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Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Teachers

A description of the the work done by "Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Teachers" 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 "Kindergarten and Pre-Kindergarten Teachers" 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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  $27,900      $25,990       218         43.43     12972.20      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $26,757      $24,204        62         12.35     11739.32      Education:  Pre-elementary teacher education
  $28,153      $26,000        24          4.78     13782.49      Education:  OTHER education
  $22,371      $22,290        22          4.38      9293.15      Home Economics
  $24,264      $19,200        15          2.99     10435.51      Sociology
  $27,869      $22,500        13          2.59     11460.40      Psychology:  General
  $33,118      $26,400        11          2.19      9186.77      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $21,344      $19,000        11          2.19      6559.27      Fine arts, all fields
  $27,008      $16,800         9          1.79     13009.32      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $22,676      $21,600         9          1.79      9886.07      Education:  Special education
  $22,765      $19,708         8          1.59      8685.23      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $25,362      $20,800         7          1.39      6944.17      Social Work
  $24,819      $14,976         7          1.39     17221.14      Business administration and management
  $27,892      $27,000         6          1.20     12294.64      History, other
  $19,593      $19,000         6          1.20      2880.06      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $24,082      $23,512         5          1.00      7660.47      Business marketing/marketing management
  $24,880      $18,000         5          1.00      9813.13      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $26,960      $28,380         4           .80      6278.19      OTHER social sciences
  $30,861      $30,072         4           .80     17641.68      Music, all fields
  $29,500      $30,000         4           .80       866.03      OTHER visual and performing arts
  $36,667      $30,000         3           .60      9428.09      Biology, general
  $20,298      $13,000         3           .60      6696.62      Political science and government
  $21,899      $12,696         3           .60      9513.74      Linguistics
  $23,087      $14,560         3           .60      6405.75      Mathematics, general
  $26,459      $10,400         3           .60     19564.06      Communications, general
  $25,500      $25,500         2           .40      4500.00      Physical therapy and other rehabilitation/therapeutic services
  $89,400      $89,400         2           .40     60600.00      Area/Ethnic Studies
  $26,700      $26,700         2           .40      3300.00      Accounting
  $33,330      $33,330         2           .40     15670.40      Anthropology and archeology
  $15,071      $15,071         2           .40      2929.00      OTHER business management/administrative services
  $18,340      $18,340         2           .40      3260.00      Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
  $25,000      $25,000         2           .40      5000.00      OTHER health/medical sciences
  $37,940      $37,940         2           .40     15940.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $26,500      $26,500         2           .40      1500.00      Psychology:  Educational
  $12,598      $12,598         2           .40      2198.00      Audiology and speech pathology
  $26,500      $26,500         2           .40      1500.00      Education:  Educational psychology
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .20         0.00      Geography
   $9,880       $9,880         1           .20         0.00      Plant sciences
  $11,352      $11,352         1           .20         0.00      Education:  Social science teacher education
  $38,851      $38,851         1           .20         0.00      Dramatic arts
  $50,000      $50,000         1           .20         0.00      OTHER biological sciences
  $63,000      $63,000         1           .20         0.00      Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
  $36,000      $36,000         1           .20         0.00      Business, general
  $12,000      $12,000         1           .20         0.00      Nursing (4 years or longer program)
  $26,000      $26,000         1           .20         0.00      Engineering: Mechanical
  $24,900      $24,900         1           .20         0.00      Financial management
  $22,000      $22,000         1           .20         0.00      Public administration
  $18,000      $18,000         1           .20         0.00      Education:  Counselor education/guidance services
  $20,717      $20,717         1           .20          .00      Psychology:  Clinical
  $16,952      $16,952         1           .20         0.00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $26,000      $26,000         1           .20         0.00      OTHER communications
 $150,000     $150,000         1           .20         0.00      Health/medical technologies
  $27,990      $27,990         1           .20         0.00      Journalism














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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  $40,258      $36,278        92         44.44     23160.85      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $31,513      $30,000        38         18.36      8796.17      Education:  Pre-elementary teacher education
  $40,183      $40,300        30         14.49     11221.61      Education:  OTHER education
  $32,414      $35,111        16          7.73     10773.73      Education:  Special education
  $25,100      $15,000         5          2.42     10707.01      Home Economics
  $32,582      $30,732         3          1.45      2292.87      Education:  Secondary teacher education
  $43,031      $43,031         2           .97        47.00      Education:  Administration
  $32,638      $32,638         2           .97     10361.60      OTHER psychology
  $29,946      $29,946         2           .97      1053.68      Psychology:  Counseling
  $27,750      $27,750         2           .97      4250.00      OTHER foreign languages and literature
  $24,760      $24,760         2           .97     14760.00      Audiology and speech pathology
  $19,040      $19,040         2           .97      3960.00      Psychology:  Social
  $40,000      $40,000         1           .48         0.00      Education:  Science teacher education
  $35,500      $35,500         1           .48         0.00      OTHER agricultural business and production
  $34,000      $34,000         1           .48         0.00      OTHER communications
  $32,000      $32,000         1           .48         0.00      Liberal Arts/General Studies
  $31,000      $31,000         1           .48         0.00      OTHER computer and information sciences
  $30,000      $30,000         1           .48         0.00      Fine arts, all fields
  $20,800      $20,800         1           .48         0.00      Education:  Physical education/coaching
  $15,629      $15,629         1           .48          .00      OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
  $14,000      $14,000         1           .48         0.00      English Language and Literature/Letters
  $13,500      $13,500         1           .48         0.00      Business administration and management
   $9,360       $9,360         1           .48         0.00      Sociology














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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  $37,700      $37,700         2         66.67      1300.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education
  $30,000      $30,000         1         33.33         0.00      Home Economics














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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  $43,700      $43,700         1         50.00         0.00      Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
  $27,600      $27,600         1         50.00         0.00      Education:  Elementary teacher education

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