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Executives and Administrators
A description of the the work done by "Executives and Administrators" 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 "Executives and Administrators" 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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$57,772 $51,000 1131 14.81 30562.16 Business administration and management
$65,208 $57,200 591 7.74 32919.43 Accounting
$57,510 $50,000 286 3.75 30180.74 Business marketing/marketing management
$68,332 $62,400 266 3.48 28642.09 Engineering: Mechanical
$69,718 $67,600 255 3.34 26548.35 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$65,814 $61,000 251 3.29 25381.80 Engineering: Civil
$57,951 $50,000 212 2.78 32502.53 Political science and government
$58,258 $52,000 180 2.36 29569.31 Business, general
$52,596 $45,760 174 2.28 28113.51 Sociology
$54,357 $46,665 160 2.10 31900.23 English Language and Literature/Letters
$57,576 $52,000 156 2.04 30567.98 History, other
$70,389 $60,000 156 2.04 37314.54 Economics
$60,961 $53,700 156 2.04 30434.54 Financial management
$54,386 $49,700 142 1.86 28607.89 OTHER business management/administrative services
$62,932 $60,000 122 1.60 27996.15 Chemistry
$50,195 $42,000 121 1.58 29585.90 Psychology: General
$69,306 $66,000 115 1.51 29515.17 Mathematics, general
$51,510 $47,184 111 1.45 26331.19 Biology, general
$42,826 $36,000 107 1.40 27290.41 Education: Elementary teacher education
$63,196 $52,120 102 1.34 35855.99 Business/Managerial economics
$78,957 $75,000 92 1.20 28042.30 Engineering: Chemical
$58,957 $55,000 84 1.10 24326.52 Computer science
$45,819 $40,000 82 1.07 20123.19 Communications, general
$52,794 $41,500 81 1.06 31579.36 Education: OTHER education
$47,382 $42,000 80 1.05 21156.49 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$58,296 $50,000 79 1.03 34431.99 Journalism
$52,653 $49,570 78 1.02 22851.29 Architecture/Environmental Design
$45,643 $40,000 76 1.00 26088.14 Fine arts, all fields
$65,482 $57,200 75 .98 30711.35 Engineering: Industrial
$50,093 $45,000 71 .93 22493.16 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$51,437 $48,000 69 .90 26197.25 Education: Secondary teacher education
$44,389 $40,000 67 .88 23629.19 Education: Physical education/coaching
$50,719 $41,600 65 .85 28161.96 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$55,646 $40,000 65 .85 35285.15 OTHER communications
$37,893 $34,000 59 .77 15311.17 Social Work
$61,428 $55,200 51 .67 30983.74 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$56,200 $45,000 50 .65 29830.73 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$49,788 $40,000 49 .64 28289.21 OTHER social sciences
$46,584 $40,500 49 .64 22456.86 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$50,274 $43,200 49 .64 22247.44 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$49,044 $36,000 48 .63 31850.11 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$56,363 $46,904 44 .58 27469.90 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$78,148 $72,900 40 .52 32971.58 Physics
$62,039 $62,000 39 .51 21002.53 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$50,254 $46,000 36 .47 21660.30 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$52,959 $52,188 36 .47 20076.58 Geology
$73,253 $65,000 35 .46 31008.50 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$50,043 $43,000 35 .46 25234.34 Marketing research
$45,567 $35,000 33 .43 28207.12 Music, all fields
$37,817 $35,000 33 .43 18305.20 Home Economics
$57,389 $49,002 30 .39 33078.06 OTHER visual and performing arts
$59,960 $63,000 30 .39 16744.36 OTHER engineering
$70,127 $66,040 30 .39 31588.67 Computer/information sciences, general
$64,278 $51,600 29 .38 34833.65 International relations
$59,359 $53,500 28 .37 27943.50 Public administration
