Doctoral Degree

Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers

Career Overview Conduct hearings to recommend or make decisions on claims concerning government programs or other government-related matters. Determine liability, sanctions, or penalties, or recommend the acceptance or rejection of claims or settlements. Also Known As Administrative Hearings Officer Administrative Judge Administrative Law Judge Hearings Officer Alternate Job Titles Adjudications Specialist Adjudicator Administrative Hearing Officer …

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Judicial Law Clerks

Career Overview Assist judges in court or by conducting research or preparing legal documents. Also Known As Judicial Assistant Judicial Clerk Judicial Law Clerk Law Clerk Alternate Job Titles Appellate Law Clerk Attorney Law Clerk Career Judicial Law Clerk Career Law Clerk Chancery Clerk Court of Appeals Law Clerk District Clerk District Court Law Clerk …

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Lawyers

Career Overview Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law. Also Known As Attorney Attorney General Counsel Lawyer Alternate Job Titles Admiralty Lawyer Agency Legal …

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Political Scientists

Career Overview Study the origin, development, and operation of political systems. May study topics, such as public opinion, political decisionmaking, and ideology. May analyze the structure and operation of governments, as well as various political entities. May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents. Alternate Job Titles Citizen Participation Specialist Government …

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Anthropologists and Archeologists

Career Overview Study the origin, development, and behavior of human beings. May study the way of life, language, or physical characteristics of people in various parts of the world. May engage in systematic recovery and examination of material evidence, such as tools or pottery remaining from past human cultures, in order to determine the history, …

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Sociologists

Career Overview Study human society and social behavior by examining the groups and social institutions that people form, as well as various social, religious, political, and business organizations. May study the behavior and interaction of groups, trace their origin and growth, and analyze the influence of group activities on individual members. Also Known As Demographer …

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Environmental Economists

Career Overview Conduct economic analysis related to environmental protection and use of the natural environment, such as water, air, land, and renewable energy resources. Evaluate and quantify benefits, costs, incentives, and impacts of alternative options using economic principles and statistical techniques. Also Known As Environmental Economist Natural Resource Economist Research Economist Resource Economist Alternate Job …

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Physicists

Career Overview Conduct research into physical phenomena, develop theories on the basis of observation and experiments, and devise methods to apply physical laws and theories. Also Known As Health Physicist Physicist Research Scientist Scientist Alternate Job Titles Aerodynamicist Aerophysicist Astrophysicist Atmospheric Physicist Atomic Spectroscopist Biophysics Scientist Cloud Physicist Computational Physicist Condensed Matter Physicist Diagnostic Medical …

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Astronomers

Career Overview Observe, research, and interpret astronomical phenomena to increase basic knowledge or apply such information to practical problems. Also Known As Astronomer Astronomy Outreach Coordinator Astrophysicist Research Astrophysicist Alternate Job Titles Astronomer Astronomy Outreach Coordinator Astrophysicist Cosmologist Extragalactic Astronomer Galactic Astronomer High-Energy Astrophysicist Institute Scientist Optical Astronomer Planetary Astronomer Postdoc Scientist (Postdoctoral Scientist) Postdoctoral …

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Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Career Overview Conduct research dealing with the understanding of human diseases and the improvement of human health. Engage in clinical investigation, research and development, or other related activities. Also Known As Clinical Research Scientist Research Scientist Scientist Study Director Alternate Job Titles Anatomist Cancer Researcher Chemotherapist Clinical Analyst Clinical Laboratory Scientist (Clinical Lab Scientist) Clinical …

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