Business & Finance
Legislators
Develop, introduce, or enact laws and statutes at the local, tribal, state, or federal level. Includes only workers in elected positions.
Median salary (BLS)
Varied
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
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Job outlook
+3% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $112,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Education
Typical entry: Bachelor's degree
Typical progression
Legislators Intern
Internship
$36,000
~4 mos to advance
Junior Legislators
Entry / Junior
Varied
~2 yrs to advance
Legislators
Established
Varied
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Legislators
Senior
Varied
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Key skills
A typical day
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Business & Finance
Explore all- University of Pennsylvania6% admit · $112,000 grad pay
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology4% admit · $124,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- University of California, Berkeley11% admit · $97,000 grad pay
- New York University12% admit · $84,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.