$68,117 $61,750 28 .37 25627.54 Agricultural Economics
$60,344 $52,300 26 .34 31177.82 Zoology, general
$61,258 $57,000 24 .31 29010.25 Engineering: Architectural
$56,318 $50,000 24 .31 22890.35 Geography
$70,003 $64,500 24 .31 31402.36 Engineering: General
$41,295 $36,000 23 .30 14045.62 Nutritional sciences
$43,441 $43,000 23 .30 11420.11 Psychology: Counseling
$44,641 $37,570 22 .29 23555.43 OTHER psychology
$47,303 $42,750 22 .29 14333.52 Animal sciences
$50,489 $46,256 22 .29 27256.79 Health/medical technologies
$64,758 $45,000 21 .28 38449.88 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$51,979 $50,500 20 .26 24414.31 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$57,767 $50,000 20 .26 22013.09 Health services administration
$73,590 $68,050 20 .26 33947.70 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$50,380 $38,500 19 .25 20956.06 Microbiology
$68,379 $75,000 19 .25 26758.68 Mathematics: Applied
$46,318 $30,000 19 .25 32186.20 Dramatic arts
$38,846 $37,500 18 .24 12803.70 OTHER health/medical sciences
$37,982 $34,400 18 .24 16697.34 Plant sciences
$41,771 $40,000 18 .24 15951.97 OTHER agricultural business and production
$55,208 $50,000 16 .21 23364.18 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$70,927 $69,000 16 .21 32152.19 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$63,750 $52,500 16 .21 34566.55 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$42,449 $30,000 15 .20 22578.79 Anthropology and archeology
$48,593 $47,013 15 .20 15382.43 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$56,823 $49,000 15 .20 18359.79 Information services and systems
$56,880 $60,380 14 .18 22969.39 Pharmacy
$56,931 $55,000 14 .18 12893.81 Engineering: Metallurgical
$56,692 $42,500 14 .18 36552.00 Psychology: Social
$61,077 $54,000 14 .18 33044.67 Biochemistry and biophysics
$61,077 $54,000 14 .18 33044.67 Biochemistry
$47,667 $35,000 14 .18 32680.82 Education: Special education
$41,750 $31,200 13 .17 20113.39 Psychology: Clinical
$51,970 $48,000 13 .17 19807.88 Area/Ethnic Studies
$43,312 $32,000 13 .17 19095.26 Education: Social science teacher education
$44,085 $40,750 12 .16 18568.53 Education: Administration
$47,925 $44,769 12 .16 14219.70 Environmental science studies
$80,055 $69,000 11 .14 27249.30 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$45,132 $42,000 11 .14 18045.59 Criminology
$59,783 $49,764 10 .13 23500.62 OTHER biological sciences
$62,060 $57,500 10 .13 23342.16 Engineering: Petroleum
$52,760 $47,400 10 .13 30073.75 Psychology: Experimental
$59,460 $55,500 10 .13 23948.79 OTHER computer and information sciences
$51,174 $49,000 10 .13 9575.77 Engineering: Computer/systems
$63,518 $60,000 10 .13 19907.24 Computer systems analysis
$27,935 $28,165 10 .13 11252.64 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$61,690 $62,000 10 .13 19330.45 Education: Science teacher education
$45,016 $29,000 9 .12 31875.71 Psychology: Educational
$66,331 $46,000 9 .12 38639.19 OTHER mathematics
$45,016 $29,000 9 .12 31875.71 Education: Educational psychology
$45,307 $44,096 9 .12 16288.23 Food sciences and technology
$50,633 $40,000 9 .12 24294.67 Engineering: Agricultural
$59,987 $50,400 9 .12 18369.80 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$52,375 $42,000 9 .12 19899.36 Computer programming
$37,583 $33,500 8 .10 13561.75 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$42,637 $43,300 8 .10 19048.95 OTHER agricultural sciences
$76,078 $61,200 7 .09 32556.01 OTHER physical sciences
$69,437 $50,000 7 .09 25429.90 Operations research
$63,927 $56,000 6 .08 21194.75 Engineering: Environmental
$68,933 $73,500 6 .08 17929.37 Engineering: Nuclear
$58,050 $50,550 6 .08 19254.59 Philosophy of science
$81,667 $72,200 6 .08 54921.24 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$61,884 $41,018 5 .07 23299.58 Cell and molecular biology
