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Information Systems Scientists
A description of the the work done by "Information Systems Scientists" can be found
in the occupational
outlook handbook. On this page we examine the most common methods
of getting into this job category. We have examined all of the people
in our data set who were "Information Systems Scientists" and have identified the
most common major fields of study. Jobs categories vary considerably
in their degree requirements, so we have provided separate rankings for
each degree.
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Bachelors Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$47,681 $47,500 84 13.44 15696.28 Computer science
$51,221 $51,000 68 10.88 19741.55 Business administration and management
$46,015 $45,000 49 7.84 19006.35 Information services and systems
$45,257 $42,740 46 7.36 15263.95 Computer/information sciences, general
$55,338 $54,525 36 5.76 16345.49 Mathematics, general
$50,663 $47,500 24 3.84 17040.67 Accounting
$49,967 $49,200 22 3.52 17266.70 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$47,589 $45,000 17 2.72 18781.68 Economics
$52,758 $45,750 16 2.56 28072.69 Computer systems analysis
$41,435 $39,600 13 2.08 9799.52 OTHER business management/administrative services
$48,832 $47,500 12 1.92 8082.61 Business marketing/marketing management
$52,383 $45,500 12 1.92 22402.19 Computer programming
$42,174 $41,418 10 1.60 12243.74 History, other
$51,331 $49,803 10 1.60 14198.30 Physics
$43,991 $39,502 9 1.44 12660.13 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$45,283 $42,528 8 1.28 12771.36 Biology, general
$63,359 $55,207 8 1.28 32158.74 Psychology: General
$45,347 $42,500 7 1.12 12575.74 Political science and government
$69,383 $45,000 7 1.12 39182.82 Engineering: Mechanical
$52,529 $44,200 7 1.12 17534.19 Business/Managerial economics
$61,857 $46,800 7 1.12 23082.89 Engineering: Industrial
$53,097 $54,865 6 .96 13607.04 Chemistry
$41,189 $39,840 6 .96 12636.71 English Language and Literature/Letters
$41,880 $41,890 6 .96 13267.08 OTHER communications
$50,686 $48,750 6 .96 13660.49 Business, general
$58,680 $40,000 5 .80 24138.14 Financial management
$44,566 $44,200 5 .80 14658.31 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$44,690 $31,200 5 .80 21084.19 Fine arts, all fields
$38,054 $35,000 5 .80 4368.25 Mathematics: Applied
$61,495 $59,550 4 .64 6905.81 Education: Elementary teacher education
$53,300 $52,100 4 .64 11906.72 Engineering: Chemical
$53,000 $54,000 4 .64 6403.12 OTHER computer and information sciences
$44,842 $41,000 4 .64 22651.86 Sociology
$38,300 $35,600 4 .64 8801.70 Education: Secondary teacher education
$54,800 $50,400 3 .48 5132.90 OTHER mathematics
$45,453 $37,560 3 .48 8842.64 Music, all fields
$44,733 $43,000 3 .48 1319.93 Engineering: Computer/systems
$48,000 $40,000 3 .48 5715.48 Psychology: Experimental
$37,200 $28,000 3 .48 9335.24 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$41,100 $30,000 3 .48 8395.63 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$43,833 $40,000 3 .48 3274.48 Environmental science studies
$87,000 $87,000 2 .32 33000.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$42,900 $42,900 2 .32 9900.00 Operations research
$43,350 $43,350 2 .32 12350.00 Geology
$48,500 $48,500 2 .32 8500.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$39,500 $39,500 2 .32 12500.00 Home Economics
$40,000 $40,000 2 .32 15000.00 Health/medical technologies
$51,700 $51,700 2 .32 33500.00 Geography
$54,400 $54,400 2 .32 4400.00 Data processing technology
$32,090 $32,090 2 .32 7910.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$80,100 $80,100 2 .32 55100.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$44,883 $44,883 2 .32 903.00 OTHER social sciences
$64,753 $64,753 2 .32 9647.50 Marketing research
$58,574 $58,574 2 .32 7173.74 Communications, general
$25,500 $25,500 2 .32 4500.00 Journalism
$65,440 $65,440 2 .32 11360.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$53,100 $53,100 2 .32 21900.00 Education: Educational psychology
$53,100 $53,100 2 .32 21900.00 Psychology: Educational
$46,824 $46,824 2 .32 4824.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$30,170 $30,170 2 .32 530.00 Social Work
$47,250 $47,250 2 .32 8250.00 OTHER psychology
$120,000 $120,000 1 .16 0.00 History of science
$68,000 $68,000 1 .16 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$55,800 $55,800 1 .16 0.00 International relations
$37,380 $37,380 1 .16 0.00 Public administration
$54,444 $54,444 1 .16 0.00 Dramatic arts
$45,000 $45,000 1 .16 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$30,000 $30,000 1 .16 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$42,000 $42,000 1 .16 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$48,000 $48,000 1 .16 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$34,000 $34,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Administration
$41,600 $41,600 1 .16 0.00 Animal sciences
$65,000 $65,000 1 .16 0.00 Plant sciences
$67,560 $67,560 1 .16 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$35,000 $35,000 1 .16 0.00 Biochemistry
$35,000 $35,000 1 .16 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$27,560 $27,560 1 .16 0.00 Botany
$55,000 $55,000 1 .16 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$45,065 $45,065 1 .16 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$62,270 $62,270 1 .16 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
$41,641 $41,641 1 .16 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$54,000 $54,000 1 .16 0.00 Philosophy of science
$78,000 $78,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$40,000 $40,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: Special education
$38,600 $38,600 1 .16 0.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$53,000 $53,000 1 .16 0.00 Education: OTHER education
