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Career test for UT Austin students

See which careers fit your traits — based on what 678+ UT Austin alumni actually went on to do.

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What UT Austin grads actually do

Based on 678 notable UT Austin alumni with Wikipedia pages. Data: Wikidata (CC0).

politician
93
university teacher
71
writer
65
lawyer
57
actor
46
film actor
39
American football player
38
basketball player
37
screenwriter
33
television actor
32
journalist
32
swimmer
30

Notable UT Austin alumni

Tiya Sircar
Tiya Sircar
film actor · actor
Rex Tillerson
Rex Tillerson
civil engineer · politician
James Young
James Young
lawyer · politician
Jonathan Dowling
Jonathan Dowling
university teacher · physicist
Robert Taylor
Robert Taylor
computer scientist · psychologist
J. M. Coetzee
J. M. Coetzee
linguist · translator
Farrah Fawcett
Farrah Fawcett
film actor · actor
Henry B. González
Henry B. González
politician · probation officer

Salary outlook for top UT Austin career paths

National median annual wage (BLS Occupational Employment Statistics).

politician
10th–90th percentile: $21,010$129,510
$47,290
median / yr
writer
10th–90th percentile: $40,900$148,240
$73,690
median / yr
lawyer
10th–90th percentile: $69,760$239,200
$145,760
median / yr
basketball player
10th–90th percentile: $27,730$239,200
$70,280
median / yr
journalist
10th–90th percentile: $31,550$160,360
$57,500
median / yr

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About UT Austin

The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin, UT, or Texas) is a public research university in Austin, Texas, United States. Founded in 1883, it is the flagship institution of the University of Texas System. With 53,864 students as of fall 2024, it is also the largest institution in the system. The university is a major center for academic research, with research expenditures totaling $1.06 billion for the 2023 fiscal year. It joined the Association of American Universities in 1929. The university houses seven museums and seventeen libraries, including the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library and the Blanton Museum of Art, and operates various auxiliary research facilities, such as the J. J. Pickle Research Campus and McDonald Observatory. UT Austin's athletics constitute the Texas Longhorns. The Longhorns have won four NCAA Division I National Football Championships, six NCAA Division I National Baseball Championships, sixteen NCAA Division I National Men's Swimming and Diving Championships, and the school has claimed more titles in men's and women's sports than any other member in the Big 12. As of 2020, 13 Nobel Prize winners, 25 Pulitzer Prize winners, 3 Turing Award winners, 2 Fields Medal recipients, 2 Wolf Prize winners, and 3 Abel Prize winners have been affiliated with the school as alumni, faculty members, or researchers. The university has also been affiliated with three Primetime Emmy Award winners, and as of 2021, its students and alumni have earned a total of 155 Olympic medals.

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

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