# Job listings for Master's Degree Holders **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 13, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995 "2014-04-13T05:42:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/1 "2014-04-13T05:42:41Z")
Trying to find more sources for these types of jobs, thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/2 "2014-04-13T05:47:28Z")
Might help if you specified the field. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/3 "2014-04-13T05:58:54Z")
Any field is fine. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/4 "2014-04-13T06:51:15Z")
[Surely someone in the top 5% won’t struggle.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=17282533&postcount=11) ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/5 "2014-04-13T12:47:43Z")
> [@Superhal](#): > > Trying to find more sources for these types of jobs, thanks. Depends upon your field. What is that? For a generic answer: go to the job search sites and look for an advanced search option, like at [monster.com](http://jobsearch.monster.com/AdvancedSearch.aspx) that allow you to specify education level. Or, associations related to your field/the field you want to work in. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/6 "2014-04-13T14:35:36Z")
You may not care which field you work in, but you can bet employers care what you got your masters in. Without knowing if you have an MS in Biochem or an MA in Early Childhood Education, we can’t tell you anything useful. Your area is also going to be important. A tiny town on top of a mountain may not have any jobs for people with those qualifications. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/7 "2014-04-13T14:38:49Z")
He never said he was looking for a job. It’s entirely possible he just wants to find sources for masters level jobs in general as a cite for a 100-level sociology paper or something. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/8 "2014-04-13T14:46:59Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > He never said he was looking for a job. It’s entirely possible he just wants to find sources for masters level jobs in general as a cite for a 100-level sociology paper or something. He mentioned salary statistics in another thread, so he’s probably looking for better data. I think you’re correct. ---
**Author:** ![even\_sven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/9 "2014-04-13T15:55:11Z")
Ok. Well he’s still not going to find what he is looking for, as jobs don’t generally get listed like that. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/10 "2014-04-13T16:26:38Z")
That’s true, obviously. It’s just useful to know which error he’s making. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2014, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-listings-for-masters-degree-holders/685995/11 "2014-04-13T16:31:05Z")
> [@Ace309](#): > > He mentioned salary statistics in another thread, so he’s probably looking for better data. I think you’re correct. if this is the case he should go talk to the librarian for the subject at his school. I can think of a couple of subscription resources at mpow that might be good but since that’s likely not his school I don’t know what access he has where he is.