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 |