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STEM Careers are careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math -- basically the careers that will be in demand in the future, and will create the economy of tomorrow. Here's a pretty exhaustive list.

CIP* Code Family

CIP Code

Alphabetical   Order CIP* Code Title

 

40

 
 

40.0809

 

Acoustics.

 

52

 
 

52.1304

 

Actuarial Science

 

15

 
 

15.0801

 

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0201

 

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.

 

14

 
 

14.0301

 

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering.

 

27

 
 

27.0102

 

Algebra and Number Theory.

 

27

 
 

27.0103

 

Analysis and Functional Analysis.

 

40

 
 

40.0502

 

Analytical Chemistry.

 

26

 
 

26.0403

 

Anatomy.

 

26

 
 

26.0708

 

Animal Behavior and Ethology.

 

26

 
 

26.0804

 

Animal Genetics.

 

26

 
 

26.0707

 

Animal Physiology.

 

27

 
 

27.0301

 

Applied Mathematics.

 

26

 
 

26.1304

 

Aquatic Biology/Limnology.

 

15

 
 

15.1303

 

Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD.

 

15

 
 

15.0101

 

Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0401

 

Architectural Engineering.

 

11

 
 

11.0102

 

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

 

40

 
 

40.0201

 

Astronomy.

 

40

 
 

40.0202

 

Astrophysics.

 

40

 
 

40.0402

 

Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology.

 

40

 
 

40.0403

 

Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics.

 

40

 
 

40.0401

 

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General.

 

40

 
 

40.0802

 

Atomic/Molecular Physics.

 

15

 
 

15.0803

 

Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0202

 

Biochemistry.

 

26

 
 

26.0210

 

Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.1103

 

Bioinformatics.

 

41

 
 

41.0101

 

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0101

 

Biology/Biological Sciences, General.

 

26

 
 

26.0102

 

Biomedical Sciences, General.

 

15

 
 

15.0401

 

Biomedical Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0501

 

Biomedical/Medical Engineering.

 

26

 
 

26.1101

 

Biometry/Biometrics.

 

26

 
 

26.0203

 

Biophysics.

 

26

 
 

26.1102

 

Biostatistics.

 

26

 
 

26.1201

 

Biotechnology.

 

26

 
 

26.0301

 

Botany/Plant Biology.

 

15

 
 

15.1302

 

CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0907

 

Cardiovascular Science.

 

26

 
 

26.0407

 

Cell Biology and Anatomy.

 

26

 
 

26.0903

 

Cell Physiology.

 

26

 
 

26.0406

 

Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.0401

 

Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology.

 

14

 
 

14.0601

 

Ceramic Sciences and Engineering.

 

14

 
 

14.0701

 

Chemical Engineering.

 

40

 
 

40.0508

 

Chemical Physics.

 

41

 
 

41.0301

 

Chemical Technology/Technician.

 

40

 
 

40.0501

 

Chemistry, General.

 

15

 
 

15.1304

 

Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD.

 

15

 
 

15.0201

 

Civil Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0801

 

Civil Engineering, General.

 

27

 
 

27.0303

 

Computational Mathematics.

 

11

 
 

11.0101

 

Computer and Information Sciences, General.

 

11

 
 

11.1003

 

Computer and Information Systems Security.

 

15

 
 

15.1201

 

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0901

 

Computer Engineering, General.

 

11

 
 

11.0803

 

Computer Graphics.

 

14

 
 

14.0902

 

Computer Hardware Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.1203

 

Computer Hardware Technology/Technician.

 

11

 
 

11.0202

 

Computer Programming, Specific Applications.

 

11

 
 

11.0203

 

Computer Programming, Vendor/Product Certification.

 

11

 
 

11.0201

 

Computer Programming/Programmer, General.

 

11

 
 

11.0701

 

Computer Science.

 

14

 
 

14.0903

 

Computer Software Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.1204

 

Computer Software Technology/Technician.

 

11

 
 

11.0501

 

Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst.

 

11

 
 

11.0901

 

Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.

 

15

 
 

15.1202

 

Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology.

 

26

 
 

26.1307

 

Conservation Biology.

 

15

 
 

15.1001

 

Construction Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.3301

 

Construction Engineering.

