Careers in the United States
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HealthDoctors, surgeons, nurses, therapists, and everyone else who keeps people well.102 careersSkilled tradesGet paid while you learn. Every trade from electrician to welder to crane operator.84 careersTechSoftware, data, and the people who build the internet.20 careersBusiness and moneyAccountants, analysts, and the people who run companies.29 careersLaw and public safetyEvery kind of lawyer, plus courts, police, fire, borders and corrections.39 careersEducationTeachers and the people who shape the next generation.13 careersEngineeringEvery kind of engineer, and the technologists who work beside them.29 careersArchitecture and designArchitects, planners, and the people who shape the spaces we live in.9 careersCreativeDesign, art, writing, film, music and the stage.27 careersTransportDrivers, pilots, and the people who move everything.20 careersFood and hospitalityChefs, cooks, and the service world.15 careersScience and environmentLabs, wildlife, weather, space, farms and forests.28 careersCommunity and public serviceSocial services, government, faith and the people who help a town run.9 careers
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All 424 careersRegistered NurseThe biggest health profession in the country. Two years of college can get you licensed, and the license works in most states.Typical pay$98kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandVery highElectricianWire houses, factories and data centers. Get paid from your first week of training and never owe tuition.Typical pay$63kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandVery highSoftware DeveloperYou write the thing, then spend most of your time working out why it does not do what you meant.Typical pay$136kTo qualify2 to 4 yrsDemandVery highFamily DoctorEleven years of training, then a career looking after the same people from birth to old age.Typical pay$244kTo qualify11 to 12 yrsDemandGoodLawyerArgue, advise, negotiate and write. Seven years of school and one hard exam stand between you and the license.Typical pay$160kTo qualify7 to 8 yrsDemandModeratePolice OfficerHired first, trained second, paid from the first day of the academy. No degree required in most of the country.Typical pay$76kTo qualify1 to 4 yrsDemandModerateTeacherRun a classroom of your own. A state license, a school calendar, and the most openings of almost any job on this site.Typical pay$64kTo qualify4 to 5 yrsDemandVery highCivil EngineerDesign the roads, bridges, water systems and buildings everyone uses without thinking about them.Typical pay$101kTo qualify4 to 8 yrsDemandGoodChefRun a kitchen: the menu, the orders, the crew and the food. You get there by cooking for years, not by graduating.Typical pay$62kTo qualify4 to 10 yrsDemandVery high