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History
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in History. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in History, and those who get either a masters
in History, a Ph.D. in History.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
History some students with a bachelors degree in History 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 History.
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 History Salaries.
Histogram of History Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in History who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of History Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in History 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 History.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$57,215 158 13.04 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$34,154 75 6.19 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$35,763 75 6.19 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$40,875 71 5.86 OTHER management related occupations
$57,632 65 5.36 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$25,804 53 4.37 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$43,746 49 4.04 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$31,689 49 4.04 Teachers: Elementary
$30,545 42 3.47 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$43,465 38 3.14 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$28,422 34 2.81 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$29,316 34 2.81 Social Workers
$48,095 33 2.72 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$42,906 31 2.56 Computer system analysts
$42,214 29 2.39 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$38,255 24 1.98 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$51,175 23 1.90 Transportation/material moving occupations
$38,981 21 1.73 OTHER service occupations, except health
$41,354 21 1.73 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$42,014 20 1.65 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$24,124 20 1.65 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$45,589 18 1.49 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$37,609 14 1.16 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$28,282 13 1.07 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$28,183 11 .91 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$49,249 11 .91 Information systems scientists or analysts
$49,331 11 .91 Lawyers, Judges
$43,981 11 .91 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$25,352 10 .83 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$29,266 10 .83 Mechanics and repairers
$30,584 10 .83 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$34,978 8 .66 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$24,146 8 .66 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$32,842 8 .66 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$44,286 7 .58 Unknown
$40,683 6 .50 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$27,892 6 .50 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$31,199 6 .50 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$48,039 6 .50 Computer engineer - software
$34,780 6 .50 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$57,126 5 .41 OTHER health occupations
$29,812 5 .41 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$30,278 5 .41 Drafting occupations, including computer drafting
$39,606 4 .33 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$37,220 4 .33 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$43,667 3 .25 Engineers: Sales
$63,200 3 .25 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$104,000 3 .25 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$34,320 3 .25 Engineers: Environmental
$43,451 2 .17 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$38,493 2 .17 Engineers: Mechanical
$38,150 2 .17 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$37,500 2 .17 Sociologists
$35,000 2 .17 OTHER postsecondary
$46,750 2 .17 Computer engineer - hardware
$34,580 2 .17 Surveyors
$53,500 2 .17 Other engineers
$32,000 1 .08 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$24,024 1 .08 Surveying and mapping
$70,000 1 .08 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$26,000 1 .08 Engineers: Industrial
$27,000 1 .08 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$29,120 1 .08 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$30,000 1 .08 Professors: English
$40,000 1 .08 Professors: Trade and Industrial
$33,000 1 .08 Technologists and technicians in the mathematical sciences
$34,000 1 .08 Professors: Foreign Language
$48,000 1 .08 Operations research analysts, modelling
$45,670 1 .08 Statisticians
$35,000 1 .08 Agricultural and food scientists
$45,000 1 .08 Engineers: Petroleum
$35,000 1 .08 Chemists, except biochemists
$40,000 1 .08 Professors: History
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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 History.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$40,776 38 15.77 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$46,112 31 12.86 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$38,423 18 7.47 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$37,706 13 5.39 Professors: History
