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Careers Requiring a Master's Degree

Careers requiring a master's degree as the typical entry-level credential. Common in healthcare (PA, OT, audiology, speech-language pathology), social services (MSW, counseling), library science, and business (some MBA-required positions). Salaries fall between bachelor's-level and doctoral-level occupations.

Repit catalogs 40 occupations at this education level, accounting for approximately 3,828,800 jobs in the U.S. workforce and roughly 316,800 annual openings. Median salaries range up to $223,210 for the highest-paying roles in this tier.
40
Careers
$83,980
Median Salary
316,800
Annual Openings

Nurse anesthetists

$223,210 +8.6% growth 2,700 annual openings

Computer and information research scientists

$140,910 +19.7% growth 3,200 annual openings

Political scientists

$139,380 -3.1% growth 500 annual openings

Physician assistants

$133,260 +20.4% growth 12,000 annual openings

Nurse practitioners

$129,210 +40.1% growth 29,500 annual openings

Nurse midwives

$128,790 +11.1% growth 500 annual openings

Mathematicians

$121,680 -0.7% growth 100 annual openings

Psychologists, all other

$117,580 +4.3% growth 3,900 annual openings

Economists

$115,440 +1.2% growth 900 annual openings

Healthcare diagnosing or treating practitioners, all other

$113,730 +2.0% growth 2,400 annual openings

Industrial-organizational psychologists

$109,840 +6.3% growth 400 annual openings

Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary

$104,070 -1.5% growth 20,800 annual openings

Education administrators, postsecondary

$103,960 +1.7% growth 15,100 annual openings

Statisticians

$103,300 +8.5% growth 2,000 annual openings

Sociologists

$101,690 +3.6% growth 300 annual openings

Genetic counselors

$98,910 +9.3% growth 300 annual openings

Occupational therapists

$98,340 +13.8% growth 10,200 annual openings

Speech-language pathologists

$95,410 +15.0% growth 13,300 annual openings

School psychologists

$86,930 +0.7% growth 3,800 annual openings

Epidemiologists

$83,980 +16.2% growth 800 annual openings

Urban and regional planners

$83,720 +3.4% growth 3,400 annual openings

Art, drama, and music teachers, postsecondary

$80,190 +1.7% growth 9,000 annual openings

Orthotists and prosthetists

$78,310 +13.3% growth 900 annual openings

Acupuncturists

$78,140 +6.8% growth 900 annual openings

Instructional coordinators

$74,720 +1.3% growth 21,900 annual openings

Historians

$74,050 +2.2% growth 300 annual openings

Healthcare social workers

$68,090 +7.7% growth 18,400 annual openings

Educational, guidance, and career counselors and advisors

$65,140 +3.5% growth 31,000 annual openings

Anthropologists and archeologists

$64,910 +3.7% growth 800 annual openings

Librarians and media collections specialists

$64,320 +1.7% growth 13,500 annual openings

Marriage and family therapists

$63,780 +12.6% growth 7,700 annual openings

Survey researchers

$63,380 -5.2% growth 700 annual openings

Curators

$61,770 +7.0% growth 1,800 annual openings

Archivists

$61,570 +3.8% growth 1,100 annual openings

Athletic trainers

$60,250 +11.1% growth 2,400 annual openings

Mental health and substance abuse social workers

$60,060 +9.7% growth 13,500 annual openings

Substance abuse, behavioral disorder, and mental health counselors

$59,190 +16.8% growth 48,300 annual openings

Farm and home management educators

$58,120 -2.5% growth 1,100 annual openings

Counselors, all other

$49,830 +12.6% growth 7,400 annual openings

Rehabilitation counselors

$46,110 +1.4% growth 10,000 annual openings

Other education levels

🎓 Doctoral Degree 🎓 Bachelor's Degree 📖 Associate's Degree 📋 Postsecondary Certificate 📓 Some College, No Degree 🏫 High School Diploma 💼 No Formal Educational Credential