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Economists
A description of the the work done by "Economists" 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 "Economists" 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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$51,707 $41,600 19 36.54 28740.61 Economics
$54,642 $62,000 4 7.69 15249.71 Business administration and management
$51,222 $27,365 3 5.77 21512.52 Business/Managerial economics
$35,930 $21,290 3 5.77 14394.67 English Language and Literature/Letters
$44,072 $44,072 2 3.85 3928.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$50,000 $50,000 2 3.85 2000.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$46,193 $46,193 2 3.85 6192.50 Political science and government
$21,800 $21,800 2 3.85 8800.00 Mathematics, general
$45,670 $45,670 1 1.92 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$28,080 $28,080 1 1.92 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$42,000 $42,000 1 1.92 0.00 International relations
$30,984 $30,984 1 1.92 0.00 Psychology: General
$36,000 $36,000 1 1.92 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$63,544 $63,544 1 1.92 0.00 Statistics
$50,000 $50,000 1 1.92 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$63,000 $63,000 1 1.92 0.00 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$18,000 $18,000 1 1.92 0.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$37,960 $37,960 1 1.92 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$32,000 $32,000 1 1.92 0.00 Information services and systems
$52,000 $52,000 1 1.92 0.00 Computer science
$50,000 $50,000 1 1.92 0.00 Communications, general
$31,500 $31,500 1 1.92 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$60,000 $60,000 1 1.92 0.00 Biology, 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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$65,338 $56,000 53 48.18 30760.22 Economics
$62,252 $59,750 10 9.09 19755.45 International relations
$55,804 $52,625 10 9.09 19187.99 Business administration and management
$52,086 $43,000 7 6.36 17653.44 Agricultural Economics
$68,600 $66,000 5 4.55 28224.81 Financial management
$52,742 $50,484 4 3.64 10967.25 Business/Managerial economics
$53,733 $39,000 3 2.73 11477.90 Business, general
$54,500 $54,500 2 1.82 27500.00 Political science and government
$44,928 $44,928 2 1.82 11672.50 Public policy studies
$44,500 $44,500 2 1.82 15500.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$82,000 $82,000 1 .91 0.00 Public administration
$80,000 $80,000 1 .91 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$60,000 $60,000 1 .91 0.00 History, other
$52,385 $52,385 1 .91 0.00 OTHER conservation/renewable natural resources
$50,000 $50,000 1 .91 0.00 Psychology: General
$42,640 $42,640 1 .91 0.00 Geography
$40,000 $40,000 1 .91 0.00 OTHER public affairs
$39,000 $39,000 1 .91 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$39,000 $39,000 1 .91 0.00 Computer/information sciences, general
$38,000 $38,000 1 .91 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$33,280 $33,280 1 .91 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$32,500 $32,500 1 .91 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
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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$86,227 $81,870 48 76.19 32877.65 Economics
$68,223 $67,564 10 15.87 14923.97 Agricultural Economics
$103,048 $103,048 2 3.17 15952.00 Business/Managerial economics
$150,000 $150,000 1 1.59 0.00 Financial management
$85,000 $85,000 1 1.59 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$53,000 $53,000 1 1.59 0.00 Geography
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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$47,375 $44,750 4 100.00 0.00 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu