Jobs that typically need a master's degree

39 occupations sit at this level, with a typical median wage of $89,320. This is the education the Bureau of Labor Statistics says most workers need to enter the job, not a hard requirement, and pay varies widely inside the level.

39 occupations

Most jobs first
Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1012

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$64k
Grads / yr
18k
Growth
+3.5%
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Management Occupations
11-9032

Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$106k
Grads / yr
37k
Growth
-1.5%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1171

Nurse Practitioners

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$132k
Grads / yr
52k
Growth
+40.1%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-9031

Instructional Coordinators

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$77k
Grads / yr
33k
Growth
+1.3%
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Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1022

Healthcare Social Workers

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$68k
Grads / yr
61k
Growth
+7.7%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1127

Speech-Language Pathologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$98k
Grads / yr
22k
Growth
+15.0%
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Management Occupations
11-9033

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$105k
Grads / yr
43k
Growth
+1.7%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1122

Occupational Therapists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$100k
Grads / yr
9.8k
Growth
+13.8%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1071

Physician Assistants

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$136k
Grads / yr
14k
Growth
+20.4%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-4022

Librarians and Media Collections Specialists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$68k
Grads / yr
16k
Growth
+1.7%
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Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1023

Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$60k
Grads / yr
61k
Growth
+9.7%
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Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1015

Rehabilitation Counselors

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$47k
Grads / yr
2.0k
Growth
+1.4%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1121

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$79k
Grads / yr
136k
Growth
+1.7%
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Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1013

Marriage and Family Therapists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$67k
Grads / yr
62k
Growth
+12.6%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3034

School Psychologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$96k
Grads / yr
5.6k
Growth
+0.7%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1151

Nurse Anesthetists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$237k
Grads / yr
2.2k
Growth
+8.6%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3051

Urban and Regional Planners

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$89k
Grads / yr
8.5k
Growth
+3.4%
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Computer and Mathematical Occupations
15-1221

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$140k
Grads / yr
264k
Growth
+19.7%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-9091

Athletic Trainers

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$63k
Grads / yr
4.8k
Growth
+11.1%
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Computer and Mathematical Occupations
15-2041

Statisticians

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$106k
Grads / yr
98k
Growth
+8.5%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1299

Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$115k
Grads / yr
3.0k
Growth
+2.0%
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Community and Social Service Occupations
21-1019

Counselors, All Other

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$51k
Grads / yr
71k
Growth
+12.6%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3039

Psychologists, All Other

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$111k
Grads / yr
210k
Growth
+4.3%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3011

Economists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$125k
Grads / yr
56k
Growth
+1.2%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-4012

Curators

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$63k
Grads / yr
5.1k
Growth
+7.0%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-1041

Epidemiologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$87k
Grads / yr
6.3k
Growth
+16.2%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-2091

Orthotists and Prosthetists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$81k
Grads / yr
354
Growth
+13.3%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3091

Anthropologists and Archeologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$71k
Grads / yr
14k
Growth
+3.7%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3022

Survey Researchers

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$69k
Grads / yr
40k
Growth
-5.2%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-9021

Farm and Home Management Educators

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$60k
Grads / yr
36k
Growth
-2.5%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-4011

Archivists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$65k
Grads / yr
5.9k
Growth
+3.8%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1161

Nurse Midwives

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$134k
Grads / yr
530
Growth
+11.1%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-1291

Acupuncturists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$76k
Grads / yr
1.5k
Growth
+6.8%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3094

Political Scientists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$142k
Grads / yr
63k
Growth
-3.1%
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Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations
29-9092

Genetic Counselors

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$100k
Grads / yr
2.1k
Growth
+9.3%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3093

Historians

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$77k
Grads / yr
30k
Growth
+2.2%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3041

Sociologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$106k
Grads / yr
43k
Growth
+3.6%
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Computer and Mathematical Occupations
15-2021

Mathematicians

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$127k
Grads / yr
39k
Growth
-0.7%
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Life, Physical, and Social Science Occupations
19-3032

Industrial-Organizational Psychologists

Typically needs: Master's degree

Median pay
$194k
Grads / yr
150k
Growth
+6.3%
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Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Education levels are the BLS Employment Projections typical entry-level education assignment. All sources & release dates →

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