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By Education (What Can I Do With My Education)
Use your education as a starting point in your journey. Choose a type of education and search for a program to see which occupations best match your education. Click the add education button if you want to include additional education types.
By Current Occupation (Next Step)
Use your current job or any occupation you desire as the starting point in your career journey. Type in an occupation name to learn what is next in line on your career journey.
By Goal Career (First Step)
This tool can help you understand a potential pathway to a goal career. First start with your goal career. Next, add a starting education or occupation. Now start building. You'll then be presented below with jobs that have similar job skills or job duties to your dream job but typically pay less.
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$119,270
($57.34/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Slow Growth
0.6%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
621
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Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$115,380
($55.47/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Very Strong Growth
3.6%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
616
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$131,000
($62.98/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Very Strong Growth
2.8%
Avg. Annual Openings
Very Strong Opportunity
5,363
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$167,550
($80.55/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Very Strong Growth
2.0%
Avg. Annual Openings
Very Strong Opportunity
1,788
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$167,430
($80.50/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Very Strong Growth
1.5%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
405
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$163,430
($78.57/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.1%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
415
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$131,990
($63.46/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.1%
Avg. Annual Openings
Very Strong Opportunity
3,422
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$130,170
($62.58/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.0%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
264
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$128,150
($61.61/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Average Growth
0.9%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
44
Education: High school diploma or equivalent
High school diploma or equivalent
Median Annual Wage
$107,200
($51.54/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Slow Growth
0.6%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
29
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
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Annual Growth Rate
None or Negative Growth
-0.3%
Avg. Annual Openings
Average Opportunity
164
First Step
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