Careers that need an advanced degree
Eight hundred and thirty-seven careers where a graduate or doctoral credential is the standard entry path, careers where a master's, doctoral or professional credential is the standard entry path, including medicine, law, academic research and senior specialist roles. Each card below carries the typical preparation path, the salary range from entry to senior level, and a short read on what the work actually involves day to day. You are looking at page 11 of 17 for careers that need an advanced degree.
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Lecturer
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $77,640
Instruct students in academic subjects beyond high school, prepare and deliver lectures, evaluate coursework, and…
Legal AI Specialist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $105,850
Implement and manage AI-powered legal tools including contract analysis platforms, legal research systems, and document…
Legal Counsel / In-House Counsel
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $159,670
Provides legal advice and representation to an organization on contracts, compliance, intellectual property, employment…
Leveraged Finance Specialist
Bachelor's Degree · $102,740
Advise clients on complex debt financing solutions, including leveraged buyouts, recapitalizations, and mergers and…
Librarian and Media Collections Specialist
Master's Degree · $68,270
Administer and maintain libraries or collections of information, for public or private access through reference or…
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $80,340
Library science teachers at universities train future librarians in cataloguing, digital archives, and information…
Library System Director
Master's Degree · $68,270
Leads a public library system, overseeing multiple branches, collection development, community programming, digital…
LLM Fine-Tuning Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $135,980
Fine-tune large language models on domain-specific datasets to improve task performance, alignment, and safety. Design…
Logistics Data Scientist
Master's Degree · $120,230
Applies advanced analytics, machine learning, and statistical modeling to logistics data to optimize transportation…
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapist
Master's Degree · $100,330
Vision rehabilitation therapists teach people with sight loss to cook, cross streets, and use assistive technology,…
M&A Advisor / Mergers & Acquisitions Specialist
Bachelor's Degree · $102,740
Specializes in advising clients on merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions; structures deals and manages…
Machine Learning Operations Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $175,140
Lead the MLOps function to build, deploy, monitor, and maintain machine learning models in production. Design CI/CD…
Macro / Economic Strategist
Master's Degree · $124,720
Develops macroeconomic forecasts and investment strategy recommendations, analyzing GDP, inflation, central bank…
Malware Analyst / Reverse Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $116,580
Analyzes malicious software through static and dynamic analysis, reverse engineering binaries to understand behavior,…
Management Consultant
Bachelor's Degree · $101,860
Advises organizations on strategy, operations, and organizational challenges, delivering data-driven recommendations to…
Management Consulting Firm Partner / Managing Director
Bachelor's Degree · $101,860
Leads a practice or office within a management consulting firm, responsible for client relationships, team development,…
Marine Biologist / Oceanographer
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $76,780
Studies marine organisms and ocean ecosystems, conducting field research on biodiversity, conservation, climate…
Marine Policy Analyst
Master's Degree · $82,220
Analyze and evaluate policies, regulations, and scientific data related to marine and coastal environments. Develop…
Marketing Data Scientist
Master's Degree · $120,230
Apply advanced statistical modelling, machine learning, and data science techniques to solve marketing problems. Build…
Marketing Personalization Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $135,980
Build and optimise the technical systems that deliver personalised marketing experiences at scale. Implement…
Marriage and Family Therapist
Master's Degree · $66,940
Diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, whether cognitive, affective, or behavioral, within the context of…
MarTech AI Lead
Bachelor's Degree · $166,790
Evaluate, implement, and optimise AI-powered marketing technology solutions across the marketing stack. Identify AI use…
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $292,910
Provide comprehensive medical care for high-risk pregnancies, diagnosing and treating maternal and fetal complications.
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary
Master's Degree · $79,940
Postsecondary mathematics teachers design and deliver courses at colleges and universities, guiding students through…
Mathematician
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $126,710
Mathematicians prove theorems and build models to solve problems that other disciplines cannot crack alone. They work…
Mechanistic Interpretability Researcher
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $140,300
Conduct research on understanding the internal computations of neural networks. Reverse-engineer the algorithms learned…
Media Ethics Officer / Standards Editor
Bachelor's Degree · $77,920
Oversees journalistic standards, ethics compliance, and editorial integrity for a news organization, investigating…
Mediator
Master's Degree · $75,530
Facilitate alternative resolution services for legal disputes by guiding negotiations, enforcing procedural matters,…
Medical Affairs Director
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $167,220
Leads medical affairs strategy for therapeutic areas, managing MSL teams, KOL engagement, medical education programs,…
Medical Affairs Specialist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $103,410
Medical Affairs Specialists serve as scientific and medical experts, bridging the gap between pharmaceutical companies…
Medical Director
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $123,860
A Medical Director oversees the entire operations within a healthcare facility, including budgets, health law…
Medical Monitor / Safety Physician
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $265,930
Provides medical oversight for clinical trials, reviewing safety data, adjudicating adverse events, and ensuring…
Medical Physicist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $172,250
Applies physics principles and techniques to medicine, primarily in radiation oncology and diagnostic imaging, to…
Medical Researcher
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $103,410
Conducts rigorous scientific investigations to advance medical knowledge and develop new treatments. Designs…
Medical Science Liaison (MSL)
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $103,410
Serves as the scientific and medical expert bridging pharmaceutical companies and healthcare professionals, providing…
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $103,410
Medical scientists study how diseases develop and test potential treatments, working in labs, hospitals, and…
Medical Specialist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $265,930
Diagnose and treat diseases, injuries, and other medical conditions in patients. Conduct physical examinations, order…
Medicinal Chemist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $91,240
Designs and synthesizes novel chemical compounds with therapeutic potential, optimizing molecular structures for drug…
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Worker
Master's Degree · $60,280
Assess and treat individuals with mental, emotional, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, tobacco,…
Mental Health Counselor
Master's Degree · $59,350
Mental health counselors meet with clients to work through problems like anxiety, addiction, and family conflict.…
Metabolomics / Lipidomics Scientist
Doctoral or Professional Degree · $103,410
Analyzes small molecule metabolites and lipids in biological samples to understand metabolic pathways, disease…
Metallurgical Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $112,860
Research, develop, and process metals and alloys for various industrial applications, optimizing their properties and…
Microsystems Engineer
Master's Degree · $122,930
Microsystems engineers design and test MEMS devices found in car airbags, smartphone screens, and medical tools. They…
Midwife
Certificate or Vocational Training · $65,790
Midwives manage prenatal care, attend births, and support families through the early postpartum weeks in hospitals,…
Military Pilot
Bachelor's Degree · $232,140
Operates military aircraft to perform missions such as combat, reconnaissance, transport, and training. Requires…
Military Senior Executive (Civilian Equivalent - SES)
Master's Degree · $105,770
Serves as a senior civilian executive in the Department of Defense or military branch, managing large programs,…
ML Lead
Master's Degree · $175,140
Lead a team of machine learning engineers and scientists to design, build, and scale production ML systems, setting…
MLOps Lead
Bachelor's Degree · $135,980
Lead the design and operation of machine learning infrastructure, including model training pipelines, deployment…
Molecular and Cellular Biologist
Bachelor's Degree · $98,920
Molecular and cellular biologists run experiments on cells, proteins, and DNA to understand how living systems…
Molecular Biologist
Bachelor's Degree · $127,410
Investigates the intricate molecular mechanisms of life, conducting experiments to understand cellular functions and…