$50,397 10 4.15 OTHER management related occupations
$33,516 10 4.15 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$59,208 9 3.73 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$51,250 8 3.32 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$27,772 7 2.90 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$45,280 7 2.90 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$54,000 6 2.49 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$78,500 5 2.07 Computer system analysts
$44,400 5 2.07 Teachers: Elementary
$41,120 5 2.07 Historians, except science and technology
$57,597 4 1.66 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$51,650 4 1.66 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$87,000 4 1.66 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$33,398 4 1.66 Social Workers
$50,520 3 1.24 Unknown
$47,333 3 1.24 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$22,507 3 1.24 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$40,833 3 1.24 Professors: Foreign Language
$32,667 3 1.24 OTHER postsecondary
$29,174 2 .83 Anthropologists
$50,000 2 .83 OTHER social scientist
$19,600 2 .83 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$50,600 2 .83 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$32,500 2 .83 Historians, science and technology
$68,995 2 .83 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$77,000 2 .83 Lawyers, Judges
$19,500 2 .83 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$60,000 1 .41 Engineers: Mechanical
$56,640 1 .41 Computer engineer - hardware
$23,400 1 .41 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$54,000 1 .41 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$52,000 1 .41 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$28,800 1 .41 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$16,536 1 .41 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$60,000 1 .41 Economists
$37,700 1 .41 Technologists and technicians in the physical sciences
$30,000 1 .41 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$50,000 1 .41 Professors: Physical Education
$48,900 1 .41 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$48,000 1 .41 Statisticians
$48,000 1 .41 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$30,000 1 .41 Professors: Mathematical Sciences
$45,600 1 .41 Surveying and mapping
$30,000 1 .41 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$41,000 1 .41 Professors: Education
$40,000 1 .41 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$36,712 1 .41 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$38,400 1 .41 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$37,000 1 .41 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
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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
History.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$48,223 62 45.59 Professors: History
$63,754 15 11.03 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$51,310 12 8.82 Historians, except science and technology
$48,427 6 4.41 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$39,792 5 3.68 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$48,639 5 3.68 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$64,542 4 2.94 Historians, science and technology
$79,620 2 1.47 Lawyers, Judges
$43,500 2 1.47 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$65,357 2 1.47 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$51,500 2 1.47 Professors: Theology
$53,420 2 1.47 Operations research analysts, modelling
$60,931 2 1.47 OTHER management related occupations
$97,500 1 .74 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$82,000 1 .74 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$80,000 1 .74 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$150,000 1 .74 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$68,000 1 .74 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$20,000 1 .74 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$54,500 1 .74 OTHER postsecondary
$52,000 1 .74 Teachers: Elementary
$50,000 1 .74 Professors: Sociology
$49,300 1 .74 Professors: Social Work
$42,000 1 .74 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
$41,600 1 .74 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$35,410 1 .74 Computer system analysts
$32,400 1 .74 Professors: Foreign Language
$30,000 1 .74 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in History
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$45,312 133 16.04 History, other
$41,689 53 6.39 Education: OTHER education
$64,799 52 6.27 Business administration and management
$29,773 49 5.91 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$34,793 49 5.91 Library Science
$48,281 39 4.70 Education: Administration
$39,960 36 4.34 Education: Secondary teacher education
$44,201 36 4.34 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$40,571 26 3.14 Education: Elementary teacher education
$41,585 25 3.02 Social Work
$50,955 24 2.90 Public administration
$44,530 20 2.41 Psychology: Counseling
$83,628 19 2.29 Financial management
$55,062 18 2.17 International relations
$35,796 17 2.05 Education: Special education
$52,635 15 1.81 OTHER business management/administrative services
$44,718 14 1.69 Education: Social science teacher education
$43,748 13 1.57 Political science and government
$74,166 12 1.45 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$46,361 11 1.33 Business marketing/marketing management
$43,130 9 1.09 Psychology: Educational
$45,328 9 1.09 OTHER social sciences
$61,601 9 1.09 Journalism
$43,130 9 1.09 Education: Educational psychology
$69,500 9 1.09 Business, general
$32,400 7 .84 English Language and Literature/Letters
$52,359 7 .84 Economics
$45,067 6 .72 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$39,231 6 .72 Area/Ethnic Studies
$38,300 5 .60 Communications, general
$38,600 5 .60 Sociology
$64,034 5 .60 Public policy studies
$57,364 5 .60 Architecture/Environmental Design
$57,783 5 .60 Health services administration
$31,608 5 .60 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$75,500 4 .48 Psychology: General
$64,000 4 .48 Computer science
$48,950 4 .48 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$88,750 4 .48 Accounting
$53,746 3 .36 Education: Science teacher education
$53,719 3 .36 OTHER psychology
$26,040 3 .36 Biology, general
$42,518 3 .36 Audiology and speech pathology
$49,087 3 .36 Psychology: Clinical
$84,667 3 .36 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$24,910 3 .36 Anthropology and archeology
$34,000 3 .36 Linguistics
$60,594 2 .24 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$72,700 2 .24 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$66,000 2 .24 Computer systems analysis
$56,000 2 .24 Engineering: Civil
$47,500 2 .24 Mathematics, general
$52,900 2 .24 OTHER communications
$49,000 2 .24 Information services and systems
$70,000 1 .12 OTHER engineering
$150,000 1 .12 OTHER mathematics
$135,200 1 .12 OTHER public affairs
$26,500 1 .12 Environmental science studies
$28,000 1 .12 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$28,000 1 .12 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$32,500 1 .12 Plant sciences
$75,000 1 .12 Marketing research
$33,037 1 .12 OTHER health/medical sciences
$34,000 1 .12 Geology
$72,280 1 .12 Operations research
$55,120 1 .12 Psychology: Social
$36,000 1 .12 Education: Physical education/coaching
$39,000 1 .12 Dramatic arts
$42,474 1 .12 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$45,000 1 .12 Computer/information sciences, general
$46,800 1 .12 Agriculture, economics
$64,000 1 .12 Nutritional sciences
$61,700 1 .12 Engineering: Mechanical
$49,000 1 .12 Mathematics: Applied
$60,000 1 .12 Geography
$54,308 1 .12 Fine arts, all fields
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in History
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$52,929 87 43.50 History, other
$60,244 18 9.00 Education: Administration
$59,077 13 6.50 Education: OTHER education
$45,008 9 4.50 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$52,373 6 3.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$48,960 5 2.50 Psychology: Clinical
$45,578 5 2.50 Social Work
$43,062 5 2.50 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$44,500 4 2.00 Fine arts, all fields
$46,608 4 2.00 Political science and government
$57,833 3 1.50 Economics
$56,977 3 1.50 Anthropology and archeology
$73,600 3 1.50 Psychology: Counseling
$52,519 3 1.50 Sociology
$26,700 2 1.00 Geography
$34,800 2 1.00 Communications, general
$62,500 2 1.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$54,677 2 1.00 OTHER psychology
$74,175 2 1.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$82,500 2 1.00 Accounting
$38,750 2 1.00 Education: Educational psychology
$47,500 2 1.00 OTHER social sciences
$38,750 2 1.00 Psychology: Educational
$45,100 2 1.00 Psychology: General
$84,000 1 .50 Education: Secondary teacher education
$80,000 1 .50 Engineering: Civil
$64,168 1 .50 History of science
$120,000 1 .50 OTHER health/medical sciences
$20,000 1 .50 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$58,000 1 .50 OTHER business management/administrative services
$55,600 1 .50 International relations
$55,000 1 .50 Financial management
$55,000 1 .50 Dramatic arts
$53,000 1 .50 Psychology: Experimental
$50,000 1 .50 Public administration
$40,000 1 .50 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$37,440 1 .50 Linguistics
$33,000 1 .50 English Language and Literature/Letters
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in History
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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$74,371 264 80.49 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$88,419 34 10.37 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$37,815 9 2.74 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$50,000 4 1.22 History, other
$31,310 3 .91 Library Science
$39,650 2 .61 Education: OTHER education
$47,500 2 .61 Education: Administration
$60,000 2 .61 History of science
$80,500 2 .61 Psychology: General
$110,000 1 .30 Psychology: Clinical
$100,000 1 .30 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$26,000 1 .30 OTHER health/medical sciences
$85,000 1 .30 Political science and government
$31,200 1 .30 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$31,000 1 .30 Education: Special education
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com