$74,400 $30,000 5 .07 51433.84 Linguistics
$73,700 $41,500 5 .07 36284.43 Physiology, human and animal
$69,680 $50,000 5 .07 31629.25 Ecology
$100,000 $95,000 4 .05 32403.70 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$57,804 $42,000 4 .05 33897.21 Botany
$56,775 $59,550 4 .05 5079.44 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$70,850 $66,700 4 .05 35724.89 Earth sciences
$61,333 $54,000 3 .04 6599.66 Data processing technology
$75,186 $68,558 3 .04 5489.25 Statistics
$67,000 $67,000 2 .03 7000.00 Health/medical assistants
$102,061 $102,061 2 .03 47939.20 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$26,200 $26,200 2 .03 200.00 Oceanography
$52,920 $52,920 2 .03 31080.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$105,000 $105,000 2 .03 45000.00 Actuarial science
$89,250 $89,250 2 .03 35750.00 Geological sciences, other
$29,000 $29,000 2 .03 5000.00 History of science
$37,748 $37,748 2 .03 3748.00 Public policy studies
$45,500 $45,500 1 .01 0.00 Library Science
$53,300 $53,300 1 .01 0.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$65,000 $65,000 1 .01 0.00 Pharmacology, human and animal
$108,000 $108,000 1 .01 0.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$48,000 $48,000 1 .01 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$28,000 $28,000 1 .01 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
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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$72,773 $66,000 841 17.61 31851.44 Business administration and management
$52,279 $50,000 443 9.28 18313.70 Education: Administration
$77,287 $71,050 218 4.57 32176.99 Financial management
$47,558 $43,200 174 3.64 17734.07 Social Work
$48,007 $45,420 168 3.52 17081.16 Education: OTHER education
$66,999 $62,950 166 3.48 29081.09 OTHER business management/administrative services
$59,841 $56,226 160 3.35 21738.86 Public administration
$77,884 $70,000 127 2.66 33596.42 Business marketing/marketing management
$87,025 $81,200 111 2.32 36707.42 Business, general
$80,081 $78,000 105 2.20 25977.59 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$62,239 $54,299 104 2.18 28284.77 Health services administration
$46,847 $42,000 103 2.16 18601.25 Psychology: Counseling
$69,677 $68,000 95 1.99 24432.40 Engineering: Civil
$80,977 $74,135 90 1.88 33493.94 Accounting
$47,197 $44,500 90 1.88 18347.34 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$51,533 $48,958 89 1.86 23036.89 Education: Elementary teacher education
$71,690 $68,000 67 1.40 28578.96 Engineering: Mechanical
$44,754 $44,500 64 1.34 11901.10 Education: Special education
$51,001 $50,000 60 1.26 16485.07 Education: Secondary teacher education
$58,829 $53,900 46 .96 26123.79 Architecture/Environmental Design
$73,279 $71,000 44 .92 32871.43 Computer science
$46,012 $45,000 43 .90 21208.30 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$63,030 $57,590 42 .88 29708.60 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$79,823 $62,500 39 .82 37886.90 Business/Managerial economics
$48,982 $43,000 37 .77 19124.23 Education: Physical education/coaching
$64,676 $59,250 36 .75 30902.81 Economics
$60,072 $55,018 34 .71 29045.98 Political science and government
$50,730 $40,800 33 .69 28906.40 English Language and Literature/Letters
$89,043 $84,500 32 .67 28363.13 Engineering: Chemical
$69,124 $66,500 31 .65 26321.90 International relations
$66,192 $55,000 31 .65 22496.81 Engineering: Industrial
$46,112 $44,000 31 .65 24028.84 History, other
$56,116 $48,000 29 .61 28195.57 Psychology: General
$51,136 $45,000 29 .61 20817.40 OTHER social sciences
$78,566 $70,000 28 .59 36815.03 Mathematics, general
$49,882 $48,000 27 .57 17607.27 Psychology: Educational
$49,882 $48,000 27 .57 17607.27 Education: Educational psychology
