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The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in English. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in English, and those who get either a masters
in English, a Ph.D. in English.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
English some students with a bachelors degree in English will get advanced
degrees in other fields. The tables listed below descibe the types of advanced degrees
that were chosen by students with a bachelors in English.
Since all of the above tables present information on the average salary,
it is possible to lose sight of the fact that some majors place students
in jobs with a narrow range of salaries near to the mean while others
place students in many different income categories. For this reason,
we have drawn two frequency distributions (histograms) of English Salaries.
Histogram of English Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in English who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of English Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in English while an undergraduate.
The data includes students who subsequently earned degrees beyond the bachelors.
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Bachelors Degree
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a bachelors degree majoring in English.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$30,893 163 11.16 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$54,357 160 10.95 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$43,941 130 8.90 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$40,818 91 6.23 OTHER management related occupations
$34,931 69 4.72 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$28,533 69 4.72 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$58,797 69 4.72 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$27,123 61 4.18 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$33,870 48 3.29 Teachers: Elementary
$41,426 45 3.08 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$29,059 43 2.94 Social Workers
$40,063 38 2.60 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$37,598 35 2.40 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$27,050 35 2.40 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$46,853 34 2.33 Computer system analysts
$47,237 34 2.33 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$28,471 34 2.33 OTHER service occupations, except health
$42,166 27 1.85 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$26,954 17 1.16 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$27,827 16 1.10 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$26,998 16 1.10 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$28,486 15 1.03 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$33,458 14 .96 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$37,463 12 .82 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$40,875 11 .75 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$43,576 10 .68 Unknown
$27,008 9 .62 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$31,306 9 .62 Transportation/material moving occupations
$40,308 9 .62 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$23,257 9 .62 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$30,169 9 .62 OTHER health occupations
$34,813 8 .55 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$29,791 8 .55 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$26,291 7 .48 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$27,300 7 .48 Professors: English
$21,084 6 .41 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$41,189 6 .41 Information systems scientists or analysts
$22,499 5 .34 Mechanics and repairers
$25,907 5 .34 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$23,370 5 .34 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$46,215 4 .27 Lawyers, Judges
$55,000 4 .27 Computer engineer - software
$26,323 4 .27 OTHER postsecondary
$26,746 4 .27 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$27,000 4 .27 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$31,253 3 .21 Professors: Foreign Language
$35,930 3 .21 Economists
$22,569 3 .21 Professors: Education
$41,494 3 .21 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$53,220 2 .14 Other engineers
$30,000 2 .14 Political scientists
$48,104 2 .14 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$52,366 2 .14 Engineers: Chemical
$50,250 2 .14 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$28,310 2 .14 Professors: Computer Science
$57,000 1 .07 Forestry, conservation scientists
$43,000 1 .07 Operations research analysts, modelling
$90,000 1 .07 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$12,480 1 .07 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$41,000 1 .07 Biochemists and biophysicists
$40,000 1 .07 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$38,832 1 .07 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$35,000 1 .07 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$33,280 1 .07 Engineers: Mechanical
$32,000 1 .07 Professors: Physical Education
$30,000 1 .07 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$26,000 1 .07 Historians, except science and technology
$26,000 1 .07 Engineers: Sales
$26,000 1 .07 Chemists, except biochemists
$24,960 1 .07 Surveyors
$24,000 1 .07 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$22,464 1 .07 Professors: Sociology
$20,800 1 .07 Engineers: Industrial
$15,500 1 .07 OTHER social scientist
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Masters
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a masters degree
in English.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$39,129 123 27.33 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$34,014 74 16.44 Professors: English
$38,753 38 8.44 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$50,730 33 7.33 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$40,028 18 4.00 Teachers: Elementary
$46,562 11 2.44 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$43,828 10 2.22 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$28,581 10 2.22 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$36,622 9 2.00 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$40,404 9 2.00 OTHER management related occupations
$50,133 9 2.00 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$47,829 7 1.56 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$45,684 6 1.33 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$23,380 6 1.33 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$45,952 6 1.33 Computer system analysts
$49,653 6 1.33 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$42,096 5 1.11 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$42,680 5 1.11 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$35,400 5 1.11 Professors: Foreign Language
$47,504 5 1.11 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$29,250 4 .89 OTHER service occupations, except health
$27,340 4 .89 Social Workers
$27,170 4 .89 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$54,891 3 .67 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$37,533 3 .67 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$34,833 3 .67 OTHER health occupations
$34,181 3 .67 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$42,836 3 .67 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$44,667 3 .67 OTHER postsecondary
$49,380 2 .44 Information systems scientists or analysts
$38,479 2 .44 OTHER social scientist
$42,500 2 .44 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$39,000 2 .44 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$56,168 2 .44 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$62,500 2 .44 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$26,500 2 .44 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$57,000 1 .22 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$64,480 1 .22 Computer engineer - software
$14,000 1 .22 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$47,000 1 .22 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$47,000 1 .22 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$42,000 1 .22 Professors: Law
$38,000 1 .22 Unknown
$32,000 1 .22 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$31,200 1 .22 Professors: Education
$31,000 1 .22 Professors: Business Commerce and Marketing
$28,600 1 .22 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
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Ph.D.
The information in the table below is based on data from people of all
sexes and ages whose most recent college degree was a Ph.D. degree in
English.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$45,777 120 65.22 Professors: English
$59,129 20 10.87 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$45,886 7 3.80 OTHER postsecondary
$44,529 5 2.72 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$46,850 4 2.17 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$46,226 4 2.17 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$36,333 3 1.63 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$31,680 2 1.09 Unknown
$35,500 2 1.09 Computer system analysts
$55,500 2 1.09 Lawyers, Judges
$49,502 2 1.09 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$150,000 1 .54 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$89,000 1 .54 Professors: Foreign Language
$48,000 1 .54 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$22,727 1 .54 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$42,000 1 .54 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$42,000 1 .54 Professors: Engineering
$41,700 1 .54 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$41,250 1 .54 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$41,000 1 .54 Professors: Education
$37,000 1 .54 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$26,000 1 .54 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$25,000 1 .54 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$23,868 1 .54 OTHER health occupations
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in English
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$40,354 320 26.14 English Language and Literature/Letters
$39,157 82 6.70 Education: OTHER education
$40,366 69 5.64 Social Work
$37,737 66 5.39 Library Science
$45,496 64 5.23 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$50,221 60 4.90 Education: Administration
$40,622 51 4.17 Education: Secondary teacher education
$74,587 50 4.08 Business administration and management
$37,582 37 3.02 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$46,387 36 2.94 Psychology: Counseling
$42,895 34 2.78 Education: Special education
$44,310 31 2.53 Education: Elementary teacher education
$49,192 18 1.47 Journalism
$41,910 16 1.31 Education: Educational psychology
$61,460 16 1.31 Business marketing/marketing management
$41,910 16 1.31 Psychology: Educational
$83,747 16 1.31 Financial management
$53,529 14 1.14 OTHER communications
$63,579 14 1.14 Computer science
$64,136 13 1.06 Business, general
$63,745 13 1.06 OTHER business management/administrative services
$37,398 11 .90 Dramatic arts
$49,251 10 .82 Public administration
$38,494 9 .74 Fine arts, all fields
$36,078 9 .74 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$63,774 9 .74 Architecture/Environmental Design
$46,613 9 .74 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$37,780 8 .65 Psychology: Clinical
$52,351 8 .65 Communications, general
$45,886 7 .57 Audiology and speech pathology
$52,023 7 .57 Sociology
$37,167 6 .49 History, other
$35,867 6 .49 OTHER visual and performing arts
$45,520 5 .41 Political science and government
$35,565 5 .41 Psychology: General
$57,920 5 .41 Computer/information sciences, general
$35,480 5 .41 Linguistics
$74,350 4 .33 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$78,750 4 .33 International relations
$45,595 4 .33 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$58,400 4 .33 Accounting
$50,500 4 .33 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$49,267 4 .33 OTHER social sciences
$33,340 4 .33 OTHER psychology
$34,627 3 .25 Anthropology and archeology
$59,973 3 .25 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$31,833 3 .25 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$35,760 3 .25 Area/Ethnic Studies
$49,167 3 .25 Health services administration
$44,733 3 .25 Information services and systems
$44,333 3 .25 Economics
$39,583 3 .25 Education: Computer teacher education
$57,000 2 .16 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$21,480 2 .16 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$49,178 2 .16 Environmental science studies
