Skip to Content

An official website of the United States government

United States Department of Labor

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Career Outlook Archive by Subject

Archive by Subject

Associate’s degree

Education pays, 2024 May 2025
Biomedical equipment technician August 2024
Education level and projected openings, 2023–33 August 2024
Education pays, 2023 April 2024
Education level and projected openings, 2022–32 January 2024
Fast growth, good pay—without a bachelor’s degree December 2023
Education pays, 2022 May 2023
Education pays, 2021 May 2022
Projected openings in occupations that require a college degree September 2021
Education pays, 2020 June 2021
Education level and projected openings, 2019–29 October 2020
Learn more, earn more: Education leads to higher wages, lower unemployment May 2020
Surgical technologist November 2019
CAD designer May 2019
Education pays February 2019
High-wage occupations by typical entry-level education, 2017 January 2019
Employment outlook for occupations requiring an associate’s degree, certificate, or some college November 2018
Military and civilian work: Comparing personnel shares by occupation field November 2018
The Game of Life versus real life: How the data compare June 2018
Measuring the value of education April 2018
Projections of occupational employment, 2016–26 October 2017
More education: Lower unemployment, higher earnings April 2017
Education matters March 2016
Projections of occupational employment, 2014–24 December 2015
Nursing instructor September 2014
Education level and jobs: Opportunities by state September 2014
Education still pays September 2014
Veterinary technician March 2014
High wages after high school—without a bachelor’s degree June 2012
Job outlook by education, 2004-14, for workers without a bachelor’s degree September 2006
Polysomnographic technologist March 2006
Job outlook for people who don’t have a bachelor’s degree December 2004
Associate degree: two years to a career or a jump start to a bachelor’s degree December 2002
The changing role of community college December 2002
Job openings for new entrants in occupations that usually require postsecondary education or more than 1 year of training, projection 2000-10 June 2002