$82,339 $76,073 26 .54 26657.18 Physics
$79,546 $76,500 26 .54 22853.44 OTHER engineering
$76,076 $66,000 26 .54 35692.36 Chemistry
$50,222 $45,725 26 .54 18367.74 Sociology
$46,241 $44,640 25 .52 16533.07 Library Science
$84,628 $80,600 24 .50 33497.42 Operations research
$80,508 $78,000 24 .50 32560.76 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$47,890 $42,500 24 .50 17701.77 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$77,187 $71,000 20 .42 27104.91 Engineering: Environmental
$65,591 $62,700 20 .42 22259.57 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$46,593 $41,350 20 .42 21296.32 Psychology: Clinical
$46,366 $36,000 20 .42 28714.66 Fine arts, all fields
$74,084 $60,000 19 .40 28120.95 Engineering: Computer/systems
$71,765 $64,000 19 .40 30754.11 OTHER communications
$69,876 $65,000 19 .40 27155.47 Computer/information sciences, general
$64,826 $61,000 19 .40 28231.40 Information services and systems
$57,325 $50,000 19 .40 25152.42 Biology, general
$37,851 $30,000 19 .40 12902.64 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$58,666 $53,000 15 .31 24100.97 OTHER psychology
$46,288 $40,632 15 .31 17613.43 Music, all fields
$46,202 $45,000 15 .31 19038.10 Communications, general
$48,651 $49,500 14 .29 20080.48 Dramatic arts
$44,796 $38,200 14 .29 21406.63 Home Economics
$69,831 $58,000 13 .27 37252.64 Marketing research
$62,192 $60,000 13 .27 17913.52 Statistics
$49,194 $46,500 13 .27 12456.52 Audiology and speech pathology
$45,924 $33,000 13 .27 24932.12 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$68,766 $49,000 12 .25 41337.53 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$63,918 $57,000 12 .25 23138.85 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$63,223 $59,520 12 .25 35428.77 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$58,250 $46,000 12 .25 27423.82 Geology
$53,695 $50,271 12 .25 21806.84 Education: Science teacher education
$68,182 $60,000 11 .23 23830.68 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$64,446 $56,500 11 .23 21902.58 OTHER health/medical sciences
$50,418 $48,000 11 .23 16515.66 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$85,350 $66,648 10 .21 41940.50 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$77,839 $65,000 10 .21 33653.36 Environmental science studies
$75,355 $65,000 10 .21 24599.60 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$63,342 $54,600 10 .21 34209.76 Public policy studies
$86,364 $72,800 9 .19 40919.55 Journalism
$80,511 $62,790 9 .19 34221.28 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$56,291 $53,557 8 .17 17450.63 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$51,981 $51,528 8 .17 17388.66 OTHER biological sciences
$82,657 $72,000 7 .15 21304.72 Engineering: Metallurgical
$79,657 $54,000 7 .15 36241.53 OTHER mathematics
$72,229 $54,000 7 .15 25967.07 Agricultural Economics
$71,860 $46,020 7 .15 30890.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$71,214 $70,000 7 .15 14362.29 Computer systems analysis
$66,357 $52,000 7 .15 23984.69 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$64,886 $42,000 7 .15 33090.46 Anthropology and archeology
$63,829 $48,000 7 .15 32602.14 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$62,893 $54,000 7 .15 20339.87 Food sciences and technology
$58,100 $40,000 7 .15 32192.32 Education: Social science teacher education
$54,629 $50,000 7 .15 13101.22 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$53,486 $45,000 7 .15 21414.98 Area/Ethnic Studies
$80,392 $66,576 6 .13 26340.35 OTHER public affairs
$49,000 $50,100 6 .13 11958.82 Health/medical technologies
$86,000 $60,000 5 .10 33376.64 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$52,636 $44,900 5 .10 14112.59 Microbiology
$45,896 $35,000 5 .10 12439.37 OTHER agricultural sciences
