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

91Business/Corporate Communications25 programs · 10 linked occupations$60,109reported year 476.9kprojected each year+2.5%average linked growth 92Legal Support Services32 programs · 6 linked occupations$52,444reported year 476.7kprojected each year-0.3%average linked growth 93Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions93 programs · 6 linked occupations$74,831reported year 475.3kprojected each year+8.1%average linked growth 94Physics108 programs · 4 linked occupations$78,216reported year 475.1kprojected each year+4.4%average linked growth 95Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions85 programs · 11 linked occupations$54,558reported year 474.1kprojected each year+9.4%average linked growth 96Construction Engineering Technology/Technician43 programs · 3 linked occupations$92,524reported year 473.4kprojected each year+3.1%average linked growth 97Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft259 programs · 12 linked occupations$40,073reported year 473kprojected each year+2.1%average linked growth 98Communication and Media Studies673 programs · 10 linked occupations$54,091reported year 472.4kprojected each year+0.9%average linked growth 99Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics225 programs · 3 linked occupations$56,122reported year 471.1kprojected each year+0.7%average linked growth 100East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics24 programs · 3 linked occupations$52,011reported year 471.1kprojected each year+0.7%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.