  Let $G$ be a finite, simple, and undirected graph of order $n$ and average
degree $d$. Up to terms of smaller order, we characterize the minimal intervals
$I$ containing $d$ that are guaranteed to contain some vertex degree. In
particular, for $d_+\in \left(\sqrt{dn},n-1\right]$, we show the existence of a
vertex in $G$ of degree between
$d_+-\left(\frac{(d_+-d)n}{n-d_++\sqrt{d_+^2-dn}}\right)$ and $d_+$.
