Students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University are offered many great majors which can lead to some incredible careers. After completing a degree from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, the top-paying careers students pursue are Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers ($214,930), Nurse Anesthetists ($202,850), and Computer and Information Systems Managers ($181,650). If one of these careers is interesting to you, learn more about it below.
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Career | Median Salary | Average Annual Job Openings | Employment 2022 | Employment 2032 | Percent Change | Scaled Score | Related College Majors | ||
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Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,780 | 4 | 61 | 63 | 3% | 100 | 9 | ||
Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | $162,040 | 119 | 1,736 | 1,817 | 5% | 97 | 15 | ||
Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $81,410 | 33 | 398 | 423 | 6% | 93 | 5 | ||
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,960 | 16 | 192 | 209 | 9% | 87 | 13 | ||
Computer Programmers | $98,660 | 70 | 1,593 | 1,386 | -13% | 81 | 8 | ||
Managers, All Other Regulatory Affairs Managers Compliance Managers Loss Prevention Managers Wind Energy Operations Managers Wind Energy Development Managers Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | $151,570 | 1,151 | 14,784 | 15,377 | 4% | 78 | 8 | ||
General and Operations Managers | $121,050 | 2,616 | 30,261 | 31,970 | 6% | 70 | 3 | ||
Natural Sciences Managers Clinical Research Coordinators Water Resource Specialists | $139,380 | 40 | 520 | 549 | 6% | 70 | 12 | ||
Sales Engineers | $136,000 | 87 | 905 | 963 | 7% | 67 | 6 | ||
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary | $80,590 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 8% | 63 | 8 |
★ For the data available, wages are capped at $239,120.
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Career data: O*NET 28.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
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