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Every U.S. occupation, matched to the degree programs that actually feed it and the schools that graduate the most people into it. Wages and outlook from BLS, graduates from IPEDS, ready to cite in your reports.
648 occupations
Showing 505–528 · sorted by employment
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Earth Drillers
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Carpet Installers
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Boilermakers
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Stonemasons
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Extraction Workers, All Other
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All Other
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Pile Driver Operators
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Paperhangers
Typically needs: No formal educational credential
Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Typically needs: Postsecondary nondegree award
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Typically needs: Postsecondary nondegree award
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Typically needs: High school diploma or equivalent
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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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