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Sociology
The tables below present the occupations that are most commonly associated
with a degree in Sociology. We have separated the tables
depending on whether we examine graduates who stop their education with the
bachelors degree in Sociology, and those who get either a masters
in Sociology, a Ph.D. in Sociology.
While the list above describes the occupations of students with advanced degrees in
Sociology some students with a bachelors degree in Sociology 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 Sociology.
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 Sociology Salaries.
Histogram of Sociology Salaries: Bachelors Degree Only
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Sociology who received no degree beyond the bachelors.
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Histogram of Sociology Salaries: Bachelors and Beyond
The diagram below includes all students with a major in Sociology 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 Sociology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$29,526 254 19.74 Social Workers
$52,295 175 13.60 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$40,333 74 5.75 OTHER management related occupations
$30,870 62 4.82 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$31,048 60 4.66 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$34,110 40 3.11 Teachers: Elementary
$37,520 39 3.03 Accountants, auditors, and other financial specialists
$39,238 36 2.80 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$41,785 36 2.80 Insurance, securities, real estate, and business services
$31,543 36 2.80 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$26,784 36 2.80 OTHER service occupations, except health
$41,589 35 2.72 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$39,129 34 2.64 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$27,256 33 2.56 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$30,785 25 1.94 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$43,802 22 1.71 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$39,296 19 1.48 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
$47,882 19 1.48 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$28,162 16 1.24 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$24,264 15 1.17 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$30,936 14 1.09 OTHER health occupations
$54,327 13 1.01 Artists, Broadcasters, Editors, Entertainers, Public Relations Specialists, Writers
$56,516 13 1.01 Computer system analysts
$24,240 12 .93 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$39,564 10 .78 Construction trades, miners and well drillers
$28,642 10 .78 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$32,510 9 .70 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$37,962 9 .70 Engineers: Electrical, electronic, industrial, mechanical
$32,880 9 .70 Transportation/material moving occupations
$32,650 8 .62 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$27,002 8 .62 Mechanics and repairers
$46,117 8 .62 Unknown
$31,013 6 .47 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$46,367 6 .47 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$37,174 6 .47 OTHER engineering technologists and technicians
$33,742 5 .39 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$32,976 5 .39 Sociologists
$55,433 5 .39 Computer engineer - software
$48,661 5 .39 Precision/production occupations (e.g., workers, woodworkers, butchers, bakers, printing occupations, tailors, shoemakers, photographic process)
$38,365 4 .31 Teachers: Secondary - computer, math or sciences
$44,842 4 .31 Information systems scientists or analysts
$18,708 4 .31 Librarians, Archivists, Curators Managers, Executives, Administrators (Also see 151-153)
$21,467 3 .23 Food Preparation and Service (e.g., cooks, waitresses, bartenders)
$35,223 3 .23 OTHER social scientist
$34,267 3 .23 Engineers: Sales
$51,667 3 .23 Lawyers, Judges
$33,967 3 .23 Diagnosing Treating Practitioners (e.g., dentists, optometrists, physicians, psychiatrists, podiatrists, surgeons, veterinarians)
$25,867 3 .23 Farmers, Foresters and Fishermen
$37,560 2 .16 Economists
$26,254 2 .16 Teachers: OTHER precollegiate area
$39,620 2 .16 Engineers: Civil, including architectural and sanitary
$31,500 2 .16 OTHER physical scientists
$47,000 1 .08 Statisticians
$48,000 1 .08 Engineers: Mechanical
$18,200 1 .08 Professors: Physical Education
$50,400 1 .08 Other engineers
$44,831 1 .08 Surveying and mapping
$52,000 1 .08 Engineers: Nuclear
$34,740 1 .08 Technologists and technicians in the biological/life sciences
$40,000 1 .08 Professors: Sociology
$40,000 1 .08 Engineers: Industrial
$37,000 1 .08 Engineers: Environmental
$36,000 1 .08 Biochemists and biophysicists
$35,000 1 .08 Professors: Education
$35,000 1 .08 Engineers: Electrical, electronic
$35,000 1 .08 Engineers: Aeronautical, aerospace, astronautical
$34,320 1 .08 Architects Engineers (Also see 101-103)
$32,526 1 .08 OTHER postsecondary
$26,000 1 .08 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$26,000 1 .08 Professors: Medical Science
$26,000 1 .08 Actuaries
