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Some employers ask for more or less, and about one posting in a hundred has an occupation we could not match, which is left out. Only occupations with at least 30 open jobs are ranked.","q":"How is the ranking calculated?"},{"a":"Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.","q":"How often is it updated?"}],"lead":"Computer and information research scientists has the most open jobs of the occupations that typically need a master's degree: 2,549 jobs in our data.","minN":30,"rows":[{"n":2549,"bar":1,"key":"soc:15-1221","sub":"Master's degree","href":null,"name":"Computer and information research scientists","rank":1,"stats":[{"label":"Open jobs","value":"2,549"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$205k"},{"label":"Projected growth to 2035","value":"+21.8%"},{"label":"Workers in the occupation","value":"38,600"}],"value":2549,"change":null,"employers":[],"valueLabel":"2,549 jobs"},{"n":651,"bar":0.2553942722636328,"key":"soc:11-9033","sub":"Master's degree","href":null,"name":"Education administrators, postsecondary","rank":2,"stats":[{"label":"Open jobs","value":"651"},{"label":"Median posted pay","value":"$150k"},{"label":"Projected growth to 2035","value":"+1.8%"},{"label":"Workers in the 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An occupation's score is the number of its open professional roles.","A posting does not state a degree. Each is matched to its standard occupation, and the education shown is what the Bureau of Labor Statistics lists as typical for entering that occupation. Some employers ask for more or less, and about one posting in a hundred has an occupation we could not match, which is left out. Only occupations with at least 30 open jobs are ranked."],"builtAt":"2026-11-03T15:06:31.259Z","edition":"2026-11","measure":"dg_occ","sources":["NextChapter job data: open professional roles, matched to standard occupation (SOC) codes","Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025-35: typical entry-level education and projected employment change by occupation"],"baseline":null,"keyFacts":["#1 Computer and information research scientists, Master's degree: 2,549 jobs","#2 Education administrators, postsecondary, Master's degree: 651 jobs","#3 Education administrators, kindergarten through secondary, Master's degree: 389 jobs","15 occupations ranked across all occupations","Data as of November 2026"],"placeNoun":"occupations","commentary":["The lead is wide: Computer and information research scientists (2,549 jobs) is well clear of Healthcare social workers at #10 (45 jobs).","Healthcare social workers reaches #10 on a sample of 45 open jobs, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.","Computer and information research scientists is the largest market in the top ten, with 2,549 open jobs behind its figure.","Occupations with fewer than 30 open jobs are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful."],"license":"Free to use and share with a link to https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/occupations-needing-a-masters-degree-with-the-most-open-jobs"}