$43,900 $43,900 1 .16 .00 Engineering: Environmental
$62,000 $62,000 1 .16 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$37,000 $37,000 1 .16 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$36,000 $36,000 1 .16 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$65,000 $65,000 1 .16 0.00 Pharmacy
$29,120 $29,120 1 .16 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$61,391 $54,000 52 18.31 22933.99 Business administration and management
$58,318 $56,500 36 12.68 16903.11 Computer science
$58,735 $53,000 17 5.99 18459.33 Information services and systems
$60,701 $56,770 14 4.93 17059.47 Computer/information sciences, general
$50,493 $45,494 10 3.52 10983.09 Business, general
$57,225 $52,790 9 3.17 13969.81 OTHER business management/administrative services
$67,170 $54,540 8 2.82 33406.48 Engineering: Industrial
$65,294 $66,950 8 2.82 22100.62 Operations research
$57,132 $60,000 8 2.82 9153.90 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$74,320 $50,000 7 2.46 34914.55 OTHER computer and information sciences
$62,329 $52,000 7 2.46 15029.18 Engineering: Computer/systems
$48,629 $37,500 7 2.46 14921.19 Financial management
$43,104 $30,000 7 2.46 15794.50 Business marketing/marketing management
$59,767 $57,500 6 2.11 16569.22 Computer systems analysis
$48,463 $45,000 6 2.11 16616.26 Mathematics, general
$37,583 $38,200 6 2.11 8699.89 Public administration
$54,507 $42,000 5 1.76 15632.95 Business/Managerial economics
$49,300 $47,500 4 1.41 10294.17 Accounting
$86,267 $56,000 3 1.06 28689.29 Communications, general
$64,587 $56,880 3 1.06 7641.04 Physics
$59,973 $44,000 3 1.06 11417.01 Sociology
$40,383 $29,900 3 1.06 7497.37 OTHER engineering
$88,000 $88,000 2 .70 12000.00 Mathematics: Applied
$72,000 $72,000 2 .70 8000.00 Psychology: General
$65,800 $65,800 2 .70 27800.00 Health services administration
$63,000 $63,000 2 .70 9000.00 Education: OTHER education
$62,750 $62,750 2 .70 20750.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$60,000 $60,000 2 .70 5000.00 Statistics
$52,722 $52,722 2 .70 174.00 OTHER psychology
$49,380 $49,380 2 .70 12824.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$45,500 $45,500 2 .70 6500.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$44,000 $44,000 2 .70 4000.00 Economics
$70,000 $70,000 1 .35 0.00 Political science and government
$70,000 $70,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$67,600 $67,600 1 .35 0.00 Music, all fields
$67,000 $67,000 1 .35 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$60,000 $60,000 1 .35 0.00 OTHER social sciences
$60,000 $60,000 1 .35 0.00 Ecology
$57,200 $57,200 1 .35 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$55,100 $55,100 1 .35 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$55,000 $55,000 1 .35 0.00 Education: Administration
$52,500 $52,500 1 .35 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$51,000 $51,000 1 .35 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$50,000 $50,000 1 .35 0.00 Botany
$50,000 $50,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$48,000 $48,000 1 .35 0.00 Library Science
$47,000 $47,000 1 .35 0.00 Data processing technology
$46,000 $46,000 1 .35 0.00 Dramatic arts
$45,000 $45,000 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$44,327 $44,327 1 .35 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$43,368 $43,368 1 .35 0.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$43,200 $43,200 1 .35 0.00 Geology
$42,600 $42,600 1 .35 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$41,600 $41,600 1 .35 0.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$39,500 $39,500 1 .35 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
$39,000 $39,000 1 .35 0.00 Education: Special education
$39,000 $39,000 1 .35 0.00 Computer programming
$36,988 $36,988 1 .35 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$34,836 $34,836 1 .35 0.00 Social Work
$32,423 $32,423 1 .35 0.00 Environmental science studies
$30,000 $30,000 1 .35 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$30,000 $30,000 1 .35 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$30,000 $30,000 1 .35 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$29,500 $29,500 1 .35 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$29,500 $29,500 1 .35 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$28,496 $28,496 1 .35 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$25,500 $25,500 1 .35 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$23,580 $23,580 1 .35 0.00 Earth sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$100,667 $66,000 3 15.00 35826.74 Computer/information sciences, general
$68,667 $60,000 3 15.00 8956.69 Chemistry
$75,900 $75,900 2 10.00 17400.00 Psychology: Experimental
$91,000 $91,000 1 5.00 0.00 Psychology: General
$90,000 $90,000 1 5.00 0.00 Accounting
$77,000 $77,000 1 5.00 0.00 Mathematics, general
$75,000 $75,000 1 5.00 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$75,000 $75,000 1 5.00 0.00 Social Work
$66,956 $66,956 1 5.00 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$66,000 $66,000 1 5.00 0.00 Statistics
$58,000 $58,000 1 5.00 0.00 Engineering: Civil
$58,000 $58,000 1 5.00 0.00 Business administration and management
$48,000 $48,000 1 5.00 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$40,000 $40,000 1 5.00 0.00 Computer science
$36,000 $36,000 1 5.00 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
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Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
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$150,000 $150,000 1 25.00 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$69,600 $69,600 1 25.00 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$43,680 $43,680 1 25.00 0.00 Business administration and management
$30,000 $30,000 1 25.00 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu