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Start with the job you want, not the college. Pick a career to see the degree programs that lead there — then every college that offers them, filtered by cost and state. Built on federal IPEDS data.

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Agricultural Sciences Teachers $98,700 median Agricultural Technicians $49,630 median Air Traffic Controllers $148,080 median Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians $79,870 median Airfield Operations Specialists $56,850 median Airline Pilot $232,140 median Audio and Video Technicians $58,100 median Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers $52,600 median Barbers $38,210 median Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists $61,770 median Career/Technical Education Teachers $63,820 median Chefs and Head Cooks $62,470 median Commercial Pilot $123,220 median Compliance Officers $80,730 median Computer User Support Specialist $61,860 median Conservation Scientists $73,010 median Construction and Building Inspectors $74,690 median Control and Valve Installers and Repairers $74,340 median Crane and Tower Operators $68,080 median Detective & Criminal Investigator $93,790 median Electric Motor Repairers $56,210 median Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers $84,890 median Electrical and Electronics Repairers $74,090 median Electrician $63,190 median Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers $48,420 median Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers $109,910 median Farm and Home Management Educators $60,220 median Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians $56,550 median Farmers & Ranchers $89,900 median Farming Supervisors $59,320 median Firefighter $59,280 median First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers $79,920 median First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers $93,530 median First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers $69,500 median First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers $48,590 median Fish & Game Warden $74,060 median Food Scientists and Technologists $88,720 median Forest and Conservation Technicians $54,560 median Foresters $76,400 median Funeral Service Manager $78,790 median Hairdressers & Cosmetologists $35,790 median Industrial Machinery Mechanics $64,520 median Insurance Appraisers $78,240 median Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers $52,540 median Landscaping Supervisors $58,430 median Machinists $58,750 median Maintenance & Repair Worker $49,590 median Maintenance Workers $60,850 median Mechanic Supervisors $79,860 median Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics $65,510 median Morticians & Undertakers $55,010 median Motorcycle Mechanics $48,580 median Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners $46,420 median Office Machine Repairers $47,810 median Plumber & Pipefitter $63,800 median Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers $60,070 median Ship Captains & Mates $92,460 median Ship Engineers $109,530 median Signal and Track Switch Repairers $92,460 median Skincare Specialists $45,330 median Soil and Plant Scientists $78,850 median Telecom Equipment Installers $63,520 median Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers $63,890 median Tool and Die Makers $64,050 median Veterinarian $130,100 median Veterinary Technologists and Technicians $47,380 median Wind Turbine Service Technicians $64,120 median

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