$45,108 $33,500 5 .10 15071.04 Nutritional sciences
$44,436 $37,500 5 .10 7137.53 Plant sciences
$90,920 $75,840 4 .08 35052.81 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$88,250 $90,000 4 .08 16857.86 Engineering: General
$85,500 $73,500 4 .08 39474.68 Physiology, human and animal
$65,000 $43,000 4 .08 51117.51 OTHER visual and performing arts
$55,686 $57,180 4 .08 18928.57 Zoology, general
$50,430 $52,060 4 .08 14955.22 Psychology: Social
$48,665 $49,000 4 .08 9628.43 Geological sciences, other
$87,333 $52,000 3 .06 44432.22 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$67,500 $45,000 3 .06 18371.17 Pharmacology, human and animal
$64,481 $48,444 3 .06 11522.26 OTHER computer and information sciences
$63,467 $50,000 3 .06 11455.81 OTHER agricultural business and production
$63,000 $30,000 3 .06 30735.43 Engineering: Nuclear
$57,733 $45,000 3 .06 15266.81 Animal sciences
$47,333 $37,000 3 .06 12552.11 Philosophy of science
$43,740 $13,920 3 .06 21088.09 Ecology
$37,333 $22,000 3 .06 16357.13 Geography
$36,312 $30,000 3 .06 4760.52 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$97,356 $97,356 2 .04 34644.00 Biochemistry
$97,356 $97,356 2 .04 34644.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$87,990 $87,990 2 .04 990.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$77,800 $77,800 2 .04 32200.00 Genetics, animal and plant
$69,500 $69,500 2 .04 20500.00 Mathematics: Applied
$64,300 $64,300 2 .04 12300.00 Astronomy and astrophysics
$63,500 $63,500 2 .04 18500.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$61,500 $61,500 2 .04 21500.00 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$58,900 $58,900 2 .04 8900.00 Oceanography
$56,500 $56,500 2 .04 16500.00 Computer programming
$56,300 $56,300 2 .04 11300.00 OTHER physical sciences
$54,500 $54,500 2 .04 12500.00 Cell and molecular biology
$54,445 $54,445 2 .04 14444.50 Engineering: Architectural
$50,600 $50,600 2 .04 32400.00 Engineering: Geophysical
$36,250 $36,250 2 .04 3750.00 Linguistics
$99,200 $99,200 1 .02 0.00 Pharmacy
$85,000 $85,000 1 .02 0.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$83,000 $83,000 1 .02 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$65,000 $65,000 1 .02 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$48,500 $48,500 1 .02 0.00 Botany
$45,000 $45,000 1 .02 0.00 Earth sciences
$43,200 $43,200 1 .02 0.00 Criminology
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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$66,303 $65,000 144 17.39 20369.17 Education: Administration
$81,071 $80,000 55 6.64 29520.29 Chemistry
$66,406 $66,237 52 6.28 25427.32 Education: OTHER education
$104,485 $100,000 20 2.42 21280.65 Economics
$85,612 $95,000 20 2.42 35854.48 Physics
$59,129 $59,450 20 2.42 17242.42 English Language and Literature/Letters
$100,094 $90,000 19 2.29 27902.20 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$53,262 $46,000 19 2.29 27570.63 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$110,283 $113,050 18 2.17 32247.45 Engineering: Chemical
$103,429 $101,000 18 2.17 43922.64 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$90,169 $77,000 16 1.93 31812.19 Biochemistry
$90,169 $77,000 16 1.93 31812.19 Biochemistry and biophysics
$76,831 $71,500 16 1.93 26165.74 Political science and government
$63,754 $63,000 15 1.81 20168.09 History, other
$74,713 $76,990 14 1.69 15868.09 Microbiology
$63,389 $59,900 14 1.69 22881.51 Sociology
$69,099 $55,000 13 1.57 35835.42 Psychology: Counseling
$91,982 $80,000 11 1.33 25394.27 Engineering: Mechanical
$74,540 $72,500 10 1.21 16291.54 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$54,312 $53,500 10 1.21 16976.48 OTHER psychology
$76,889 $54,000 9 1.09 33968.76 Education: Educational psychology
$76,889 $54,000 9 1.09 33968.76 Psychology: Educational
