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149 fieldsOfficial education crosswalk

Photobiology

CIP 2020 · 26.0208

9 careers →

Physical Chemistry

CIP 2020 · 40.0506

5 careers →

Physical Sciences, General

CIP 2020 · 40.0101

4 careers →

Physical Sciences, Other

CIP 2020 · 40.9999

6 careers →

Physics and Astronomy

CIP 2020 · 40.1101

6 careers →

Physics, General

CIP 2020 · 40.0801

6 careers →

Physics, Other

CIP 2020 · 40.0899

5 careers →

Planetary Astronomy and Science

CIP 2020 · 40.0203

3 careers →

Plant Genetics

CIP 2020 · 26.0805

8 careers →

Plant Pathology/Phytopathology

CIP 2020 · 26.0305

10 careers →

Plant Physiology

CIP 2020 · 26.0307

10 careers →

Plasma and High-Temperature Physics

CIP 2020 · 40.0805

4 careers →

Polymer Chemistry

CIP 2020 · 40.0507

5 careers →

Radiation Biology/Radiobiology

CIP 2020 · 26.0209

9 careers →

Research Administration

CIP 2020 · 52.0214

13 careers →

Research and Development Management

CIP 2020 · 52.0210

12 careers →

Science, Technology and Society

CIP 2020 · 30.1501

4 careers →

Science/Technology Management

CIP 2020 · 52.0216

20 careers →

Statistics, General

CIP 2020 · 27.0501

11 careers →

Statistics, Other

CIP 2020 · 27.0599

7 careers →

Structural Biology

CIP 2020 · 26.0207

11 careers →

Sustainability Studies

CIP 2020 · 30.3301

15 careers →

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics

CIP 2020 · 40.0810

5 careers →

Theoretical Chemistry

CIP 2020 · 40.0511

5 careers →

Topology and Foundations

CIP 2020 · 27.0105

3 careers →

Toxicology

CIP 2020 · 26.1004

15 careers →

Virology

CIP 2020 · 26.0504

11 careers →

Zoology/Animal Biology

CIP 2020 · 26.0701

6 careers →

Zoology/Animal Biology, Other

CIP 2020 · 26.0799

4 careers →

This directory covers fields present in the published education crosswalk. It is not a complete CIP classification or a list of currently available college programs. A relationship is a research lead, not an admission, licensing or employment requirement.

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Education relationships: O*NET® Resource Center crosswalks, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, based on NCES CIP data. CIP 2020 → O*NET-SOC 2019, source edition July 2024. Used under CC BY 4.0. StudyIndex groups the source relationships and adds exploration pages; no USDOL/ETA endorsement.