Careers that need a college degree
One thousand eight hundred and thirty-six careers where a bachelor's degree is the standard entry credential, careers where the typical entry path runs through a four-year college degree, including most professional, analytical and creative knowledge work. 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 21 of 37 for careers that need a college degree.
1836 careers in Careers that need a college degree, page 21 of 37
Legislator
Bachelor's Degree · $126,520
Legislators draft and vote on laws at the local, state, or federal level on behalf of the people who elected them.…
Leveraged Finance Analyst
Bachelor's Degree · $102,740
Structures and executes leveraged buyout (LBO) financings and other highly-leveraged transactions for private equity…
Librarian
Master's Degree · $68,270
Administers and maintains library resources, assists patrons with research, and develops community programs to promote…
Librarian (Research Support)
Master's Degree · $68,270
Librarians specializing in research support assist patrons, typically in academic or specialized libraries, with…
Lifecycle Marketing AI Specialist
Bachelor's Degree · $78,760
Design and optimise AI-powered customer lifecycle marketing programmes that drive activation, retention, and revenue…
Lighting Artist / Technical Director
Bachelor's Degree · $102,030
Sets up lighting and rendering for 3D scenes. Manages lighting rigs, shader development, and optimization for…
Lighting Designer
Bachelor's Degree · $67,190
Designs lighting systems for architectural, theatrical, retail, hospitality, and residential spaces, combining…
Limnologist
Bachelor's Degree · $76,780
Study freshwater ecosystems including lakes, rivers, wetlands, and streams to understand their physical, chemical, and…
Linux Systems Administrator
Bachelor's Degree · $99,130
Manages and maintains Linux server environments, handling installation, configuration, patching, performance tuning,…
Liquidity Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $166,570
Manages corporate liquidity strategy; forecasts cash needs and optimizes working capital and funding.
Liquidity Risk Analyst
Bachelor's Degree · $111,490
Measures whether a financial institution can meet cash obligations under normal and stressed conditions, monitoring…
Listing Agent / Seller's Agent
Certificate or Vocational Training · $52,830
Represents property sellers by pricing homes competitively, marketing listings through multiple channels, managing open…
Litigation Attorney
Bachelor's Degree · $159,670
Advise clients on legal matters, represent them in court, and draft legal documents. This role demands meticulous…
LLM Inference Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $129,680
Specializes in serving large language models efficiently, tuning KV-cache use, continuous batching, parallelism,…
LLM Test Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $104,300
Build automated testing pipelines that verify the correctness, safety, and consistency of large language model outputs.…
Load Balancing Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $134,050
Designs and optimizes load balancing; ensures high availability and traffic distribution.
Loan Officer
Bachelor's Degree · $76,690
Loan officers review tax returns, credit reports, and bank statements to decide whether applicants qualify for…
Localization Engineer (i18n/L10n)
Bachelor's Degree · $135,980
Builds internationalization and localization infrastructure for software products, handling character encoding,…
Localization Project Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $102,320
Oversees the end-to-end localization process for products, content, and services, ensuring linguistic quality, cultural…
Lodging Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $69,250
Lodging managers oversee staff, room pricing, and supplier contracts at hotels and resorts, answering to ownership…
Logistician
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Logisticians coordinate suppliers, warehouses, and freight carriers to move goods from origin to destination on time…
Logistics Analyst
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Logistics analysts dig into shipping data and freight costs to find why supply chains break down, then turn their…
Logistics Consultant
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Logistics Consultants analyze and optimize supply chain operations for businesses, identifying inefficiencies and…
Logistics Data Analyst
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Analyse logistics and supply chain data to identify operational inefficiencies, cost reduction opportunities, and…
Logistics Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Logistics engineers design and analyse systems for moving goods efficiently, spending their days modelling distribution…
Logistics Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $107,230
Plans and coordinates the movement of goods through supply chains, managing transportation, warehousing, and…
Logistics Solutions Architect
Bachelor's Degree · $82,320
Designs and implements end-to-end logistics solutions for enterprise clients, integrating technology platforms,…
Long-Form Content Writer / Blog Strategist
Bachelor's Degree · $76,910
Creates in-depth, SEO-optimized long-form content including blog posts, pillar pages, whitepapers, and e-books that…
Look Development Artist
Bachelor's Degree · $102,030
Define the overall aesthetic and visual style of characters, environments, and props in animated films, video games, or…
Luthier Stringed Instrument Maker
Certificate or Vocational Training · $46,420
Designs, builds, and repairs stringed musical instruments like guitars and violins.
Luxury Real Estate Agent
Certificate or Vocational Training · $52,830
Specializes in high-end residential properties, serving ultra-high-net-worth clients with discretion, providing…
M&A Analyst Junior
Master's Degree · $102,740
Manage financial assets, provide strategic investment advice, and develop comprehensive financial plans for individuals…
M&A Associate
Bachelor's Degree · $95,520
Executes mergers and acquisitions by coordinating valuation, financial analysis, diligence, buyer or seller materials…
Machine Learning Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $120,230
Machine learning engineers build systems that learn from data, spending most of their time cleaning datasets, tuning…
Machine Learning Platform Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $135,980
Builds and maintains the ML platform that data scientists and ML engineers use to train, deploy, and monitor models,…
Machine Learning Product Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $109,820
Shapes products whose core behavior depends on predictive or ranking models, connecting user outcomes to data strategy,…
Maintenance Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $104,110
Ensure the optimal functioning, reliability, and safety of machinery, equipment, and industrial systems by implementing…
Maintenance Manager
Associate's Degree · $106,660
Oversees and directs all maintenance procedures and operations within a facility or organization, ensuring optimal…
Maintenance Supervisor
Associate's Degree · $79,860
Directs and organizes tasks related to maintenance of buildings and equipment, leading a team to meet targets,…
Management Analyst
Bachelor's Degree · $101,860
Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and…
Managing Editor
Bachelor's Degree · $77,920
Oversees the editorial process from conception to publication, ensuring content quality, adherence to deadlines, and…
Manufacturing Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $102,440
Manufacturing engineers turn product designs into processes that can be built at scale, working alongside production…
Manufacturing Engineer (Aerospace)
Bachelor's Degree · $102,440
Designs, develops, and optimizes manufacturing processes and systems for aerospace components and products. Ensures…
Manufacturing Manager
Bachelor's Degree · $126,060
Oversees and directs the daily operations of a manufacturing plant or department. Responsible for production…
Manufacturing Supervisor (Aerospace)
Bachelor's Degree · $74,450
Oversee production processes and teams in aerospace manufacturing, ensuring quality, efficiency, and safety standards…
Marine Biologist - Offshore Energy
Master's Degree · $76,780
Conduct biological surveys and environmental impact assessments for offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy projects to…
Marine Biologist Research Assistant
Bachelor's Degree · $57,510
Conducts scientific research on marine organisms and ecosystems, collecting and analyzing data to contribute to…
Marine Engineer
Bachelor's Degree · $112,230
Design, maintain, and operate the mechanical and electrical systems aboard ships and offshore platforms. Manage…
Marine Engineers and Naval Architect
Bachelor's Degree · $112,230
Marine engineers design propulsion and onboard machinery systems, while naval architects shape hull structure and…
Marine Mammal Trainer
High School Diploma · $39,990
Trains marine mammals for educational presentations, research, or conservation efforts.