Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to artificial intelligence programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Artificial Intelligence · CIP 11.0102 · 4 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 11.0102 Artificial Intelligence, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps artificial intelligence programs to 4 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Computer and Information Research Scientists, Software Engineer and Data Scientist. BLS median pay across them runs from $96,980 (Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary) to $140,300 (Computer and Information Research Scientists) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs artificial intelligence programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer | $135,980 | 1,687,890 | Bachelor's Degree | 4 |
| Data Scientist | $120,230 | 262,440 | n/a | 4 |
| Computer and Information Research Scientists | $140,300 | 37,200 | n/a | 5 |
| Computer Science Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $96,980 | 35,480 | Master's Degree | 5 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Computer and Information Research Scientists, one of the artificial intelligence jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Analyze problems to develop solutions involving computer hardware and software.
Apply theoretical expertise and innovation to create or apply new technology, such as adapting principles for applying computers to new uses.
Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Critical Thinking
Mapped from CIP 11.0102Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints.
Develop or direct software system testing or validation procedures, programming, or documentation.
Programming · Critical Thinking · Judgment and Decision Making
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 11.0102Analyze, manipulate, or process large sets of data using statistical software.
Create graphs, charts, or other visualizations to convey the results of data analysis using specialized software.
Mathematics · Critical Thinking · Reading Comprehension
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 11.0102Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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