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Career test for Long Island students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 187+ Long Island alumni actually went on to do.

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What Long Island grads actually do

Based on 187 notable Long Island alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

basketball player
43
politician
31
lawyer
13
writer
11
actor
10
businessperson
8
poet
8
baseball player
8
basketball coach
7
association football player
7
journalist
7
novelist
7

Notable Long Island alumni

Gladys Triana
Gladys Triana
visual artist · painter
Alan Maisel
Alan Maisel
politician
John Leguizamo
John Leguizamo
film producer · voice actor
Vinnette Justine Carroll
Vinnette Justine Carroll
playwright · music director
Ruth L. Kirschstein
Ruth L. Kirschstein
pathologist
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
Benjamin Stanley Rosenthal
member of parliament · lawyer
Nasheet Waits
Nasheet Waits
jazz musician · musician
Tuncay Özilhan
Tuncay Özilhan
businessperson · entrepreneur

Salary outlook for top Long Island career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
businessperson
10th–90th percentile: $80,000$239,200
$206,680
median / yr
baseball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr

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About Long Island

Long Island University (LIU) is a private research university in Brooklyn and Brookville, New York, United States. LIU is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university enrolls over 16,000 students and offers over 500 academic programs at its main campuses, LIU Brooklyn and LIU Post on Long Island, in addition to non-residential locations and online. The LIU Sharks athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I as a Northeast Conference member. LIU hosts and sponsors the annual George Polk Awards in journalism.

Source: Wikipedia · Licensed under CC-BY-SA 4.0.

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