 

11

 
 

11.0802

 

Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration.

 

11

 
 

11.0301

 

Data Processing and Data Processing Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0404

 

Developmental Biology and Embryology.

 

15

 
 

15.1301

 

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General.

 

26

 
 

26.1301

 

Ecology.

 

15

 
 

15.0303

 

Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.1001

 

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.1305

 

Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD.

 

15

 
 

15.0403

 

Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology.

 

40

 
 

40.0804

 

Elementary Particle Physics.

 

26

 
 

26.0904

 

Endocrinology.

 

15

 
 

15.0503

 

Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.1101

 

Engineering Mechanics.

 

14

 
 

14.1201

 

Engineering Physics.

 

14

 
 

14.1301

 

Engineering Science.

 

15

 
 

15.0000

 

Engineering Technology, General.

 

14

 
 

14.0101

 

Engineering, General.

 

15

 
 

15.1501

 

Engineering/Industrial Management.

 

26

 
 

26.0702

 

Entomology.

 

26

 
 

26.1305

 

Environmental Biology.

 

15

 
 

15.0507

 

Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology.

 

26

 
 

26.1006

 

Environmental Toxicology.

 

14

 
 

14.1401

 

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.

 

26

 
 

26.1309

 

Epidemiology.

 

26

 
 

26.1303

 

Evolutionary Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.0908

 

Exercise Physiology.

 

14

 
 

14.3401

 

ForestEngineering.

 

26

 
 

26.0801

 

Genetics, General.

 

40

 
 

40.0606

 

Geochemistry and Petrology.

 

40

 
 

40.0602

 

Geochemistry.

 

14

 
 

14.3901

 

Geological/Geophysical Engineering.

 

40

 
 

40.0601

 

Geology/Earth Science, General.

 

27

 
 

27.0104

 

Geometry/Geometric Analysis.

 

40

 
 

40.0603

 

Geophysics and Seismology.

 

14

 
 

14.0802

 

Geotechnical Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0704

 

Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0508

 

Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0501

 

Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Technology/Technician (ACH/ACR/ACHR/HRAC/HVAC/AC Technology).

 

26

 
 

26.0806

 

Human/Medical Genetics.

 

15

 
 

15.1103

 

Hydraulics and Fluid Power Technology/Technician.

 

40

 
 

40.0605

 

Hydrology and Water Resources Science.

 

26

 
 

26.0507

 

Immunology.

 

14

 
 

14.3501

 

Industrial Engineering.

 

41

 
 

41.0204

 

Industrial Radiologic Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0703

 

Industrial Safety Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0612

 

Industrial Technology/Technician.

 

11

 
 

11.0401

 

Information Science/Studies.

 

11

 
 

11.0103

 

Information Technology.

 

40

 
 

40.0503

 

Inorganic Chemistry.

 

15

 
 

15.0404

 

Instrumentation Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0304

 

Laser and Optical Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.3601

 

Manufacturing Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0613

 

Manufacturing Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.1302

 

Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography.

 

14

 
 

14.1801

 

Materials Engineering.

 

14

 
 

14.3101

 

Materials Science.

 

27

 
 

27.0502

 

Mathematical Statistics and Probability.

 

27

 
 

27.0101

 

Mathematics, General.

 

15

 
 

15.1306

 

Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD.

 

14

 
 

14.1901

 

Mechanical Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0805

 

Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0503

 

Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology.

 

51

 
 

51.1401

 

Medical Scientist (MS, PhD).

 

14

 
 

14.2001

 

Metallurgical Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0611

 

Metallurgical Technology/Technician.

 

40

 
 

40.0404

 

Meteorology.

 

26

 
 

26.0803

 

Microbial and Eukaryotic Genetics.

 

26

 
 

26.0502

 

Microbiology, General.

 

29

 
 

29.0101

 

Military Technologies.

 

14

 
 

14.2101

 

Mining and Mineral Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0901

 

Mining Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0205

 

Molecular Biochemistry.

 

26

 
 

26.0204

 

Molecular Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.0206

 

Molecular Biophysics.

 

26

 
 

26.0802

 

Molecular Genetics.

 

26

 
 

26.1002

 

Molecular Pharmacology.

 

26

 
 

26.0902

 

Molecular Physiology.

