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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Architectural and Engineering Managers Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers | $162,040 | 75 | 1,099 | 1,150 | 5% | 100 | 17 | ||
Sales Engineers | $136,000 | 27 | 283 | 301 | 7% | 94 | 9 | ||
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $128,960 | 34 | 392 | 427 | 9% | 88 | 15 | ||
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 | 583 | 7,497 | 7,798 | 4% | 74 | 8 | ||
Database Architects Data Warehousing Specialists | $138,300 | 116 | 1,785 | 1,893 | 6% | 71 | 3 | ||
Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,780 | 9 | 125 | 128 | 3% | 69 | 4 | ||
Computer and Information Systems Managers | $181,650 | 312 | 3,811 | 4,326 | 14% | 64 | 1 | ||
Computer Programmers | $98,660 | 27 | 614 | 534 | -13% | 64 | 5 | ||
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $110,110 | 140 | 1,703 | 1,983 | 16% | 61 | 2 | ||
Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $81,410 | 69 | 813 | 863 | 6% | 59 | 2 |
★ 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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