$72,809 $56,782 9 1.09 28303.80 Psychology: Clinical
$102,163 $102,150 8 .97 27064.92 Computer science
$99,625 $106,000 8 .97 43473.95 Pharmacology, human and animal
$83,975 $91,000 8 .97 33657.90 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$76,641 $56,500 8 .97 38277.99 Biology, general
$69,321 $64,000 8 .97 19206.12 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$58,660 $63,042 8 .97 22354.28 Education: Special education
$95,957 $67,500 7 .85 44210.34 Cell and molecular biology
$95,525 $87,340 7 .85 30414.68 Engineering: Metallurgical
$95,257 $62,500 7 .85 38710.79 Psychology: General
$78,131 $51,000 7 .85 41928.20 Pharmacy
$70,200 $50,000 7 .85 21085.95 Zoology, general
$63,572 $50,600 7 .85 17614.51 Social Work
$55,687 $41,000 7 .85 28039.52 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$109,513 $114,500 6 .72 41774.13 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$95,800 $91,500 6 .72 26790.55 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$85,130 $85,000 6 .72 19213.24 Operations research
$84,200 $71,600 6 .72 43405.07 Health services administration
$82,333 $67,000 6 .72 33841.13 Mathematics, general
$76,811 $75,500 6 .72 30799.76 Engineering: Civil
$75,223 $71,000 6 .72 16831.01 Physiology, human and animal
$58,667 $62,500 6 .72 15162.09 Education: Secondary teacher education
$50,300 $55,000 6 .72 14533.07 Education: Elementary teacher education
$106,296 $78,480 5 .60 36850.81 Engineering: Environmental
$86,867 $54,336 5 .60 39311.19 Psychology: Social
$82,860 $60,000 5 .60 34553.70 Business administration and management
$79,200 $60,000 5 .60 23827.71 OTHER agricultural sciences
$75,600 $45,000 5 .60 39352.76 OTHER health/medical sciences
$70,800 $69,000 5 .60 17837.04 Communications, general
$105,000 $105,000 4 .48 11180.34 Anthropology and archeology
$85,550 $85,100 4 .48 24386.63 OTHER biological sciences
$83,690 $85,880 4 .48 21344.98 Agricultural Economics
$68,500 $67,500 4 .48 15467.71 Psychology: Experimental
$63,125 $60,500 4 .48 15404.44 Food sciences and technology
$59,540 $59,500 4 .48 11046.03 Home Economics
$49,530 $50,110 4 .48 5168.53 Music, all fields
$142,000 $132,000 3 .36 7483.31 Geology
$115,333 $76,000 3 .36 30390.06 OTHER engineering
$112,000 $90,000 3 .36 26981.48 Genetics, animal and plant
$109,000 $85,000 3 .36 29131.88 Engineering: Bioengineering and biomedical
$96,000 $78,000 3 .36 20704.27 Animal sciences
$94,333 $83,000 3 .36 14636.33 OTHER communications
$86,333 $52,000 3 .36 27764.89 Engineering: Industrial
$80,436 $68,307 3 .36 9039.76 Statistics
$78,667 $30,000 3 .36 34883.93 Accounting
$74,584 $57,000 3 .36 16549.67 Plant sciences
$65,000 $60,000 3 .36 3559.03 Area/Ethnic Studies
$61,333 $41,000 3 .36 15326.09 Public administration
$59,667 $48,000 3 .36 8498.37 Botany
$135,008 $135,008 2 .24 14992.00 Journalism
$122,500 $122,500 2 .24 2500.00 Engineering: Nuclear
$120,000 $120,000 2 .24 30000.00 Financial management
$113,120 $113,120 2 .24 13120.00 Mathematics: Applied
$108,672 $108,672 2 .24 11328.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$101,000 $101,000 2 .24 49000.00 International relations
$96,500 $96,500 2 .24 4500.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$89,500 $89,500 2 .24 60500.00 Business/Managerial economics
$87,000 $87,000 2 .24 18000.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$84,000 $84,000 2 .24 14000.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$83,668 $83,668 2 .24 11332.00 Geography
$81,500 $81,500 2 .24 33500.00 Public policy studies
$78,750 $78,750 2 .24 8750.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$73,000 $73,000 2 .24 1000.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$64,500 $64,500 2 .24 2500.00 Education: Science teacher education