$25,020 1 .08 Historians, except science and technology
$24,000 1 .08 Professors: Trade and Industrial
$21,600 1 .08 Professors: Art, Drama, and Music
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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 Sociology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$50,222 26 18.57 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$39,568 26 18.57 Social Workers
$42,020 10 7.14 OTHER management related occupations
$34,475 8 5.71 Professors: Sociology
$53,511 7 5.00 Teachers: Elementary
$37,060 5 3.57 Personnel, training, and labor relations specialists
$36,579 4 2.86 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$41,586 4 2.86 Sociologists
$37,332 4 2.86 OTHER service occupations, except health
$59,973 3 2.14 Information systems scientists or analysts
$22,108 3 2.14 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$24,197 3 2.14 Operators and related occupations (e.g., machine set-up, machine operators and tenders, fabricators, assemblers)
$53,869 2 1.43 Protective services (e.g., fire fighters, police, guards)
$51,864 2 1.43 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$50,000 2 1.43 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$44,500 2 1.43 Teachers: Secondary - other subjects
$69,680 2 1.43 OTHER health occupations
$36,000 2 1.43 Accounting clerks, bookkeepers
$34,750 2 1.43 OTHER social scientist
$34,440 2 1.43 Teachers: Special education - primary and secondary
$33,194 2 1.43 Teachers: Secondary - social sciences
$30,000 2 1.43 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$24,000 2 1.43 Sales Occupations - Retail (e.g., furnishings, clothing, motor vehicles, cosmetics)
$19,500 1 .71 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$9,360 1 .71 Teachers: Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten
$69,000 1 .71 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$60,000 1 .71 Computer engineer - hardware
$12,000 1 .71 Clergy and Other Religious Workers
$54,000 1 .71 Professors: Mathematical Sciences
$19,469 1 .71 Secretaries, receptionists, typists
$36,026 1 .71 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$52,000 1 .71 Computer system analysts
$23,500 1 .71 Medical scientists (excluding practitioners)
$26,500 1 .71 Professors: Political Science
$45,096 1 .71 Biological scientists (e.g., botanists, ecologists, zoologists)
$42,700 1 .71 Unknown
$30,160 1 .71 Health Technologists and Technicians (e.g., dental hygienists, health record technologists/technicians, licensed practical nurses, medical or laboratory technicians, radiologic technologists/technicians)
$39,264 1 .71 Sales Occupations - Commodities Except Retail (e.g., industrial machinery/equipment/supplies, medical and dental equiptment/supplies)
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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
Sociology.
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Occupation
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$43,011 45 39.13 Professors: Sociology
$56,020 21 18.26 Sociologists
$63,389 14 12.17 Top and mid-level managers, executives, administrators (people who manage other managers)
$40,750 4 3.48 Professors: OTHER social sciences
$77,667 3 2.61 Professors: Education
$37,000 2 1.74 Computer programmers (business, scientific, process control)
$43,750 2 1.74 OTHER social scientist
$71,000 2 1.74 OTHER OCCUPATIONS (Not Listed)
$66,500 2 1.74 Professors: Law
$45,000 2 1.74 Professors: Computer Science
$51,000 2 1.74 Professors: Medical Science
$65,000 1 .87 Economists
$62,844 1 .87 Professors: Business Commerce and Marketing
$61,000 1 .87 Professors: Social Work
$65,000 1 .87 OTHER marketing and sales occupations
$65,000 1 .87 Registered nurses, pharmacists, dieticians, therapists, physician assistants
$97,000 1 .87 Professors: Foreign Language
$20,000 1 .87 OTHER administrative (e.g., record clerks, telephone operators)
$58,000 1 .87 Professors: OTHER health specialties
$52,896 1 .87 OTHER health occupations
$51,264 1 .87 OTHER management related occupations
$50,000 1 .87 Counselors, Educational and Vocational (Also see 236)
$48,000 1 .87 OTHER postsecondary
$45,000 1 .87 OTHER computer, information science Occupations
$44,000 1 .87 Psychologists, including clinical (Also see 070)
$43,000 1 .87 Professors: Political Science
$27,435 1 .87 Statisticians
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Masters Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Sociology
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$41,325 287 34.00 Social Work
$42,803 62 7.35 Sociology
$39,410 56 6.64 Psychology: Counseling
$39,825 42 4.98 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$38,812 33 3.91 Education: OTHER education
$61,348 32 3.79 Business administration and management
$34,206 30 3.55 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$47,409 29 3.44 Public administration
$39,442 20 2.37 Education: Special education
$39,431 19 2.25 Education: Elementary teacher education
$40,574 18 2.13 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$49,643 16 1.90 Education: Administration
$35,271 14 1.66 OTHER social sciences
$51,317 12 1.42 Architecture/Environmental Design
$34,363 11 1.30 Library Science
$55,711 11 1.30 OTHER business management/administrative services
$47,476 9 1.07 Education: Educational psychology
$38,755 9 1.07 Education: Secondary teacher education
$47,476 9 1.07 Psychology: Educational
$65,471 8 .95 Computer science
$34,177 8 .95 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$49,123 7 .83 Health services administration
$26,869 7 .83 History, other
$64,431 6 .71 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$42,343 6 .71 Education: Social science teacher education
$35,833 6 .71 Psychology: General
$52,940 6 .71 OTHER psychology
$62,176 5 .59 Business, general
$51,614 5 .59 Criminology
$53,640 5 .59 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$41,368 5 .59 OTHER health/medical sciences
$39,250 4 .47 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$29,561 4 .47 Psychology: Clinical
$33,000 3 .36 Accounting
$41,793 3 .36 Political science and government
$41,600 3 .36 Communications, general
$91,333 3 .36 Business marketing/marketing management
$35,893 3 .36 Psychology: Social
$33,367 3 .36 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$51,000 2 .24 International relations
$60,000 2 .24 OTHER public affairs
$64,500 2 .24 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$47,500 2 .24 Marketing research
$34,000 2 .24 OTHER communications
$46,500 2 .24 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$45,687 2 .24 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$66,000 1 .12 Engineering: Civil
$80,000 1 .12 Computer systems analysis
$63,000 1 .12 OTHER physical sciences
$100,000 1 .12 OTHER visual and performing arts
$120,000 1 .12 Operations research
$53,800 1 .12 Financial management
$11,919 1 .12 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$50,000 1 .12 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$50,000 1 .12 Business/managerial economics
$48,500 1 .12 English Language and Literature/Letters
$45,670 1 .12 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$43,500 1 .12 Psychology: Experimental
$42,499 1 .12 Education: Science teacher education
$42,000 1 .12 OTHER engineering
$40,000 1 .12 Geography
$30,000 1 .12 Botany
$27,000 1 .12 Dramatic arts
$25,740 1 .12 OTHER biological sciences
$18,000 1 .12 Home Economics
$15,000 1 .12 Cell and molecular biology
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PhD's earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Sociology
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Avg 1993 Number of Pct of
Salary Observations Majors Description of Field of Study
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$50,175 59 41.84 Sociology
$55,198 11 7.80 Social Work
$46,385 9 6.38 Psychology: Clinical
$57,286 7 4.96 Psychology: General
$44,355 7 4.96 Education: OTHER education
$36,617 6 4.26 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$47,600 5 3.55 Psychology: Counseling
$52,500 3 2.13 Anthropology and archeology
$48,268 3 2.13 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$54,750 2 1.42 Education: Administration
$46,250 2 1.42 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$52,500 2 1.42 Home Economics
$42,250 2 1.42 OTHER psychology
$77,500 2 1.42 OTHER business management/administrative services
$26,800 2 1.42 OTHER social sciences
$72,000 1 .71 Economics
$82,000 1 .71 Communications, general
$82,000 1 .71 Linguistics
$122,000 1 .71 Health services administration
$150,000 1 .71 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$150,000 1 .71 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$63,000 1 .71 OTHER FIELDS (Not Listed)
$15,600 1 .71 Education: Social science teacher education
$49,000 1 .71 Business administration and management
$48,900 1 .71 Public administration
$46,000 1 .71 Engineering: Civil
$43,000 1 .71 Political science and government
$41,943 1 .71 Criminology
$40,000 1 .71 Public policy studies
$40,000 1 .71 Psychology: Experimental
$36,986 1 .71 Ecology
$34,632 1 .71 Psychology: Educational
$34,632 1 .71 Education: Educational psychology
$26,604 1 .71 Education: Science teacher education
$19,638 1 .71 Liberal Arts/General Studies
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Other Professiona Degrees earned by students with a Bachelors
degree in Sociology
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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$62,943 66 64.08 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$77,842 19 18.45 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$33,930 4 3.88 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$29,000 2 1.94 Education: Special education
$40,850 2 1.94 Education: OTHER education
$43,500 2 1.94 Social Work
$49,920 1 .97 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$150,000 1 .97 Architecture/Environmental Design
$50,000 1 .97 Marketing research
$9,830 1 .97 OTHER social sciences
$45,000 1 .97 OTHER business management/administrative services
$43,000 1 .97 Education: Administration
$40,000 1 .97 Area/Ethnic Studies
$38,000 1 .97 Psychology: Social
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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: 73122.1717@compuserve.com