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Use your education as a starting point in your journey. Choose a type of education and search for a program to see which occupations best match your education. Click the add education button if you want to include additional education types.
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This tool can help you understand a potential pathway to a goal career. First start with your goal career. Next, add a starting education or occupation. Now start building. You'll then be presented below with jobs that have similar job skills or job duties to your dream job but typically pay less.
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$64,580
Annual Growth Rate
Average Growth
0.9%
Avg. Annual Openings
Average Opportunity
80
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Education: Master's degree
Master's degree
Median Annual Wage
$83,500
($40.15/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Average Growth
0.8%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
501
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$75,230
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.1%
Avg. Annual Openings
Rare Opportunity
23
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$85,170
Annual Growth Rate
Average Growth
0.9%
Avg. Annual Openings
Rare Opportunity
15
Education: Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
Median Annual Wage
$118,420
($56.94/hr)
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.0%
Avg. Annual Openings
Average Opportunity
169
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$79,320
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.2%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
28
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$102,000
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.1%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
46
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$82,420
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.1%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
42
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$131,910
Annual Growth Rate
Strong Growth
1.0%
Avg. Annual Openings
Few Opportunities
34
Education: Doctoral or professional degree
Doctoral or professional degree
Median Annual Wage
$71,040
Annual Growth Rate
Average Growth
0.7%
Avg. Annual Openings
Strong Opportunity
279
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