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Philosophy
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Philosophy. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Philosophy, and those who get either a masters
in Philosophy, a Ph.D. in Philosophy.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Philosophy some students with a bachelors degree in Philosophy 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 Philosophy.
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 Philosophy Salaries.
Histogram of Philosophy Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Philosophy who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Philosophy Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Philosophy 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 Philosophy.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$27,882 142 26.59 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$50,045 54 10.11 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$46,847 25 4.68 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$32,581 21 3.93 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$41,335 19 3.56 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$37,270 18 3.37 OTHER management related occupations
$26,884 18 3.37 Social Workers
$30,201 15 2.81 OTHER service occupations, except health
$34,138 13 2.43 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$25,633 13 2.43 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$37,921 11 2.06 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$43,473 11 2.06 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$26,534 11 2.06 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$34,996 10 1.87 Transportation/material moving occupations
$26,183 10 1.87 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$44,301 10 1.87 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$37,643 9 1.69 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$45,195 9 1.69 Computer system analysts
$29,650 8 1.50 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$50,949 7 1.31 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$24,345 7 1.31 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$28,586 6 1.12 Mechanics and repairers
$26,584 6 1.12 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$30,299 6 1.12 Teachers: Elementary
$22,153 6 1.12 OTHER health occupations
$55,780 5 .94 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$21,046 5 .94 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$29,100 4 .75 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$37,981 4 .75 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$37,332 4 .75 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$27,401 3 .56 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$32,739 3 .56 Unknown
$16,008 3 .56 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$47,393 3 .56 Computer engineer - software
$26,888 3 .56 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$48,000 2 .37 Information systems scientists or analysts
$31,800 2 .37 Professors: Theology
$47,020 2 .37 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$50,500 2 .37 Lawyers, Judges
$20,531 2 .37 Professors: Foreign Language
$20,450 2 .37 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$40,200 2 .37 Engineers: Sales
$40,500 2 .37 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$27,592 2 .37 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$48,000 1 .19 Engineers: Mechanical
$124,800 1 .19 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$31,000 1 .19 OTHER postsecondary
$43,680 1 .19 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$40,000 1 .19 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$36,000 1 .19 Economists
$30,000 1 .19 Atmospheric and space scientists
$27,600 1 .19 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$22,800 1 .19 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$22,000 1 .19 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$21,000 1 .19 Professors: Computer Science
$18,000 1 .19 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$16,952 1 .19 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$16,640 1 .19 Computer engineer - hardware
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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 Philosophy.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$30,258 369 57.39 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$46,098 46 7.15 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$30,180 16 2.49 Social Workers
$31,723 16 2.49 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$40,777 12 1.87 OTHER management related occupations
$27,656 9 1.40 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$30,876 9 1.40 Professors: Theology
$37,951 9 1.40 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$35,625 8 1.24 Teachers: Elementary
$36,376 8 1.24 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$28,712 7 1.09 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$39,755 7 1.09 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$37,640 5 .78 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$32,894 5 .78 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$38,548 5 .78 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$65,792 5 .78 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$46,952 5 .78 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$30,656 5 .78 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$47,400 5 .78 Computer system analysts
$27,242 5 .78 OTHER service occupations, except health
$30,120 5 .78 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$51,430 4 .62 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$46,125 4 .62 Unknown
$44,479 4 .62 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$37,389 4 .62 OTHER postsecondary
$32,150 4 .62 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$53,317 3 .47 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$48,205 3 .47 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$36,213 3 .47 OTHER health occupations
$27,547 3 .47 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$50,933 3 .47 Computer engineer - software
$41,053 3 .47 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$20,920 3 .47 Transportation/material moving occupations
$24,440 2 .31 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$56,200 2 .31 Engineers: Mechanical
$49,700 2 .31 Engineers: Industrial
$40,500 2 .31 Chemists, except biochemists
$94,500 2 .31 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$25,734 2 .31 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$38,108 2 .31 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$28,132 2 .31 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$28,800 2 .31 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$51,484 2 .31 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$131,000 1 .16 Professors: Medical Science
$48,000 1 .16 OTHER social scientist
$67,600 1 .16 Professors: Physics
$54,912 1 .16 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$100,000 1 .16 Engineers: Sales
$68,640 1 .16 Engineers: Environmental
$13,832 1 .16 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$42,000 1 .16 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$42,000 1 .16 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$36,988 1 .16 Information systems scientists or analysts
$35,000 1 .16 OTHER physical scientists
$33,990 1 .16 Professors: Business Commerce and Marketing
$33,600 1 .16 Geologists, including earth scientists
$33,000 1 .16 Professors: Sociology
$31,200 1 .16 Sociologists
$31,200 1 .16 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$29,600 1 .16 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$29,120 1 .16 Other engineers
$26,000 1 .16 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$23,000 1 .16 Professors: Mathematical Sciences
$15,629 1 .16 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
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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
Philosophy.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$37,305 87 37.34 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$46,136 43 18.45 Professors: Theology
$46,666 32 13.73 OTHER postsecondary
$53,428 21 9.01 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$32,095 5 2.15 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$50,000 3 1.29 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$41,000 3 1.29 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$58,333 3 1.29 Professors: Law
$58,933 3 1.29 OTHER management related occupations
$85,750 2 .86 Computer scientists, except system analysts
$27,600 2 .86 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$26,500 2 .86 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$88,000 2 .86 Lawyers, Judges
$15,300 2 .86 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$50,400 2 .86 Professors: English
$51,200 2 .86 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$51,800 2 .86 Computer system analysts
$61,500 2 .86 Professors: Education
$62,400 1 .43 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$64,000 1 .43 Professors: Chemistry
$68,000 1 .43 Professors: OTHER natural sciences
$59,000 1 .43 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
-$10 1 .43 OTHER health occupations
$48,700 1 .43 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$58,000 1 .43 Chemists, except biochemists
$56,400 1 .43 Professors: Economics
$48,000 1 .43 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$37,917 1 .43 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$37,000 1 .43 Professors: Psychology
$35,000 1 .43 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$30,000 1 .43 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$28,000 1 .43 Social Workers
$13,260 1 .43 OTHER service occupations, except health
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Philosophy
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$32,312 236 49.27 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$34,375 36 7.52 Psychology: Counseling
$43,931 27 5.64 Social Work
$33,482 16 3.34 Education: OTHER education
$59,086 12 2.51 Business administration and management
$36,919 11 2.30 History, other
$46,873 9 1.88 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$32,906 9 1.88 Education: Administration
$32,194 7 1.46 Psychology: Clinical
$39,143 7 1.46 Philosophy of science
$57,225 6 1.25 Financial management
$46,033 6 1.25 OTHER business management/administrative services
$39,581 6 1.25 Education: Elementary teacher education
$43,080 5 1.04 Education: Educational psychology
$54,992 5 1.04 Computer science
$33,200 5 1.04 English Language and Literature/Letters
$32,505 5 1.04 OTHER social sciences
$40,600 5 1.04 Psychology: General
$43,080 5 1.04 Psychology: Educational
$36,227 4 .84 Education: Special education
$38,440 4 .84 Architecture/Environmental Design
$45,745 4 .84 Business, general
$45,531 4 .84 Library Science
$26,848 4 .84 Education: Secondary teacher education
$50,030 3 .63 OTHER psychology
$49,440 3 .63 Public administration
$33,548 3 .63 OTHER public affairs
$42,500 2 .42 Sociology
$40,524 2 .42 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$44,700 2 .42 Mathematics, general
$32,792 2 .42 Anthropology and archeology
$38,753 2 .42 OTHER communications
$25,500 2 .42 Music, all fields
$46,250 2 .42 Environmental science studies
$37,250 2 .42 Area/Ethnic Studies
$34,022 2 .42 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$84,276 1 .21 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$65,000 1 .21 Accounting
$150,000 1 .21 Communications, general
$70,000 1 .21 Public policy studies
$78,000 1 .21 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$71,000 1 .21 Astronomy and astrophysics
$85,000 1 .21 Business marketing/marketing management
$72,000 1 .21 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$83,000 1 .21 Computer/information sciences, general
$12,000 1 .21 Journalism
$57,345 1 .21 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$55,200 1 .21 OTHER health/medical sciences
$50,000 1 .21 Engineering: Computer/systems
$45,000 1 .21 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$43,000 1 .21 Physics
$41,600 1 .21 Fine arts, all fields
$33,000 1 .21 Political science and government
$25,000 1 .21 Biology, general
$25,000 1 .21 Agriculture, economics
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Philosophy
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$43,147 104 53.33 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$47,359 12 6.15 Philosophy of science
$55,171 7 3.59 Psychology: Counseling
$47,300 5 2.56 Political science and government
$43,400 5 2.56 History, other
$64,600 5 2.56 Psychology: Clinical
$49,750 4 2.05 English Language and Literature/Letters
$41,950 4 2.05 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$57,011 4 2.05 Sociology
$48,455 4 2.05 Education: OTHER education
$38,675 4 2.05 Education: Administration
$70,667 3 1.54 Psychology: General
$48,333 3 1.54 Social Work
$45,183 3 1.54 Education: Educational psychology
$45,183 3 1.54 Psychology: Educational
$33,250 2 1.03 Geography
$99,000 2 1.03 Business administration and management
$40,500 2 1.03 OTHER psychology
$55,000 1 .51 Botany
$54,000 1 .51 Business marketing/marketing management
$52,000 1 .51 Psychology: Social
$60,000 1 .51 OTHER mathematics
$85,000 1 .51 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$107,300 1 .51 Economics
$115,000 1 .51 Biology, general
$120,000 1 .51 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$9,600 1 .51 OTHER health/medical sciences
$52,000 1 .51 Computer science
$50,000 1 .51 OTHER social sciences
$47,920 1 .51 Biochemistry and biophysics
$47,920 1 .51 Biochemistry
$41,600 1 .51 OTHER business management/administrative services
$40,301 1 .51 Dramatic arts
$39,984 1 .51 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$36,000 1 .51 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$34,300 1 .51 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$27,000 1 .51 Ecology
$26,500 1 .51 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$22,000 1 .51 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$20,400 1 .51 Communications, general
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Philosophy
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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$72,212 48 44.04 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$35,451 29 26.61 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$122,885 26 23.85 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$31,200 1 .92 OTHER business management/administrative services
$32,000 1 .92 Business administration and management
$36,000 1 .92 Psychology: Counseling
$62,400 1 .92 Psychology: Clinical
$150,000 1 .92 Biology, general
$150,000 1 .92 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com