$47,000 2 .16 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$46,379 2 .16 Engineering: Computer/systems
$40,600 2 .16 Operations research
$38,000 2 .16 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$35,800 2 .16 Home Economics
$38,000 1 .08 Ecology
$150,000 1 .08 Chemistry
$150,000 1 .08 Business/managerial economics
$107,000 1 .08 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$104,000 1 .08 OTHER health/medical sciences
$92,560 1 .08 Statistics
$27,600 1 .08 Education: Physical education/coaching
$31,200 1 .08 Mathematics: Applied
$51,400 1 .08 Public policy studies
$65,000 1 .08 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$39,520 1 .08 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$40,000 1 .08 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$41,000 1 .08 Music, all fields
$42,000 1 .08 Mathematics, general
$47,840 1 .08 OTHER computer and information sciences
$50,000 1 .08 OTHER public affairs
$51,012 1 .08 Criminology
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in English
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$47,653 141 47.32 English Language and Literature/Letters
$46,997 20 6.71 Education: OTHER education
$45,111 14 4.70 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$53,000 11 3.69 Education: Administration
$63,820 10 3.36 Psychology: Clinical
$44,570 10 3.36 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$48,706 9 3.02 Linguistics
$61,857 7 2.35 Psychology: Counseling
$70,880 5 1.68 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$43,054 4 1.34 Library Science
$52,737 4 1.34 Area/Ethnic Studies
$57,643 4 1.34 OTHER psychology
$55,000 3 1.01 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$49,467 3 1.01 Education: Special education
$30,022 3 1.01 Sociology
$45,667 3 1.01 Education: Educational psychology
$45,667 3 1.01 Psychology: Educational
$61,500 3 1.01 History, other
$67,917 3 1.01 Fine arts, all fields
$56,500 2 .67 Social Work
$70,816 2 .67 Ecology
$49,000 2 .67 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$64,000 2 .67 Business administration and management
$47,940 2 .67 Dramatic arts
$82,108 2 .67 Journalism
$42,500 2 .67 Political science and government
$40,906 2 .67 Education: Secondary teacher education
$37,500 2 .67 Cell and molecular biology
$37,188 2 .67 OTHER communications
$29,820 2 .67 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$26,500 2 .67 Psychology: General
$116,000 1 .34 Psychology: Social
$145,000 1 .34 Health services administration
$150,000 1 .34 Financial management
$68,000 1 .34 Education: Elementary teacher education
$150,000 1 .34 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$75,000 1 .34 Economics
$22,000 1 .34 Chemistry
$63,000 1 .34 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$58,000 1 .34 OTHER business management/administrative services
$56,600 1 .34 Information services and systems
$52,000 1 .34 International relations
$46,500 1 .34 Education: Physical education/coaching
$44,000 1 .34 OTHER visual and performing arts
$38,000 1 .34 Communications, general
$34,650 1 .34 Music, all fields
$30,000 1 .34 OTHER social sciences
$23,364 1 .34 Physiology, human and animal
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in English
Other advanced degrees include: JD, LLB, ThD, MD, and the DDS.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$75,329 154 73.33 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$103,721 33 15.71 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$55,620 5 2.38 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$42,450 4 1.90 English Language and Literature/Letters
$39,500 2 .95 Education: Secondary teacher education
$39,756 2 .95 Psychology: Counseling
$50,000 2 .95 Education: Educational psychology
$50,000 2 .95 Psychology: Educational
$60,000 1 .48 Education: Administration
$150,000 1 .48 Library Science
$66,404 1 .48 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$26,000 1 .48 Communications, general
$60,000 1 .48 Dramatic arts
$50,000 1 .48 Social Work
$46,500 1 .48 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$27,800 1 .48 Education: OTHER education
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com