$60,500 $60,500 2 .24 2500.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$60,000 $60,000 2 .24 26000.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$55,000 $55,000 2 .24 5000.00 Ecology
$55,000 $55,000 2 .24 25000.00 Philosophy of science
$54,000 $54,000 2 .24 2000.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$52,433 $52,433 2 .24 13483.00 Linguistics
$41,500 $41,500 2 .24 10500.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$150,000 $150,000 1 .12 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$132,000 $132,000 1 .12 0.00 Engineering: Computer/systems
$102,000 $102,000 1 .12 0.00 Library Science
$98,000 $98,000 1 .12 0.00 OTHER agricultural business and production
$96,000 $96,000 1 .12 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$86,000 $86,000 1 .12 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$84,000 $84,000 1 .12 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$83,500 $83,500 1 .12 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$63,000 $63,000 1 .12 0.00 Information services and systems
$60,000 $60,000 1 .12 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$57,000 $57,000 1 .12 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$37,000 $37,000 1 .12 0.00 Engineering: Architectural
$12,000 $12,000 1 .12 0.00 Earth 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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$81,430 $75,000 157 46.87 36501.73 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$101,914 $104,000 78 23.28 41246.65 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$67,539 $59,775 14 4.18 35791.58 Education: Administration
$77,494 $75,750 12 3.58 24573.35 Pharmacy
$56,699 $53,300 10 2.99 37873.92 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$65,131 $53,800 6 1.79 40336.67 Accounting
$110,750 $116,500 4 1.19 40083.51 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$86,677 $83,354 4 1.19 24486.47 Financial management
$78,260 $59,020 4 1.19 41816.35 OTHER business management/administrative services
$110,676 $82,028 3 .90 28757.97 Engineering: Chemical
$110,000 $60,000 3 .90 37416.57 Engineering: Civil
$61,667 $15,000 3 .90 49385.11 OTHER health/medical sciences
$55,800 $43,200 3 .90 9073.04 Education: OTHER education
$37,082 $24,000 3 .90 9345.03 Architecture/Environmental Design
$108,500 $108,500 2 .60 1500.00 Biology, general
$96,000 $96,000 2 .60 48000.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$71,173 $71,173 2 .60 827.50 Animal sciences
$43,725 $43,725 2 .60 8725.00 Music, all fields
$40,700 $40,700 2 .60 4300.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$30,000 $30,000 2 .60 12000.00 Social Work
$140,000 $140,000 1 .30 0.00 Business administration and management
$137,500 $137,500 1 .30 0.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$120,000 $120,000 1 .30 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$120,000 $120,000 1 .30 0.00 Chemistry
$85,000 $85,000 1 .30 0.00 Political science and government
$67,600 $67,600 1 .30 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$60,000 $60,000 1 .30 0.00 Dramatic arts
$55,000 $55,000 1 .30 0.00 Engineering: General
$50,000 $50,000 1 .30 0.00 Marketing research
$45,167 $45,167 1 .30 0.00 Psychology: General
$43,500 $43,500 1 .30 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$40,300 $40,300 1 .30 0.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$40,000 $40,000 1 .30 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$40,000 $40,000 1 .30 0.00 Geological sciences, other
$40,000 $40,000 1 .30 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$38,500 $38,500 1 .30 0.00 Psychology: Counseling
$33,280 $33,280 1 .30 0.00 Library Science
$30,000 $30,000 1 .30 0.00 Physics
$27,000 $27,000 1 .30 0.00 Education: Special education
$26,000 $26,000 1 .30 0.00 Communications, general
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu