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Retail Sales Occupations
A description of the the work done by "Retail Sales Occupations" 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 "Retail Sales Occupations" 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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$37,228 $31,200 149 12.89 25590.51 Business administration and management
$44,498 $37,000 91 7.87 26982.48 Business marketing/marketing management
$38,647 $28,000 39 3.37 28302.26 Political science and government
$29,079 $23,700 38 3.29 22785.72 Home Economics
$35,950 $29,400 38 3.29 21326.52 Business, general
$32,158 $24,074 38 3.29 19016.52 Psychology: General
$25,211 $22,880 36 3.11 13798.84 Education: Elementary teacher education
$25,975 $20,800 35 3.03 15401.59 Fine arts, all fields
$27,050 $26,000 35 3.03 12339.66 English Language and Literature/Letters
$28,422 $23,900 34 2.94 19292.64 History, other
$37,610 $30,000 33 2.85 23782.85 Economics
$38,282 $29,198 30 2.60 28367.36 OTHER business management/administrative services
$36,482 $27,498 28 2.42 29606.44 Education: OTHER education
$36,670 $26,400 27 2.34 25857.12 Accounting
$30,785 $24,000 25 2.16 17973.21 Sociology
$31,931 $21,944 21 1.82 22379.40 OTHER visual and performing arts
$30,986 $30,000 21 1.82 17880.11 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$27,631 $18,280 20 1.73 20332.62 Education: Physical education/coaching
$27,985 $25,000 18 1.56 10625.60 Communications, general
$25,223 $26,200 18 1.56 9706.22 Music, all fields
$35,017 $33,800 16 1.38 21585.46 Education: Secondary teacher education
$39,425 $26,000 16 1.38 33678.82 Mathematics, general
$27,029 $23,700 16 1.38 11243.34 OTHER communications
$32,333 $26,000 15 1.30 16252.78 Biology, general
$36,144 $20,400 13 1.12 29853.90 Journalism
$37,415 $30,500 12 1.04 32122.98 Engineering: Mechanical
$30,303 $27,500 12 1.04 14831.35 Marketing research
$25,745 $19,110 12 1.04 23023.97 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$31,025 $14,560 11 .95 22134.72 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$27,563 $23,000 10 .87 14257.60 Chemistry
$27,760 $30,000 10 .87 5860.92 Architecture/Environmental Design
$25,767 $21,200 10 .87 18508.13 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$40,203 $33,000 10 .87 30452.58 Financial management
$40,542 $22,000 9 .78 39893.99 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$28,914 $24,300 8 .69 14262.76 Engineering: Civil
$33,788 $28,182 8 .69 19772.46 Dramatic arts
$30,483 $29,380 8 .69 12600.17 Agricultural Economics
$36,356 $37,764 8 .69 15338.11 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$25,699 $21,960 7 .61 10522.69 Social Work
$24,242 $24,000 7 .61 7911.55 Plant sciences
$35,833 $33,000 6 .52 9805.04 Business/Managerial economics
$47,990 $27,170 6 .52 46170.33 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$37,240 $30,500 6 .52 18861.88 Pharmacy
$35,924 $18,096 6 .52 31605.47 Health/medical technologies
$26,752 $11,000 5 .43 14679.93 OTHER social sciences
$24,696 $15,600 5 .43 11101.07 Zoology, general
$32,091 $14,976 5 .43 19286.29 Anthropology and archeology
$41,680 $30,000 5 .43 13194.30 OTHER agricultural business and production
$46,932 $28,000 5 .43 25628.61 Animal sciences
$31,890 $19,448 5 .43 15770.17 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$30,145 $29,290 4 .35 13471.59 Microbiology
$19,598 $21,048 4 .35 5773.97 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$44,500 $49,000 4 .35 8411.30 Geology
$53,450 $39,100 4 .35 41619.08 Psychology: Counseling
$29,020 $31,000 4 .35 4887.66 Education: Social science teacher education
$37,487 $20,400 3 .26 19643.94 International relations
$54,833 $32,500 3 .26 25167.22 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$40,627 $22,880 3 .26 15197.77 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$30,049 $19,448 3 .26 7737.95 Operations research
$31,133 $28,400 3 .26 2811.09 Psychology: Social
$18,667 $9,000 3 .26 11614.17 Education: Science teacher education
$35,667 $21,600 3 .26 16877.86 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$24,373 $16,120 3 .26 6042.88 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$21,147 $16,640 3 .26 3829.06 Nutritional sciences
$19,450 $9,350 3 .26 11797.10 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$26,440 $26,440 2 .17 3560.00 Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
$48,000 $48,000 2 .17 12000.00 OTHER computer and information sciences
$48,740 $48,740 2 .17 36260.00 OTHER mathematics
$15,504 $15,504 2 .17 5296.20 Education: Special education
$30,400 $30,400 2 .17 9600.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$36,789 $36,789 2 .17 6788.50 Engineering: Architectural
$24,000 $24,000 2 .17 11000.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$32,240 $32,240 2 .17 1040.00 Criminology
$37,100 $37,100 2 .17 9100.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$25,400 $25,400 2 .17 4600.00 Computer programming
$29,680 $29,680 2 .17 20320.00 Engineering: Industrial
$36,500 $36,500 2 .17 6500.00 Computer science
$37,100 $37,100 2 .17 9100.00 Biochemistry
$82,514 $82,514 2 .17 67486.00 Engineering: Materials, including ceramics and textiles
$24,180 $24,180 2 .17 13260.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$36,760 $36,760 2 .17 23240.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$36,000 $36,000 1 .09 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$30,000 $30,000 1 .09 0.00 Physics
$50,000 $50,000 1 .09 0.00 Cell and molecular biology
$36,400 $36,400 1 .09 0.00 Public administration
$26,000 $26,000 1 .09 0.00 Geography
$18,000 $18,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Naval architecture and marine
$11,357 $11,357 1 .09 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$24,000 $24,000 1 .09 0.00 Linguistics
$15,600 $15,600 1 .09 0.00 Education: Computer teacher education
$24,000 $24,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$80,000 $80,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Computer/systems
$20,000 $20,000 1 .09 0.00 Environmental science studies
$24,000 $24,000 1 .09 0.00 Computer systems analysis
$24,128 $24,128 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Petroleum
$15,236 $15,236 1 .09 0.00 OTHER engineering
$36,000 $36,000 1 .09 0.00 Engineering: Electrical and electronic technologies
$125,000 $125,000 1 .09 0.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$20,800 $20,800 1 .09 0.00 Oceanography
$29,000 $29,000 1 .09 0.00 Audiology and speech pathology
$28,000 $28,000 1 .09 0.00 Health services administration
$12,480 $12,480 1 .09 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$100,000 $100,000 1 .09 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$9,880 $9,880 1 .09 0.00 Computer/information sciences, general
$50,000 $50,000 1 .09 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
$25,480 $25,480 1 .09 0.00 Statistics
$34,200 $34,200 1 .09 0.00 Philosophy of science
$30,000 $30,000 1 .09 0.00 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$52,000 $52,000 1 .09 0.00 Geological sciences, other
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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$40,500 $35,000 24 16.44 22289.14 Business administration and management
$54,393 $48,000 15 10.27 32832.48 Business marketing/marketing management
$44,167 $39,000 9 6.16 16941.07 Financial management
$34,751 $26,000 7 4.79 16995.17 Education: OTHER education
$45,000 $36,000 6 4.11 20066.56 Business, general
$41,270 $34,010 6 4.11 27835.48 Education: Administration
$27,257 $26,450 6 4.11 11004.39 Music, all fields
$31,740 $25,480 4 2.74 20768.31 OTHER business management/administrative services
$31,260 $31,000 4 2.74 14218.68 Education: Special education
$48,205 $35,000 3 2.05 12507.66 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$29,640 $16,120 3 2.05 15925.93 Education: Elementary teacher education
$27,733 $12,000 3 2.05 11690.83 Business/Managerial economics
$25,667 $25,000 3 2.05 471.40 Political science and government
$24,167 $20,000 3 2.05 4249.18 Fine arts, all fields
$65,000 $65,000 2 1.37 35000.00 Anthropology and archeology
$62,500 $62,500 2 1.37 10500.00 Computer science
$48,149 $48,149 2 1.37 25851.20 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$46,250 $46,250 2 1.37 13750.00 Public administration
$45,240 $45,240 2 1.37 32760.00 Psychology: Counseling
$37,160 $37,160 2 1.37 23160.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$35,140 $35,140 2 1.37 14860.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$33,500 $33,500 2 1.37 16500.00 Psychology: General
$30,460 $30,460 2 1.37 19540.00 Journalism
$28,080 $28,080 2 1.37 8320.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$26,500 $26,500 2 1.37 3500.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$25,200 $25,200 2 1.37 10800.00 Education: Physical education/coaching
$24,780 $24,780 2 1.37 10220.00 Communications, general
$24,000 $24,000 2 1.37 0.00 Sociology
$21,000 $21,000 2 1.37 11400.00 OTHER visual and performing arts
$19,600 $19,600 2 1.37 400.00 History, other
$19,240 $19,240 2 1.37 6760.00 OTHER social sciences
$11,626 $11,626 2 1.37 373.60 Education: Secondary teacher education
$80,000 $80,000 1 .68 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$72,000 $72,000 1 .68 0.00 Zoology, general
$50,000 $50,000 1 .68 0.00 Economics
$42,000 $42,000 1 .68 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$40,000 $40,000 1 .68 0.00 Biology, general
$33,600 $33,600 1 .68 0.00 Accounting
$31,980 $31,980 1 .68 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$24,000 $24,000 1 .68 0.00 Operations research
$21,200 $21,200 1 .68 0.00 OTHER engineering
$20,800 $20,800 1 .68 0.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$19,760 $19,760 1 .68 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$16,640 $16,640 1 .68 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$15,000 $15,000 1 .68 0.00 Mathematics, general
$10,400 $10,400 1 .68 0.00 Nutritional 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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$50,000 $50,000 2 18.18 40000.00 Economics
$150,000 $150,000 1 9.09 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$150,000 $150,000 1 9.09 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$62,400 $62,400 1 9.09 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$48,000 $48,000 1 9.09 0.00 Business administration and management
$40,000 $40,000 1 9.09 0.00 Education: Administration
$30,000 $30,000 1 9.09 0.00 Engineering sciences, mechanics, physics
$30,000 $30,000 1 9.09 0.00 Geology
$20,000 $20,000 1 9.09 0.00 Chemistry
$12,480 $12,480 1 9.09 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
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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$50,409 $34,320 6 66.67 48521.66 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$12,800 $12,800 2 22.22 2800.00 Medicine (e.g., dentistry, optometry, osteopathic, podiatry, veterinary)
$10,400 $10,400 1 11.11 0.00 OTHER biological sciences
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu