[ Introduction |
Salary by Major |
Salary by Occupation |
Help |
Comments ]
Personnel, Training and Labor Relations Specialists
A description of the the work done by "Personnel, Training and Labor Relations Specialists" 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 "Personnel, Training and Labor Relations Specialists" 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
[ Return to top of page ]
Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$44,021 $41,000 145 18.47 20626.35 Business administration and management
$45,234 $44,000 44 5.61 23916.30 Psychology: General
$42,106 $35,000 39 4.97 18555.70 Political science and government
$39,238 $34,276 36 4.59 23406.05 Sociology
$38,240 $33,600 35 4.46 12847.04 OTHER business management/administrative services
$37,598 $34,320 35 4.46 15817.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$57,028 $43,840 28 3.57 37016.65 Business, general
$32,936 $30,000 25 3.18 12351.01 Education: Elementary teacher education
$41,354 $30,000 21 2.68 17825.94 History, other
$43,822 $29,000 21 2.68 31077.76 Education: OTHER education
$43,142 $36,000 15 1.91 19068.56 Journalism
$48,641 $40,000 15 1.91 31745.15 Accounting
$31,389 $31,000 14 1.78 10241.35 Business marketing/marketing management
$37,536 $33,600 14 1.78 17047.20 Communications, general
$41,163 $37,889 12 1.53 14807.43 Biology, general
$46,849 $49,241 12 1.53 16786.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$30,748 $30,300 12 1.53 8984.47 OTHER communications
$58,135 $46,000 11 1.40 30714.23 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$40,886 $35,059 11 1.40 14931.28 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$37,129 $36,350 10 1.27 7347.34 Social Work
$38,258 $33,000 10 1.27 10394.01 Education: Secondary teacher education
$29,749 $25,000 9 1.15 8976.08 Economics
$48,234 $35,000 9 1.15 20448.81 Business/Managerial economics
$37,643 $28,200 9 1.15 17473.30 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$35,810 $26,025 8 1.02 18868.22 Home Economics
$29,466 $25,210 8 1.02 10325.64 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$58,274 $38,000 7 .89 39462.33 Financial management
$31,445 $29,000 7 .89 10430.20 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$28,730 $28,900 7 .89 5991.80 Fine arts, all fields
$36,530 $34,000 6 .76 11254.52 Computer science
$50,313 $45,400 6 .76 16212.76 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$43,388 $27,000 5 .64 20256.12 Chemistry
$51,775 $34,000 5 .64 27419.27 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$33,199 $26,000 5 .64 8436.89 OTHER agricultural business and production
$42,951 $40,068 5 .64 9816.39 Engineering: Mechanical
$44,256 $28,288 5 .64 32597.57 Psychology: Counseling
$35,064 $26,400 5 .64 11393.67 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$38,005 $31,200 5 .64 14060.78 Computer/information sciences, general
$49,720 $35,000 5 .64 24801.48 International relations
$53,945 $26,624 5 .64 48400.50 OTHER social sciences
$35,718 $32,436 4 .51 13830.22 Health services administration
$26,990 $27,500 4 .51 8722.12 Mathematics, general
$52,850 $52,400 4 .51 8285.68 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$28,700 $28,000 4 .51 5501.82 OTHER psychology
$29,150 $26,500 4 .51 13204.83 Dramatic arts
$38,864 $36,238 4 .51 12017.00 Music, all fields
$48,367 $50,072 4 .51 18128.23 Animal sciences
$56,397 $50,000 3 .38 8164.29 Engineering: Industrial
$32,588 $21,736 3 .38 9141.98 Physics
$49,400 $31,200 3 .38 21766.64 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$32,562 $31,000 3 .38 1295.02 Geography
$41,833 $19,500 3 .38 21025.10 OTHER health/medical sciences
$43,200 $43,200 2 .25 16800.00 Statistics
$38,996 $38,996 2 .25 16004.00 Mathematics: Applied
$23,400 $23,400 2 .25 10400.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$31,750 $31,750 2 .25 6750.00 Pharmacy
$15,110 $15,110 2 .25 2890.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$50,500 $50,500 2 .25 14500.00 Engineering: Chemical
$46,200 $46,200 2 .25 16200.00 Food sciences and technology
$43,750 $43,750 2 .25 3750.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$44,700 $44,700 2 .25 12500.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$39,894 $39,894 2 .25 3994.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$69,000 $69,000 2 .25 21000.00 Zoology, general
$43,400 $43,400 2 .25 3400.00 Education: Science teacher education
$43,080 $43,080 2 .25 28080.00 Engineering: General
$31,200 $31,200 2 .25 5200.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$50,000 $50,000 1 .13 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$27,040 $27,040 1 .13 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$42,260 $42,260 1 .13 0.00 Information services and systems
$23,577 $23,577 1 .13 0.00 Computer systems analysis
$34,368 $34,368 1 .13 .00 Public administration
$30,000 $30,000 1 .13 0.00 Marketing research
$35,500 $35,500 1 .13 0.00 Actuarial science
$32,400 $32,400 1 .13 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$22,880 $22,880 1 .13 0.00 Microbiology
$36,000 $36,000 1 .13 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$68,000 $68,000 1 .13 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$55,000 $55,000 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Nuclear
$89,000 $89,000 1 .13 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$23,170 $23,170 1 .13 .00 Education: Administration
$52,000 $52,000 1 .13 0.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$52,000 $52,000 1 .13 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$36,150 $36,150 1 .13 .00 Psychology: Clinical
$39,000 $39,000 1 .13 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$35,360 $35,360 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Civil
$62,088 $62,088 1 .13 0.00 Operations research
$55,128 $55,128 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Geophysical
$43,000 $43,000 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$22,000 $22,000 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$23,296 $23,296 1 .13 0.00 Linguistics
$52,000 $52,000 1 .13 0.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$40,000 $40,000 1 .13 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$26,000 $26,000 1 .13 0.00 Health/medical technologies
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Masters Degree
[ Return to top of page ]
Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$53,476 $46,208 60 17.09 31302.34 Business administration and management
$46,963 $47,000 39 11.11 16013.45 OTHER business management/administrative services
$49,579 $48,000 29 8.26 13870.37 Public administration
$48,449 $47,537 24 6.84 17759.89 Education: OTHER education
$53,865 $41,683 19 5.41 31075.48 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$46,881 $40,000 18 5.13 22088.41 Psychology: Counseling
$36,364 $34,140 14 3.99 11689.92 Social Work
$47,073 $41,478 12 3.42 16218.03 Education: Administration
$51,280 $45,900 10 2.85 25603.44 Education: Special education
$57,601 $56,500 9 2.56 17547.83 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$46,332 $38,000 9 2.56 15370.47 Financial management
$49,868 $46,901 8 2.28 15361.41 Education: Secondary teacher education
$52,221 $46,062 6 1.71 25103.61 Communications, general
$42,096 $32,660 5 1.42 11655.05 English Language and Literature/Letters
$37,060 $27,000 5 1.42 11926.71 Sociology
$73,450 $57,400 4 1.14 46971.35 OTHER communications
$57,597 $58,480 4 1.14 6279.65 History, other
$32,241 $31,000 4 1.14 17370.73 OTHER health/medical sciences
$83,133 $48,000 3 .85 43880.54 Psychology: General
$54,200 $41,600 3 .85 9140.39 Political science and government
$50,685 $40,000 3 .85 10002.70 Business marketing/marketing management
$43,788 $36,000 3 .85 6583.23 Health services administration
$42,505 $22,500 3 .85 14293.36 Home Economics
$42,252 $32,000 3 .85 10544.46 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$37,667 $26,000 3 .85 10780.64 Education: Educational psychology
$37,667 $26,000 3 .85 10780.64 Psychology: Educational
$66,500 $66,500 2 .57 16500.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$55,600 $55,600 2 .57 5599.98 OTHER social sciences
$53,400 $53,400 2 .57 6600.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
$47,600 $47,600 2 .57 22400.00 Mathematics, general
$47,500 $47,500 2 .57 4500.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$47,400 $47,400 2 .57 6400.00 Accounting
$45,664 $45,664 2 .57 16336.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$45,610 $45,610 2 .57 3110.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$42,142 $42,142 2 .57 2858.04 OTHER psychology
$40,920 $40,920 2 .57 12120.00 Criminology
$39,550 $39,550 2 .57 11350.00 Library Science
$37,400 $37,400 2 .57 9400.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$36,500 $36,500 2 .57 23500.00 OTHER engineering
$35,000 $35,000 2 .57 0.00 Chemistry
$34,686 $34,686 2 .57 314.00 International relations
$29,570 $29,570 2 .57 10430.00 Business, general
$28,800 $28,800 2 .57 1200.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$60,000 $60,000 1 .28 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
$60,000 $60,000 1 .28 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$57,200 $57,200 1 .28 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$56,000 $56,000 1 .28 0.00 Engineering: Mining and minerals
$53,000 $53,000 1 .28 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$52,000 $52,000 1 .28 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$51,000 $51,000 1 .28 0.00 Public policy studies
$45,000 $45,000 1 .28 0.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$41,400 $41,400 1 .28 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$39,000 $39,000 1 .28 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$37,960 $37,960 1 .28 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$36,000 $36,000 1 .28 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$34,000 $34,000 1 .28 0.00 Economics
$33,280 $33,280 1 .28 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$31,200 $31,200 1 .28 0.00 Oceanography
$30,000 $30,000 1 .28 0.00 Pharmacy
$25,500 $25,500 1 .28 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a Ph.D.
[ Return to top of page ]
Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$62,738 $56,891 6 19.35 17978.99 Education: OTHER education
$58,750 $57,000 4 12.90 12813.57 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$116,162 $116,162 2 6.45 33838.50 OTHER business management/administrative services
$100,500 $100,500 2 6.45 49500.00 Business administration and management
$52,000 $52,000 2 6.45 28000.00 Education: Special education
$51,200 $51,200 2 6.45 16400.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$150,000 $150,000 1 3.23 0.00 Social Work
$126,000 $126,000 1 3.23 0.00 Accounting
$102,000 $102,000 1 3.23 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$80,000 $80,000 1 3.23 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$80,000 $80,000 1 3.23 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$75,000 $75,000 1 3.23 0.00 Communications, general
$70,000 $70,000 1 3.23 0.00 Pharmacy
$60,000 $60,000 1 3.23 0.00 OTHER communications
$58,000 $58,000 1 3.23 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$50,000 $50,000 1 3.23 0.00 Public administration
$41,250 $41,250 1 3.23 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$25,200 $25,200 1 3.23 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$17,000 $17,000 1 3.23 0.00 Biology, general
$14,400 $14,400 1 3.23 0.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
Most common fields of study for workers whose
most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.
[ Return to top of page ]
Mean 93 Median 93 Number of Std. Dev.
Income Income Observations Percent in 93 Income Major Field of Study in Bachelors degree
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$63,659 $53,356 12 85.71 38675.02 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$60,250 $60,250 2 14.29 9750.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu