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Sociologists
A description of the the work done by "Sociologists" 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 "Sociologists" 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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$32,976 $28,000 5 27.78 9965.88 Sociology
$28,861 $24,682 3 16.67 3076.63 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$40,489 $38,000 3 16.67 2049.63 Chemistry
$41,600 $28,000 3 16.67 11444.94 Social Work
$37,500 $37,500 2 11.11 10500.00 History, other
$52,000 $52,000 1 5.56 0.00 Journalism
$32,112 $32,112 1 5.56 0.00 Education: Elementary teacher education
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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$41,586 $41,000 4 26.67 14767.56 Sociology
$49,434 $42,252 3 20.00 5328.32 Social Work
$51,852 $51,852 1 6.67 0.00 Chemistry
$50,400 $50,400 1 6.67 0.00 Psychology: General
$42,000 $42,000 1 6.67 0.00 Public policy studies
$37,400 $37,400 1 6.67 0.00 Architecture/Environmental Design
$37,000 $37,000 1 6.67 0.00 Psychology: Clinical
$31,200 $31,200 1 6.67 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$26,500 $26,500 1 6.67 0.00 Psychology: Industrial/Organizational
$24,000 $24,000 1 6.67 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
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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$63,000 $63,000 1 33.33 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
$54,308 $54,308 1 33.33 0.00 Social Work
$43,900 $43,900 1 33.33 0.00 Education: OTHER education
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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$41,000 $41,000 1 100.00 0.00 Sociology
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu