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Secondary School Math Teachers
A description of the the work done by "Secondary School Math 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 "Secondary School Math 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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$30,894 $30,000 109 16.59 8835.09 Mathematics, general
$31,946 $30,000 76 11.57 8393.64 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$30,501 $29,500 75 11.42 9097.86 Biology, general
$30,593 $29,715 53 8.07 9479.15 Education: Elementary teacher education
$30,585 $27,500 44 6.70 11232.93 Education: Physical education/coaching
$28,578 $26,400 39 5.94 8592.52 Education: Science teacher education
$30,145 $26,773 35 5.33 12543.22 Education: Secondary teacher education
$36,218 $31,000 26 3.96 21752.74 Education: OTHER education
$30,676 $30,000 18 2.74 7640.79 Chemistry
$42,630 $29,000 11 1.67 35211.95 Business, general
$34,813 $26,950 8 1.22 14070.75 English Language and Literature/Letters
$41,163 $34,750 8 1.22 15425.90 Business administration and management
$34,978 $33,942 8 1.22 8665.97 History, other
$44,872 $32,900 8 1.22 40658.57 Physics
$29,579 $27,000 7 1.07 6714.45 Geology
$34,025 $33,350 6 .91 6600.74 Zoology, general
$32,598 $31,602 6 .91 5808.04 Psychology: General
$27,367 $26,400 6 .91 8328.60 Music, all fields
$41,726 $40,700 6 .91 11992.23 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$31,765 $33,000 6 .91 4562.94 Mathematics: Applied
$36,754 $27,600 5 .76 12380.80 Accounting
$36,556 $28,800 5 .76 9160.42 Education: Social science teacher education
$45,943 $30,000 5 .76 22500.11 Biochemistry and biophysics
$45,943 $30,000 5 .76 22500.11 Biochemistry
$32,943 $34,686 4 .61 12388.03 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$44,925 $45,850 4 .61 4946.40 OTHER physical sciences
$25,646 $24,000 4 .61 4147.89 Home Economics
$64,750 $41,500 4 .61 49635.55 Fine arts, all fields
$38,365 $39,130 4 .61 4034.06 Sociology
$23,150 $24,000 4 .61 4813.26 Financial management
$30,592 $19,500 3 .46 8790.63 Political science and government
$39,167 $34,000 3 .46 5038.74 OTHER biological sciences
$31,000 $31,000 2 .30 5000.00 Engineering: Industrial
$24,700 $24,700 2 .30 4800.00 Plant sciences
$27,000 $27,000 2 .30 3000.00 OTHER mathematics
$24,795 $24,795 2 .30 705.00 Botany
$32,400 $32,400 2 .30 3600.00 Ecology
$49,900 $49,900 2 .30 22900.00 Mechanical engineering-related technologies
$28,500 $28,500 2 .30 500.00 Microbiology
$26,150 $26,150 2 .30 11850.00 Earth sciences
$33,437 $33,437 2 .30 5063.50 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$26,650 $26,650 2 .30 7150.00 Engineering: Electrical, electronics, communications
$28,814 $28,814 2 .30 2386.50 Geological sciences, other
$22,000 $22,000 2 .30 4000.00 OTHER social sciences
$36,690 $36,690 2 .30 11070.00 Business marketing/marketing management
$37,000 $37,000 2 .30 15000.00 Communications, general
$23,363 $23,363 2 .30 3037.50 Computer/information sciences, general
$33,500 $33,500 2 .30 4500.00 Computer programming
$38,500 $38,500 1 .15 0.00 Oceanography
$18,000 $18,000 1 .15 0.00 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$21,000 $21,000 1 .15 0.00 Agricultural Economics
$32,400 $32,400 1 .15 0.00 Economics
$46,000 $46,000 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Agricultural
$20,160 $20,160 1 .15 0.00 Education: Pre-elementary teacher education
$50,000 $50,000 1 .15 0.00 Animal sciences
$14,000 $14,000 1 .15 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$34,957 $34,957 1 .15 0.00 Business/Managerial economics
$26,000 $26,000 1 .15 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$22,000 $22,000 1 .15 0.00 Journalism
$22,000 $22,000 1 .15 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$35,000 $35,000 1 .15 0.00 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$45,000 $45,000 1 .15 0.00 Education: Educational psychology
$45,000 $45,000 1 .15 0.00 Psychology: Educational
$28,000 $28,000 1 .15 0.00 OTHER health/medical sciences
$30,000 $30,000 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Aerospace, aeronautical, astronautical
$24,000 $24,000 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Chemical
$24,264 $24,264 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Civil
$30,469 $30,469 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$46,182 $46,182 1 .15 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$32,268 $32,268 1 .15 0.00 Health/medical technologies
$31,200 $31,200 1 .15 0.00 Medical preparatory programs (e.g., pre-dentistry, pre-medical, pre-veterinary)
$26,300 $26,300 1 .15 0.00 Nursing (4 years or longer program)
$33,600 $33,600 1 .15 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
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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$42,186 $40,000 110 13.92 16402.10 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$36,369 $36,055 90 11.39 9739.99 Education: Secondary teacher education
$40,083 $38,794 85 10.76 15705.25 Education: OTHER education
$40,229 $38,700 78 9.87 10180.70 Education: Administration
$39,679 $38,500 68 8.61 17021.41 Mathematics, general
