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title: "Career Directory"
description: "Explore 1,741 U.S. occupations with BLS wages, projections and O*NET skill data."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers"
last-updated: "2026-10-09T10:57:55.138Z"
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# Career Directory

NueCareer's career directory covers 1,741 U.S. occupations. Every wage, employment and projection figure comes from a federal source — O\*NET for the descriptive content, BLS OEWS for wages, BLS Employment Projections for outlook, the Occupational Outlook Handbook for narrative and BEA Regional Price Parities for the cost-of-living adjustment. Facet flags, AI-resilience scores and personality-fit scores are derived by NueCareer from O\*NET ratings and are labelled as such wherever they appear.

Each occupation has a page at https://nuecareer.com/careers/{slug}. How every derived figure is computed is documented at https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology.

## Dataset vintages

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 31.0 Database, August 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **O\*NET** — O\*NET-SOC 2019 → SOC 2018 Crosswalk, 2019. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS OEWS National, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS OEWS State, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, occupational tables, 2025–2035. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2025–2035 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

## Coverage

- 1,741 occupations in total.
- 1,735 carry BLS OEWS wage estimates.
- 1,736 carry BLS Employment Projections figures.
- 676 carry Occupational Outlook Handbook narrative.
- 1,717 carry cost-of-living-adjusted state wages derived from BEA Regional Price Parities.

## Highest-paying occupations

- [Pediatric Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-surgeon) — $559,030 median
- [Congenital Heart Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/congenital-heart-surgeon) — $559,030 median
- [Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiologist) — $496,010 median
- [Interventional Cardiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/interventional-cardiologist) — $496,010 median
- [Cardiac Electrophysiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiac-electrophysiologist) — $496,010 median
- [Radiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiologist) — $420,860 median
- [Radiation Oncologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiation-oncologist) — $420,860 median
- [Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/anesthesiologist) — $391,490 median
- [Pediatric Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/pediatric-anesthesiologist) — $391,490 median
- [Orthopedic Surgeon, Except Pediatric](https://nuecareer.com/careers/orthopedic-surgeon) — $358,550 median
- [Neurosurgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/neurosurgeon) — $358,550 median
- [Cardiothoracic Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cardiothoracic-surgeon) — $358,550 median
- [Vascular Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/vascular-surgeon) — $358,550 median
- [Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/plastic-and-reconstructive-surgeon) — $358,550 median
- [Colorectal Surgeon](https://nuecareer.com/careers/colorectal-surgeon) — $358,550 median

## Fastest-growing occupations

Projected employment change over the 2025–2035 cycle.

- [Nurse Practitioner](https://nuecareer.com/careers/nurse-practitioner) — +41.0%
- [Solar Photovoltaic Installer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/solar-photovoltaic-installer) — +36.5%
- [Data Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/data-scientist) — +34.6%
- [Business Intelligence Analyst](https://nuecareer.com/careers/business-intelligence-analyst) — +34.6%
- [Clinical Data Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/clinical-data-manager) — +34.6%
- [Staff Data Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/staff-data-scientist) — +34.6%
- [Analytics Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/analytics-engineer) — +34.6%
- [Wind Turbine Service Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-service-technician) — +29.5%
- [Offshore Wind Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/offshore-wind-technician) — +29.5%
- [Wind Turbine Blade Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wind-turbine-blade-technician) — +29.5%
- [Medical and Health Services Manager](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-and-health-services-manager) — +24.2%
- [Physical Therapist Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/physical-therapist-assistant) — +23.0%
- [Psychiatric Technician](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychiatric-technician) — +22.3%
- [Computer and Information Research Scientist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/computer-and-information-research-scientist) — +21.8%
- [AI Research Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ai-research-engineer) — +21.8%

## Collections

Curated shortlists, each ranked by the criterion in its description.