 

26

 
 

26.1005

 

Molecular Toxicology.

 

26

 
 

26.0506

 

Mycology.

 

14

 
 

14.2201

 

Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

 

26

 
 

26.0405

 

Neuroanatomy.

 

26

 
 

26.0906

 

Neurobiology and Neurophysiology.

 

26

 
 

26.1003

 

Neuropharmacology.

 

15

 
 

15.1401

 

Nuclear Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.2301

 

Nuclear Engineering.

 

40

 
 

40.0806

 

Nuclear Physics.

 

41

 
 

41.0205

 

Nuclear/Nuclear Power Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0701

 

Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.2401

 

Ocean Engineering.

 

40

 
 

40.0607

 

Oceanography, Chemical and Physical.

 

26

 
 

26.0911

 

Oncology and Cancer Biology.

 

14

 
 

14.3701

 

Operations Research.

 

40

 
 

40.0807

 

Optics/Optical Sciences.

 

40

 
 

40.0504

 

Organic Chemistry.

 

40

 
 

40.0604

 

Paleontology.

 

26

 
 

26.0505

 

Parasitology.

 

26

 
 

26.0910

 

Pathology/Experimental Pathology.

 

14

 
 

14.2501

 

Petroleum Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0903

 

Petroleum Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.1007

 

Pharmacology and Toxicology.

 

26

 
 

26.1001

 

Pharmacology.

 

26

 
 

26.0208

 

Photobiology.

 

40

 
 

40.0506

 

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

 

40

 
 

40.0101

 

Physical Sciences.

 

40

 
 

40.0801

 

Physics, General.

 

26

 
 

26.0901

 

Physiology, General.

 

40

 
 

40.0203

 

Planetary Astronomy and Science.

 

26

 
 

26.0805

 

Plant Genetics.

 

26

 
 

26.0308

 

Plant Molecular Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.0305

 

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology.

 

26

 
 

26.0307

 

Plant Physiology.

 

40

 
 

40.0805

 

Plasma and High-Temperature Physics.

 

15

 
 

15.0607

 

Plastics Engineering Technology/Technician.

 

40

 
 

40.0507

 

Polymer Chemistry.

 

14

 
 

14.3201

 

Polymer/Plastics Engineering.

 

26

 
 

26.1306

 

Population Biology.

 

15

 
 

15.0702

 

Quality Control Technology/Technician.

 

26

 
 

26.0209

 

Radiation Biology/Radiobiology.

 

26

 
 

26.0905

 

Reproductive Biology.

 

15

 
 

15.0405

 

Robotics Technology/Technician.

 

15

 
 

15.0505

 

Solar Energy Technology/Technician.

 

40

 
 

40.0808

 

Solid  Stateand Low-Temperature Physics.

 

27

 
 

27.0501

 

Statistics, General.

 

26

 
 

26.0207

 

Structural Biology.

 

14

 
 

14.0803

 

Structural Engineering.

 

14

 
 

14.3801

 

Surveying Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.1102

 

Surveying Technology/Surveying.

 

11

 
 

11.1001

 

System Administration/Administrator.

 

11

 
 

11.1002

 

System, Networking and LAN/WAN Management/Manager.

 

26

 
 

26.1308

 

Systematic Biology/Biological Systematics.

 

14

 
 

14.2701

 

Systems Engineering.

 

15

 
 

15.0305

 

Telecommunications Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.2801

 

Textile Sciences and Engineering.

 

40

 
 

40.0810

 

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics.

 

27

 
 

27.0105

 

Topology and Foundations.

 

26

 
 

26.1004

 

Toxicology.

 

14

 
 

14.0804

 

Transportation and Highway Engineering.

 

26

 
 

26.0504

 

Virology.

 

26

 
 

26.0909

 

Vision Science/Physiological Optics.

 

15

 
 

15.0506

 

Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician.

 

14

 
 

14.0805

 

Water Resources Engineering.

 

11

 
 

11.0801

 

Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design.

 

11

 
 

11.1004

 

Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster.

 

26

 
 

26.0709

 

Wildlife Biology.

 

26

 
 

26.0701

 

Zoology/Animal Biology.

 

  * CIP= Classification of Instructional Programs