$37,878 $33,000 67 8.48 11702.25 Education: Science teacher education
$40,332 $38,000 56 7.09 18052.70 Biology, general
$39,369 $39,378 31 3.92 8641.92 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$37,368 $34,800 21 2.66 13228.16 Education: Elementary teacher education
$40,022 $40,400 14 1.77 7351.31 Education: Computer teacher education
$36,163 $37,000 12 1.52 9703.45 Chemistry
$34,164 $29,885 12 1.52 11198.03 Education: Physical education/coaching
$32,682 $30,000 11 1.39 11247.11 Business administration and management
$38,200 $41,500 8 1.01 10725.79 Psychology: Counseling
$44,933 $43,700 6 .76 13193.26 Environmental science studies
$42,680 $38,000 5 .63 8902.67 English Language and Literature/Letters
$42,598 $36,000 5 .63 16471.20 Computer science
$40,700 $36,000 5 .63 9631.20 Psychology: Educational
$40,700 $36,000 5 .63 9631.20 Education: Educational psychology
$53,850 $53,000 4 .51 3907.36 OTHER social sciences
$50,500 $51,000 4 .51 7123.90 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$45,831 $45,000 4 .51 16897.09 Education: Special education
$42,175 $42,000 4 .51 831.79 Earth sciences
$38,580 $39,660 4 .51 6599.18 Computer/information sciences, general
$38,538 $38,325 4 .51 9968.91 OTHER biological sciences
$34,250 $34,000 4 .51 6647.37 Zoology, general
$29,400 $30,600 4 .51 3624.91 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$58,067 $43,200 3 .38 10708.67 OTHER health/medical sciences
$43,833 $30,000 3 .38 16484.00 Fine arts, all fields
$42,667 $35,000 3 .38 10842.30 OTHER psychology
$41,742 $38,000 3 .38 2955.24 Ecology
$40,257 $34,793 3 .38 3867.46 Mathematics: Applied
$34,360 $25,511 3 .38 9173.19 Music, all fields
$33,667 $26,000 3 .38 8178.56 Business, general
$32,085 $26,000 3 .38 4304.25 OTHER mathematics
$31,667 $24,000 3 .38 8806.56 OTHER physical sciences
$31,453 $25,250 3 .38 8172.71 Home Economics
$51,500 $51,500 2 .25 3500.00 OTHER engineering-related technologies
$49,038 $49,038 2 .25 15037.50 Biochemistry
$49,038 $49,038 2 .25 15037.50 Biochemistry and biophysics
$42,175 $42,175 2 .25 3825.00 Psychology: General
$40,900 $40,900 2 .25 2100.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$40,200 $40,200 2 .25 19800.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$32,500 $32,500 2 .25 6500.00 Botany
$31,500 $31,500 2 .25 8500.00 Geology
$31,500 $31,500 2 .25 6500.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$28,500 $28,500 2 .25 1500.00 Statistics
$51,000 $51,000 1 .13 0.00 Geography
$50,000 $50,000 1 .13 0.00 Physics
$45,000 $45,000 1 .13 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$42,000 $42,000 1 .13 0.00 Nutritional sciences
$41,600 $41,600 1 .13 0.00 Public health (including environmental health and epidemiology)
$40,000 $40,000 1 .13 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$39,000 $39,000 1 .13 0.00 Economics
$38,400 $38,400 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Environmental
$38,000 $38,000 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$36,000 $36,000 1 .13 0.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$33,000 $33,000 1 .13 0.00 Philosophy of science
$31,558 $31,558 1 .13 0.00 Engineering: Mechanical
$30,000 $30,000 1 .13 0.00 Financial management
$30,000 $30,000 1 .13 0.00 History, other
$28,464 $28,464 1 .13 0.00 Communications, general
$28,000 $28,000 1 .13 0.00 Forestry sciences (Except management)
$28,000 $28,000 1 .13 0.00 OTHER computer and information sciences
$26,400 $26,400 1 .13 0.00 OTHER agricultural sciences
$25,000 $25,000 1 .13 0.00 Geological sciences, other
$24,000 $24,000 1 .13 0.00 Microbiology
$23,500 $23,500 1 .13 0.00 Psychology: Experimental
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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$40,688 $43,000 4 16.00 12213.43 Education: Science teacher education
$41,835 $17,904 3 12.00 16934.14 Education: Administration
$37,000 $35,000 3 12.00 2160.25 Education: OTHER education
$57,750 $57,750 2 8.00 12250.00 Mathematics, general
$43,409 $43,409 2 8.00 1590.90 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$52,250 $52,250 1 4.00 0.00 Chemistry
$46,800 $46,800 1 4.00 0.00 Atmospheric sciences and meteorology
$44,400 $44,400 1 4.00 0.00 Biology, general
$42,000 $42,000 1 4.00 0.00 English Language and Literature/Letters
$40,000 $40,000 1 4.00 0.00 Physiology, human and animal
$38,009 $38,009 1 4.00 .00 OTHER biological sciences
$37,312 $37,312 1 4.00 0.00 Engineering: Nuclear
$35,000 $35,000 1 4.00 0.00 Botany
$28,600 $28,600 1 4.00 0.00 Zoology, general
$26,000 $26,000 1 4.00 0.00 Food sciences and technology
$25,860 $25,860 1 4.00 0.00 Biochemistry and biophysics
$25,860 $25,860 1 4.00 0.00 Biochemistry
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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$31,800 $31,800 2 33.33 10200.00 Education: Secondary teacher education
$55,000 $55,000 1 16.67 0.00 Engineering: Industrial production technologies
$37,200 $37,200 1 16.67 0.00 Education: Administration
$37,000 $37,000 1 16.67 0.00 Education: Mathematics teacher education
$33,000 $33,000 1 16.67 0.00 Education: Science teacher education
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu