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BLS 2025–35 · BACHELOR’S FIELDS

Majors linked to the most job openings

See which degree fields connect to occupations with the largest projected number of openings each year. Openings include growth and replacement needs.

Degree fieldGraduate earningsAnnual openingsGrowth
1Business Administration, Management and Operations1,253 programs · 42 linked occupations$64,466reported year 41,645.1kprojected each year+5.8%average linked growth2Business Operations Support and Assistant Services12 programs · 18 linked occupations$23,549reported year 41,185.6kprojected each year-7.0%average linked growth3Business/Commerce, General282 programs · 16 linked occupations$65,292reported year 4794.9kprojected each year+5.3%average linked growth4Culinary Arts and Related Services20 programs · 13 linked occupations$47,139reported year 4718.8kprojected each year+5.1%average linked growth5Health and Medical Administrative Services295 programs · 19 linked occupations$58,170reported year 4699.1kprojected each year+5.4%average linked growth6Finance and Financial Management Services459 programs · 20 linked occupations$77,504reported year 4561kprojected each year+0.5%average linked growth7Public Administration47 programs · 9 linked occupations$64,953reported year 4496.5kprojected each year+4.8%average linked growth8Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management55 programs · 5 linked occupations$49,799reported year 4477.7kprojected each year+4.9%average linked growth9Criminal Justice and Corrections708 programs · 20 linked occupations$54,228reported year 4460.9kprojected each year+2.7%average linked growth10Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods126 programs · 12 linked occupations$84,096reported year 4457.6kprojected each year+7.6%average linked growth11Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations50 programs · 11 linked occupations$53,539reported year 4453kprojected each year+1.5%average linked growth12General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations27 programs · 11 linked occupations$74,557reported year 4450.1kprojected each year+0.3%average linked growth13Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology66 programs · 14 linked occupations$51,727reported year 4419.1kprojected each year+6.0%average linked growth14Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations73 programs · 5 linked occupations$60,437reported year 4414.6kprojected each year+5.0%average linked growth15Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas356 programs · 30 linked occupations$50,806reported year 4413.4kprojected each year+2.8%average linked growth16International Business116 programs · 4 linked occupations$73,640reported year 4410.4kprojected each year+4.5%average linked growth17Accounting and Related Services835 programs · 14 linked occupations$72,457reported year 4401.7kprojected each year+1.1%average linked growth18Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods701 programs · 11 linked occupations$47,730reported year 4401.7kprojected each year+0.7%average linked growth19Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services12 programs · 9 linked occupations$56,937reported year 4372kprojected each year+0.8%average linked growth20Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management104 programs · 13 linked occupations$81,640reported year 4364.5kprojected each year+5.7%average linked growth21Security Science and Technology48 programs · 17 linked occupations$57,447reported year 4359.8kprojected each year+5.3%average linked growth22Agricultural Business and Management77 programs · 9 linked occupations$65,882reported year 4348.6kprojected each year+0.3%average linked growth23Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration29 programs · 14 linked occupations$122,169reported year 4331.2kprojected each year+8.2%average linked growth24Social Sciences, General89 programs · 11 linked occupations$52,095reported year 4303.3kprojected each year+2.0%average linked growth25Computer and Information Sciences, General470 programs · 14 linked occupations$84,860reported year 4302.9kprojected each year+10.4%average linked growth26Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy29 programs · 19 linked occupations$53,620reported year 4302.2kprojected each year+3.5%average linked growth27Hospitality Administration/Management141 programs · 11 linked occupations$55,790reported year 4292.8kprojected each year+4.9%average linked growth28Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services174 programs · 8 linked occupations$46,954reported year 4284.7kprojected each year+2.1%average linked growth29Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing1,021 programs · 6 linked occupations$86,259reported year 4283.8kprojected each year+18.2%average linked growth30Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services51 programs · 6 linked occupations$55,659reported year 4283.3kprojected each year+4.5%average linked growth

Openings are summed across officially linked occupations and are not unique jobs reserved for graduates of the field. One occupation can connect to several degrees. BLS projections are national and occupation-level.