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Doctor Degree Careers and Jobs

Explore Careers and Jobs Predominantly Filled by Those with a Doctorate Degree with or without Certificates - All On One Page

Sorted by median annual U.S. salary and including percentage of job holders with Doctorate Degree.


4 Steps to Use This Page: 1-Explore Careers of Intrerest 2-See Job Listings Matched to Career 3-Prepare for the Career 4-See External Career Resources

Here is a short Helper Video External Link.

This page will take you through 4 steps, relative to an Master's Degree, to (1) Select a career, (2) Find active job listings, (3) Prepare for the career you chose, and (4) Provide web resources specific to the career you chose.

Step 1: Select a Career: You will be presented with a listing of Master's Degree careers. The list may be quite long. There are two ways you might like to use this list:
1) Filter - As you enter a word, you will filter (limit) the list of careers below
2) Browse the list (Don't Filter) - You can simply browse the list of careers. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover careers that might be of interest.

Once you have identified a career of interest, simply click on it.

Step 2: Find a Job: After you have selected a career above, you will see current jobs listings. You can change the location, distance from location and recency as you wish. Each of the listings will link to a current job opening.



Step 3: Prepare For a Career: In this section you will gain access to detailed information to help you prepare for the career you selected. Information includes core and supplemental duties, general and specific work activities, knowledge required, skills required, preparation required, educational requirements, work experience required, local salary information, certifications, professional associations, current job listings for the job selected along with multiple similar job titles, and related careers (related to what they do, what they know, and what they're called).

Step 4: Career-Specific Resources (detailed and constantly updated): Continue to scroll down the page and you will find tabs that will provide detailed (updated) links to occupational information specific to the career you selected. This information includes:
Videos: Provides a listing of video links related to this career. A great way to get a quick overview of the occupation.
Resumes: Sources for resume materials and techniques. This can help to get you started.
Job Description: Sources that provide job descriptions, which are vital to resume and interview preparation.
Interviews: Provides links that can help you to prepare for and successfully complete the job interview.
Step by Step: Provides links to resources that can help to organize the career search process.
LinkedIn: One of the best professional social media sites that provides links, opportunities, and networking specifically for careers and career development.

Step 1 of 4: Select a Career

Leading Books About Ph.D. Jobs External Link
What jobs can you get with a Doctorate Degree? Scroll through the picklist (below). These are careers related to the Doctorate Degree level, with at least 30% of job holders having a Doctorate Degree. - 78 specific careers are listed, with 428 matching jobs currently available. Select those careers that may be of interest - you will then get links to matching active job listings, and detailed resources to help you prepare.
You can use this form two ways:
1) Enter a Keyword - As you enter a keyword, you will filter (limit) the listing to those occupations that contain the keyword entered
2) Browse the list (Don't enter a keyword) - You can simply browse the list of occupations. There may be many that you might never have considered. This may help you to discover jobs that might be of interest.

Enter a Keyword (filter the list below)
OR - leave blank and scroll through the choices:


Select a Job Title - Sorted by Annual Salary -(scroll and Select) :
Legend: Career Title Link / (% having Doctorate Degree) / (Median Annual U.S. Salary)

Family Medicine Physicians / (87.95%) / ($207,380)
Nurse Anesthetists / (55.56%) / ($183,580)
Pediatricians, General / (98.73%) / ($177,130)
Dentists, General / (81.44%) / ($158,940)
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates / (76.24%) / ($141,080)
Natural Sciences Managers / (40.32%) / ($137,940)
Podiatrists / (72.66%) / ($134,300)
Physicists / (88.10%) / ($129,850)
Pharmacists / (37.41%) / ($128,710)
Lawyers / (32.18%) / ($126,930)
Computer and Information Research Scientists / (32.92%) / ($126,830)
Political Scientists / (76.66%) / ($125,350)
Astronomers / (90.91%) / ($119,730)
Optometrists / (95.24%) / ($118,050)
Law Teachers, Postsecondary / (35.26%) / ($116,430)
Nurse Practitioners / (30.44%) / ($111,680)
Mathematicians / (58.33%) / ($110,860)
Environmental Economists / (48.14%) / ($108,350)
Economists / (65.22%) / ($108,350)
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.80%) / ($107,260)
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists / (32.14%) / ($107,210)
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary / (75.95%) / ($103,600)
Nanosystems Engineers / (37.50%) / ($103,380)
Veterinarians / (90.90%) / ($99,250)
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.05%) / ($99,090)
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers / (42.42%) / ($97,520)
Education Administrators, Postsecondary / (44.44%) / ($97,500)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / (53.07%) / ($96,270)
Materials Engineers / (38.09%) / ($95,640)
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (45.15%) / ($94,520)
Biochemists and Biophysicists / (65.00%) / ($94,270)
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists / (60.61%) / ($91,510)
Physical Therapists / (47.13%) / ($91,010)
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary / (44.63%) / ($90,880)
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.56%) / ($90,400)
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.31%) / ($90,340)
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary / (95.75%) / ($89,220)
Business Teachers, Postsecondary / (72.77%) / ($88,010)
Forestry and Conservation Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (84.87%) / ($87,400)
Sociologists / (77.27%) / ($86,110)
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (96.54%) / ($85,760)
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.81%) / ($85,600)
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (41.65%) / ($85,540)
Geneticists / (56.00%) / ($85,290)
Molecular and Cellular Biologists / (57.70%) / ($85,290)
Bioinformatics Scientists / (46.22%) / ($85,290)
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (82.16%) / ($84,740)
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary / (80.74%) / ($82,330)
Audiologists / (100.00%) / ($81,030)
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary / (56.56%) / ($80,400)
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (64.49%) / ($78,840)
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary / (85.25%) / ($78,180)
History Teachers, Postsecondary / (69.64%) / ($76,890)
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary / (86.32%) / ($76,160)
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary / (76.68%) / ($75,610)
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary / (42.84%) / ($75,470)
Epidemiologists / (30.00%) / ($74,560)
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (47.12%) / ($73,650)
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary / (48.82%) / ($72,220)
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.56%) / ($71,580)
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary / (65.23%) / ($71,570)
Chiropractors / (82.14%) / ($70,720)
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (73.42%) / ($69,920)
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary / (31.67%) / ($69,690)
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary / (58.70%) / ($69,000)
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary / (74.16%) / ($66,290)
Education Teachers, Postsecondary / (89.86%) / ($65,440)
Animal Scientists / (59.26%) / ($63,490)
Judicial Law Clerks / (72.08%) / ($57,510)
Curators / (36.87%) / ($56,990)
Hearing Aid Specialists / (43.99%) / ($52,630)
Psychiatrists / (92.71%) / (Salary Not Available)
Obstetricians and Gynecologists / (96.88%) / (Salary Not Available)
Prosthodontists / (83.94%) / (Salary Not Available)
General Internal Medicine Physicians / (100.00%) / (Salary Not Available)
Orthodontists / (99.94%) / (Salary Not Available)
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / (92.04%) / (Salary Not Available)
Anesthesiologists / (93.89%) / (Salary Not Available)

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