- [Highest-Paying Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs) — Every occupation in the bank ranked by national median annual wage, with projected growth, annual openings and typical entry requirement beside each one. The BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, which is what usually ranks for this question, reports physician pay as a median "equal to or greater than $239,200 per year" and says the differences in pay between physician specialties are not available. That ceiling is a publication rule rather than a measurement: OEWS withholds any wage at or above $239,200 a year and prints "#" in its place. In the OEWS May 2025 national file no wage field is withheld, so this list gives the exact median BLS measured for each occupation, including the specialties the Handbook folds into "$239,200 or more". The ceiling still applies to 220 state wage rows across 46 occupations, which are shown as "$239,200+" on the salary-by-state pages and are never used to rank anything here. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $100k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-100k) — Occupations whose national median annual wage is $100,000 or more, ranked by projected annual openings rather than by pay, so the list answers which six-figure jobs actually hire in volume instead of repeating the top of the highest-paying list. A six-figure median is a stronger claim than a six-figure ceiling: it means half the people already in the occupation earn more than that. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $20 an Hour](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-20-an-hour) — Occupations whose BLS median hourly wage is at least $20.00 and under $25.00, ranked by projected annual openings so the list leads with the work that exists in volume at this rate. The hourly figure is the one BLS publishes in the OEWS release, not an annual salary divided by 2,080; occupations OEWS reports on an annual basis only, which is most teaching and airline flight-crew work, carry no hourly wage to test and are left off rather than converted. The band has an upper end so that each rate gets its own list rather than four copies of the same one; jobs paying above $25 an hour are on the higher lists. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $25 an Hour](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-25-an-hour) — Occupations whose BLS median hourly wage is at least $25.00 and under $30.00, ranked by projected annual openings so the list leads with the work that exists in volume at this rate. The hourly figure is the one BLS publishes in the OEWS release, not an annual salary divided by 2,080; occupations OEWS reports on an annual basis only, which is most teaching and airline flight-crew work, carry no hourly wage to test and are left off rather than converted. The band has an upper end so that each rate gets its own list rather than four copies of the same one; jobs paying above $30 an hour are on the higher lists. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $30 an Hour](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-30-an-hour) — Occupations whose BLS median hourly wage is at least $30.00 and under $40.00, ranked by projected annual openings so the list leads with the work that exists in volume at this rate. The hourly figure is the one BLS publishes in the OEWS release, not an annual salary divided by 2,080; occupations OEWS reports on an annual basis only, which is most teaching and airline flight-crew work, carry no hourly wage to test and are left off rather than converted. The band has an upper end so that each rate gets its own list rather than four copies of the same one; jobs paying above $40 an hour are on the higher lists. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $40 an Hour](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-40-an-hour) — Occupations whose BLS median hourly wage is at least $40.00 and under $50.00, ranked by projected annual openings so the list leads with the work that exists in volume at this rate. The hourly figure is the one BLS publishes in the OEWS release, not an annual salary divided by 2,080; occupations OEWS reports on an annual basis only, which is most teaching and airline flight-crew work, carry no hourly wage to test and are left off rather than converted. The band has an upper end so that each rate gets its own list rather than four copies of the same one; jobs paying above $50 an hour are on the higher lists. (30 occupations)
- [Six-Figure Jobs Without a Degree](https://nuecareer.com/careers/six-figure-jobs-without-a-degree) — Occupations whose national median annual wage is $100,000 or more and whose typical entry requirement, per BLS Employment Projections, is a high school diploma, a postsecondary certificate, some college or no formal credential. Ranked by projected annual openings, so the list leads with the six-figure work that actually hires. (9 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $200k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-200k) — Occupations whose national median annual wage is $200,000 or more, ranked by projected annual openings. A $200,000 median means half the people already in the job earn more than that. (22 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $60k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-60k) — Occupations whose national median annual wage is at least $60,000 and under $80,000, ranked by projected annual openings. The band has an upper end so each salary level gets its own list; higher-paying jobs are on the $100k and $200k lists. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $80k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-80k) — Occupations whose national median annual wage is at least $80,000 and under $100,000, ranked by projected annual openings. The band has an upper end so each salary level gets its own list; higher-paying jobs are on the $100k and $200k lists. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $50 an Hour](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-50-an-hour) — Occupations whose BLS median hourly wage is at least $50.00 and under $75.00, ranked by projected annual openings. The hourly figure is the one BLS publishes, not an annual salary divided by 2,080; occupations reported on an annual basis only are left off. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs With an Associate's Degree](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-with-an-associate-degree) — Occupations whose typical education needed for entry, as recorded by BLS Employment Projections, is an associate's degree, ranked by national median annual wage. Occupations reached with a certificate or with a bachelor's degree are on their own lists. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs Without a Degree](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-without-a-degree) — Occupations whose typical entry requirement is a high school diploma, postsecondary certificate, or less, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Trades](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-trades) — Skilled construction, installation, repair, production and transport occupations entered without a bachelor’s degree, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Low-Stress Jobs That Pay Well](https://nuecareer.com/careers/low-stress-jobs-that-pay-well) — Occupations scoring low across O\*NET’s time-pressure, conflict and consequence-of-error measures that also pay at least 25% above the US median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Help People](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-help-people) — Occupations built around assisting and caring for others, ranked by projected annual openings so you can see where the need is greatest. (30 occupations)
- [Creative Careers That Pay Well](https://nuecareer.com/careers/creative-careers-that-pay-well) — Occupations with a strong Artistic interest profile or high creative-thinking demands that pay at least 25% above the US median wage. (25 occupations)
- [AI-Resistant Careers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/ai-resistant-careers) — Occupations whose work is hardest to automate, meaning hands-on, in-person, or judgement-heavy, scored by NueCareer’s AI-resilience analysis of O\*NET work-activity data. (30 occupations)
- [Fastest-Growing Careers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fastest-growing-careers) — Occupations with the highest projected employment growth over the BLS 2025–2035 projection cycle. (30 occupations)
- [Remote-Friendly Careers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/remote-friendly-careers) — Desk-based occupations with high electronic communication and low physical or outdoor demands, the work-context profile that travels well to remote work. (30 occupations)
- [Careers Working With Animals](https://nuecareer.com/careers/careers-working-with-animals) — Occupations whose day-to-day work involves animals, wildlife, or livestock. (13 occupations)
- [Outdoor Careers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/outdoor-careers) — Occupations that spend most of the working day outdoors, exposed to weather or working under cover. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Engineering](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-engineering) — Every occupation in the SOC architecture and engineering group, engineers, architects, surveyors, drafters and engineering technicians, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Healthcare](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-healthcare) — Every occupation in the two SOC groups that make up the medical field, healthcare practitioners and technical occupations, and healthcare support occupations, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Technology](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-technology) — Every occupation in the SOC computer and mathematical group, which is where BLS files tech roles from software developer to data scientist, ranked by national median wage. (21 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Finance](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-finance) — Financial managers, financial specialists, financial services sales agents and financial clerks, the SOC occupations that make up the finance function, ranked by national median wage. (24 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Business](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-business) — Every occupation in the SOC management and business-and-financial-operations groups, from chief executive to management analyst, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Construction](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-construction) — Every occupation in the SOC construction and extraction group, plus construction managers, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Sales](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-sales) — Every occupation in the SOC sales and related group, from sales engineer to cashier, ranked by national median wage. (21 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs in Psychology](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-in-psychology) — The occupations whose standard entry route is a psychology or counselling degree: the four BLS psychologist occupations, the postsecondary psychology teacher and the five counselling occupations, ranked by national median wage. Psychiatry (a medical degree) and social work (an MSW) are not counted. (10 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs With No Experience](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-jobs-with-no-experience) — Occupations BLS records as needing no prior work experience in a related occupation, no education beyond a high school diploma, and no more than short-term on-the-job training, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Jobs That Only Need a Certification](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-certification-jobs) — Occupations whose typical entry requirement is a postsecondary non-degree award, a certificate, licence or certification earned after high school but short of a degree, ranked by national median wage. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs That Travel](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-travel) — Careers where travel is part of the work itself: flying, sailing, guiding, inspecting, auditing and consulting on site, rather than jobs that merely allow remote work. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Criminal Justice Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/criminal-justice-jobs) — Careers across policing, investigation, corrections, the courts and federal law enforcement, from patrol and probation to special agents and intelligence work. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Sports Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/sports-jobs) — Careers on the field and behind it: coaching, officiating, sports medicine, scouting, athlete representation, analytics and the people who run venues and teams. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Art Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/art-jobs) — Careers built on visual and applied art: fine artists, illustrators, designers, animators, conservators and the people who exhibit and sell art. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Marine Biology Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/marine-biology-jobs) — Careers studying and caring for ocean life: marine and fisheries biologists, aquarists, oceanographers, research divers and marine conservation roles. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (10 occupations)
- [Forensic Science Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/forensic-science-jobs) — Careers that apply science to legal questions: crime scene and lab analysts, DNA and toxicology specialists, digital forensics examiners and medicolegal investigators. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (29 occupations)
- [Jobs in Agriculture](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-in-agriculture) — Careers that grow and manage food and fibre, from farm and ranch managers to agronomists, soil scientists, agricultural engineers and inspectors. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (36 occupations)
- [Medical Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/medical-jobs) — Clinical and technical careers in healthcare, from physicians, nurses and therapists to the technologists and specialists who run diagnostics, surgery support and labs. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Science Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/science-jobs) — Careers in the natural, physical and life sciences: research scientists, lab specialists and the technicians who run experiments and fieldwork. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Aviation Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/aviation-jobs) — Careers that keep aircraft flying: pilots, air traffic controllers, dispatchers, aircraft mechanics and inspectors, cabin crew and airport operations. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (44 occupations)
- [Music Industry Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/music-industry-jobs) — Careers making, recording and selling music: performers, composers, producers, audio engineers, music supervisors, and the business side of labels, publishing and touring. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (42 occupations)
- [Environmental Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/environmental-jobs) — Careers protecting land, air and water: environmental scientists and engineers, conservation roles, remediation and the specialists who measure environmental impact. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs in Fashion](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-in-fashion) — Careers designing, making, buying and styling clothing and accessories, from fashion and textile designers to pattern makers, buyers and stylists. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (31 occupations)
- [Jobs in Law](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-in-law) — Careers in and around the legal system: lawyers, judges, paralegals, mediators, court staff and the specialists who support litigation and compliance. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs With Horses](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-with-horses) — Careers working directly with horses: equine veterinarians and technicians, farriers, trainers, riders and the people who manage stables and breeding. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (12 occupations)
- [Jobs With Dogs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-with-dogs) — Careers working directly with dogs: veterinary care, grooming, training, K9 handling and service-dog work. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (18 occupations)
- [Renewable Energy Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/renewable-energy-jobs) — Careers building and running clean power: wind and solar technicians and installers, energy engineers, project developers and the managers of renewable plants. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (43 occupations)
- [Jobs for Gamers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-gamers) — Careers that make games and the work around them: designers, programmers, artists, sound designers, testers, producers and esports roles. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (30 occupations)
- [Jobs in the Film Industry](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-in-the-film-industry) — Careers in film, television, theatre and live entertainment: performers and directors, editors and camera crews, designers, agents and the technical crafts behind a production. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Wildlife Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/wildlife-jobs) — Careers studying, protecting and caring for wild animals: wildlife biologists, conservation officers, rehabilitators, zoo and park roles. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (18 occupations)
- [Culinary Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/culinary-jobs) — Careers in food and drink: chefs and cooks, pastry and specialty food makers, food scientists, sommeliers and the people who run kitchens. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (37 occupations)
- [Jobs on the Ocean](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-on-the-ocean) — Careers at sea and on the water: ship officers and engineers, harbor pilots, commercial divers, fishing and marine science roles. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (42 occupations)
- [Space Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/space-jobs) — Careers in the space industry: aerospace and spacecraft engineers, mission operations, astronomers and planetary scientists, and the technicians who build launch hardware. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (23 occupations)
- [Jobs With Cars](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-with-cars) — Careers designing, building, repairing and selling vehicles, from automotive engineers and EV technicians to body repair, motorsport and dealership roles. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (33 occupations)
- [Beauty Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/beauty-jobs) — Careers in hair, skin, makeup and cosmetics, from licensed cosmetologists and estheticians to makeup artists and the chemists who formulate products. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (19 occupations)
