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648 occupations

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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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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1067

Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$84k
Grads / yr
28k
Growth
+2.1%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1063

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$124k
Grads / yr
51k
Growth
+2.1%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1062

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$85k
Grads / yr
16k
Growth
+2.4%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1051

Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$103k
Grads / yr
12k
Growth
+2.6%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1041

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$99k
Grads / yr
38k
Growth
+4.1%
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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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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1031

Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$97k
Grads / yr
26k
Growth
+2.0%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1053

Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$95k
Grads / yr
29k
Growth
+2.9%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1061

Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$100k
Grads / yr
11k
Growth
+2.7%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1082

Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$80k
Grads / yr
6.3k
Growth
+3.0%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1064

Geography Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$98k
Grads / yr
8.4k
Growth
+3.3%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1192

Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$76k
Grads / yr
34k
Growth
+3.4%
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Educational Instruction and Library Occupations
25-1043

Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Typically needs: Doctoral or professional degree

Median pay
$101k
Grads / yr
13k
Growth
+4.0%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-3031

Public Relations Specialists

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$75k
Grads / yr
54k
Growth
+4.8%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-2022

Coaches and Scouts

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$47k
Grads / yr
39k
Growth
+6.4%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-1024

Graphic Designers

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$63k
Grads / yr
35k
Growth
+2.1%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-2012

Producers and Directors

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$90k
Grads / yr
33k
Growth
+4.9%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-3041

Editors

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$78k
Grads / yr
47k
Growth
+0.6%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-1025

Interior Designers

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$67k
Grads / yr
6.9k
Growth
+3.2%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-4011

Audio and Video Technicians

Typically needs: Postsecondary nondegree award

Median pay
$58k
Grads / yr
5.5k
Growth
+3.3%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-2011

Actors

Typically needs: Some college, no degree

Median pay
Grads / yr
13k
Growth
+0.3%
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Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations
27-1011

Art Directors

Typically needs: Bachelor's degree

Median pay
$115k
Grads / yr
16k
Growth
+4.2%
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Frequently asked questions

What does each occupation page show?+

Each occupation page lists the college programs that lead to that job, ranked by how many people graduate from them each year, the schools that graduate the most, what the job pays nationally and by state, and its ten-year job outlook. Figures come from IPEDS, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the College Scorecard, and O*NET.

How are programs ranked on an occupation page?+

By graduates per year, from IPEDS completions. No federal dataset publishes enrollment by program, so degrees awarded per year is the closest available measure of how many people a program actually puts into a career. It is not the same as students currently enrolled.

What is the difference between the wage figures and the graduate earnings figures?+

The wage figures are BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics: what people already working in the occupation earn. The graduate earnings column in the programs table is College Scorecard field-of-study data: what people who finished that specific program earn one year after graduating. They measure different populations and are labelled separately on every page.

How do you decide which majors lead to which jobs?+

From the official NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, the federal mapping between instructional programs and occupations. Every occupation page lists the full crosswalk, including the majors that reported no graduates, so you can see exactly what was counted.

Can I compare an occupation across states?+

Yes. Every one of the 648 occupations has a state-by-state view covering 51 states and the District of Columbia, with in-state pay, job counts, job concentration, and the schools in that state that train for it.

Is the occupation data free to access?+

Yes. Browsing occupations, wages, and the programs that lead to them on Clema is free and needs no account.

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025 · IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release) · Census PSEO 2019–21 cohorts. Rankings use IPEDS completions, i.e. degrees awarded per year. Wages are what people already working in the occupation earn. All sources & release dates →

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