
78 Financial Examiners
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$90,400
79 Education Administrators, All Other
Management Occupations
$89,040
80 Budget Analysts
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$87,930
81 Life Scientists, All Other
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$87,800
82 Microbiologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$87,330
83 Emergency Management Directors
Management Occupations
$86,130
84 Food Scientists and Technologists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$85,310
85 Agricultural Engineers
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$84,630
86 Chemists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$84,150
87 Occupational Health and Safety Specialists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$83,910
88 Producers and Directors
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$83,480
89 Accountants and Auditors
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$81,680
90 Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$81,270
91 Credit Analysts
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$80,970
92 Logisticians
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$80,880
93 Fashion Designers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$80,690
94 Financial Specialists, All Other
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$80,190
95 Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$80,060
96 Insurance Underwriters
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$79,880
97 Landscape Architects
Architecture and Engineering Occupations
$79,660
98 Commercial and Industrial Designers
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
$79,450
99 Animal Scientists
Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
$79,120
100 Compliance Officers
Business and Financial Operations Occupations
$78,420