- [Tech Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/tech-jobs) — Careers in computing, software, data and IT, from developers and data scientists to security analysts, network architects and the managers who run technology teams. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Finance Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/finance-jobs) — Careers managing money and risk: analysts, advisors, accountants, actuaries, underwriters, traders and the managers of financial teams. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Psychology Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/psychology-jobs) — Careers built on psychology and counselling: clinical, counselling and school psychologists, therapists and counsellors, and the specialists who apply behavioural science at work. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Adventure Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/adventure-jobs) — Careers with real physical challenge and unusual settings: wildland firefighting, expedition and mountain guiding, diving, smokejumping and work at sea or in the air. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs for Writers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-writers) — Careers where writing is the core of the work: authors, journalists, editors, technical and grant writers, speechwriters and content specialists. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (42 occupations)
- [Jobs for Book Lovers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-book-lovers) — Careers working with books and reading: librarians, editors, archivists, book designers, literary agents and the people who teach literature. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (20 occupations)
- [Jobs With Plants](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-with-plants) — Careers growing, studying and caring for plants: botanists, horticulturists, arborists, plant breeders, greenhouse and nursery managers. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (28 occupations)
- [Jobs Working With Kids](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-working-with-kids) — Careers working mainly with children and teens: teachers, pediatric clinicians, child life and school specialists, counsellors and youth program leaders. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs for History Lovers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-history-lovers) — Careers working with the past: historians, archivists, curators, conservators, archaeologists and historic preservation specialists. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (31 occupations)
- [Government Careers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/government-careers) — Careers typically employed by federal, state or local government: public safety, regulators, inspectors, postal and tax roles, legislators and the people who run public services. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs for People Who Like Math](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-people-who-like-math) — Careers where mathematics is the core of the work: actuaries, statisticians, mathematicians, data scientists, operations research analysts and quantitative roles in finance. Careers centred on this field come first, then the ones that touch it, each group ranked by national median pay from BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. Specialty careers, which BLS reports inside a broader occupation, show that occupation’s figures and are labelled on their pages. (48 occupations)
- [Weird Jobs That Actually Exist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/weird-jobs) — Real careers most people have never heard of, from perfusionists and foley artists to farriers, ROV pilots and avalanche forecasters. Ranked by national median pay (BLS OEWS). Every career listed is a real job people hold and hire for in the United States. (48 occupations)
- [Cool Jobs](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cool-jobs) — Careers whose main subject is something people find exciting: space and flight, film, music and games, sport, the ocean, wildlife and adventure. The strangest jobs have their own list. Ranked by national median pay (BLS OEWS). Every career listed is a real job people hold and hire for in the United States. (48 occupations)
- [Fun Jobs That Pay Well](https://nuecareer.com/careers/fun-jobs-that-pay-well) — Careers whose main subject is something people tend to love (sports, music, film, games, travel, food, animals, fashion, the outdoors and adventure) and whose national median pay is above the median for all US workers. Ranked by median pay from BLS OEWS; specialty careers show the figures of the occupation BLS reports them under. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $500k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-500k-a-year) — Careers whose typical pay is $500,000 a year or more, ranked by that typical figure. BLS stops short here: it folds most of these careers into broad codes (a neurosurgeon is counted with every other physician), so where a career carries industry-reported pay from a named survey, scale or filing (Medscape, MGMA, Levels.fyi, AmLaw, union contracts and similar), that figure is used and its source is on the career page. Everything else is BLS OEWS. (48 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay $300k a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-300k-a-year) — Careers whose typical pay is at least $300,000 and under $500,000 a year, ranked by that typical figure; higher-paying careers are on the $500k list. BLS stops short here: it folds most of these careers into broad codes (a neurosurgeon is counted with every other physician), so where a career carries industry-reported pay from a named survey, scale or filing (Medscape, MGMA, Levels.fyi, AmLaw, union contracts and similar), that figure is used and its source is on the career page. Everything else is BLS OEWS. (47 occupations)
- [Jobs That Pay a Million a Year](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-that-pay-a-million-a-year) — Careers where the top earners reach $1,000,000 a year or more, by the highest figure a cited source reports (the BLS 90th percentile or an industry-reported top-earner figure). Typical pay is far lower for most of them; each career page shows both. BLS stops short here: it folds most of these careers into broad codes (a neurosurgeon is counted with every other physician), so where a career carries industry-reported pay from a named survey, scale or filing (Medscape, MGMA, Levels.fyi, AmLaw, union contracts and similar), that figure is used and its source is on the career page. Everything else is BLS OEWS. (32 occupations)
- [Highest-Paying Doctors](https://nuecareer.com/careers/highest-paying-doctors) — Physician and surgeon specialties ranked by typical pay. BLS publishes medians for about twenty physician codes; the subspecialties it counts together (neurosurgery, interventional cardiology, Mohs surgery and others) use the specialty compensation surveys cited on each page. BLS stops short here: it folds most of these careers into broad codes (a neurosurgeon is counted with every other physician), so where a career carries industry-reported pay from a named survey, scale or filing (Medscape, MGMA, Levels.fyi, AmLaw, union contracts and similar), that figure is used and its source is on the career page. Everything else is BLS OEWS. (48 occupations)

## Career transitions

Destination occupations ranked by transferable-skill overlap with a source career, for people leaving a field rather than choosing a first one.

- [Jobs for Former Teachers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-former-teachers) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Alternative Careers for Nurses](https://nuecareer.com/careers/alternative-careers-for-nurses) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Jobs to Get Out of Retail](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-to-get-out-of-retail) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Jobs After Customer Service](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-after-customer-service) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Career Change From Food Service](https://nuecareer.com/careers/career-change-from-food-service) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Careers for Administrative Assistants](https://nuecareer.com/careers/careers-for-administrative-assistants) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Jobs for Veterans](https://nuecareer.com/careers/jobs-for-veterans) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Career Change From Accounting](https://nuecareer.com/careers/career-change-from-accounting) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Alternative Careers for Lawyers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/alternative-careers-for-lawyers) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Career Change From Social Work](https://nuecareer.com/careers/career-change-from-social-work) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Alternative Careers for Truck Drivers](https://nuecareer.com/careers/alternative-careers-for-truck-drivers) — 30 ranked destinations
- [Career Change From Marketing](https://nuecareer.com/careers/career-change-from-marketing) — 30 ranked destinations

## Occupation comparisons

Side-by-side comparisons of two distinct SOC occupations on BLS wage percentiles, projected employment change, annual openings, entry requirements and O\*NET work context. Built only where both sides are separate SOC occupations with separate OEWS wages, so no page compares one wage figure with itself.

- [LPN vs RN](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lpn-vs-rn) — LPN against RN, sourced side by side
- [NP vs PA](https://nuecareer.com/careers/np-vs-pa) — NP against PA, sourced side by side
- [NP vs RN](https://nuecareer.com/careers/np-vs-rn) — NP against RN, sourced side by side
- [CRNA vs Anesthesiologist](https://nuecareer.com/careers/crna-vs-anesthesiologist) — CRNA against Anesthesiologist, sourced side by side
- [Dental Hygienist vs Dental Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dental-hygienist-vs-dental-assistant) — Dental hygienist against Dental assistant, sourced side by side
- [CNA vs Medical Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/cna-vs-medical-assistant) — CNA against Medical assistant, sourced side by side
- [LPN vs CNA](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lpn-vs-cna) — LPN against CNA, sourced side by side
- [Paralegal vs Legal Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/paralegal-vs-legal-assistant) — Paralegal against Legal assistant, sourced side by side
- [Vet Tech vs Vet Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/vet-tech-vs-vet-assistant) — Vet tech against Vet assistant, sourced side by side
- [Civil Engineer vs Mechanical Engineer](https://nuecareer.com/careers/civil-engineer-vs-mechanical-engineer) — Civil engineer against Mechanical engineer, sourced side by side
- [Electrician vs Plumber](https://nuecareer.com/careers/electrician-vs-plumber) — Electrician against Plumber, sourced side by side
- [Radiology Tech vs Ultrasound Tech](https://nuecareer.com/careers/radiology-tech-vs-ultrasound-tech) — Radiology tech against Ultrasound tech, sourced side by side
- [NP vs CRNA](https://nuecareer.com/careers/np-vs-crna) — NP against CRNA, sourced side by side
- [Registered Nurse vs Medical Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/registered-nurse-vs-medical-assistant) — RN against Medical assistant, sourced side by side
- [Paramedic vs RN](https://nuecareer.com/careers/paramedic-vs-rn) — Paramedic against RN, sourced side by side
- [LPN vs Medical Assistant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/lpn-vs-medical-assistant) — LPN against Medical assistant, sourced side by side

## Machine-readable access

Every page in this directory has a JSON representation, and the whole bank is searchable without an account or an API key.

- Service index: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1
- Search occupations: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers — accepts `q`, `category`, `facet`, `min_salary`, `max_salary`, `min_growth`, `education`, `sort`, `limit` and `offset`.
- One occupation: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/{slug}
- Collections: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections and https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/collections/{slug}
- OpenAPI description: https://nuecareer.com/api/openapi.json

To find a specific occupation, search rather than paging: `GET https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers?q=electrician` matches titles and the O\*NET alternate titles people actually use in job ads.

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

O\*NET content is used under [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). How these figures are sourced and derived: https://nuecareer.com/careers/methodology

JSON representation of this page: https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers