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Professors of Trade and Industry

A description of the the work done by "Professors of Trade and Industry" 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 "Professors of Trade and Industry" 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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  $34,211      $35,668         8         25.00      7110.77      Education:  OTHER education
  $35,908      $39,766         4         12.50      7779.51      Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
  $33,800      $29,750         4         12.50      8242.88      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $39,667      $39,000         3          9.38       942.81      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $33,000      $33,000         2          6.25      3000.00      Engineering: Industrial
  $26,000      $26,000         1          3.13         0.00      Fine arts, all fields
  $24,000      $24,000         1          3.13         0.00      Sociology
  $40,000      $40,000         1          3.13         0.00      History, other
  $42,661      $42,661         1          3.13          .00      Mathematics, general
  $16,640      $16,640         1          3.13         0.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $36,000      $36,000         1          3.13         0.00      Zoology, general
  $52,000      $52,000         1          3.13         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical
  $48,506      $48,506         1          3.13         0.00      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $22,880      $22,880         1          3.13         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $41,000      $41,000         1          3.13         0.00      Forestry sciences (Except management)
  $23,150      $23,150         1          3.13          .00      Business, general














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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  $43,882      $37,000        14         43.75     20208.39      Education:  OTHER education
  $39,875      $38,750         4         12.50      5079.06      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $44,100      $44,100         2          6.25     10900.00      Education:  Special education
  $61,200      $61,200         1          3.13         0.00      Psychology:  Industrial/Organizational
  $55,000      $55,000         1          3.13         0.00      OTHER engineering-related technologies
  $45,600      $45,600         1          3.13         0.00      Engineering: Industrial production technologies
  $38,000      $38,000         1          3.13         0.00      Education:  Mathematics teacher education
  $37,000      $37,000         1          3.13         0.00      Mathematics, general
  $36,000      $36,000         1          3.13         0.00      Business administration and management
  $33,000      $33,000         1          3.13         0.00      Ecology
  $32,400      $32,400         1          3.13         0.00      Mechanical engineering-related technologies
  $32,400      $32,400         1          3.13         0.00      Engineering: Civil
  $32,000      $32,000         1          3.13         0.00      Education:  Administration
  $22,660      $22,660         1          3.13         0.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $17,000      $17,000         1          3.13         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications














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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  $52,196      $52,196         2         50.00       195.82      Education:  OTHER education
  $45,000      $45,000         1         25.00         0.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $45,000      $45,000         1         25.00         0.00      Psychology:  Educational
  $37,500      $37,500         1         25.00         0.00      Education:  Administration














Most common fields of study for workers whose most recent degree was a JD, LLB, MD, DDS, or Th.D.

There is no information on these degrees for this profession.

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Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu