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Secondary School Social Sciences Teacher
A description of the the work done by "Secondary School Social Sciences Teacher" 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 Social Sciences Teacher" 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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$34,076 $31,000 73 26.16 17024.93 History, other
$30,042 $28,900 40 14.34 7796.58 Education: Secondary teacher education
$32,938 $29,500 34 12.19 11347.09 Education: Social science teacher education
$28,459 $29,500 22 7.89 6052.94 OTHER social sciences
$32,724 $30,288 19 6.81 8389.45 Political science and government
$35,427 $34,768 14 5.02 8957.12 Education: Physical education/coaching
$34,436 $31,990 12 4.30 11964.86 Education: OTHER education
$32,510 $27,048 9 3.23 10074.72 Sociology
$31,272 $25,994 9 3.23 11054.89 Home Economics
$26,718 $25,379 8 2.87 8892.53 Education: Elementary teacher education
$35,032 $33,424 6 2.15 6799.85 Psychology: General
$21,084 $21,600 6 2.15 6076.04 English Language and Literature/Letters
$42,582 $31,500 4 1.43 20495.27 OTHER foreign languages and literature
$27,625 $27,000 4 1.43 4865.70 Geography
$29,500 $25,000 3 1.08 5016.64 Economics
$37,000 $37,000 2 .72 5000.00 History of science
$30,500 $30,500 2 .72 9500.00 Area/Ethnic Studies
$32,550 $32,550 2 .72 1050.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$47,000 $47,000 2 .72 5000.00 Education: Science teacher education
$20,000 $20,000 1 .36 0.00 Physics
$17,000 $17,000 1 .36 0.00 Social Work
$30,000 $30,000 1 .36 0.00 Anthropology and archeology
$22,800 $22,800 1 .36 0.00 Philosophy of science
$30,000 $30,000 1 .36 0.00 Linguistics
$21,600 $21,600 1 .36 0.00 Criminal Justice/Protective Services
$36,000 $36,000 1 .36 0.00 Business administration and management
$29,000 $29,000 1 .36 0.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
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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$40,305 $36,000 53 16.61 18134.80 Education: Secondary teacher education
$37,152 $36,449 43 13.48 9816.53 Education: OTHER education
$42,212 $40,000 38 11.91 11254.13 Education: Administration
$40,905 $36,500 37 11.60 12834.68 History, other
$43,061 $41,500 32 10.03 13015.88 Education: Social science teacher education
$40,626 $41,312 12 3.76 11895.77 OTHER social sciences
$34,003 $36,802 12 3.76 7531.42 Education: Counselor education/guidance services
$43,020 $40,820 11 3.45 11221.34 Political science and government
$38,711 $36,000 9 2.82 6911.03 Education: Physical education/coaching
$45,133 $39,000 7 2.19 9598.23 Education: Elementary teacher education
$45,684 $46,000 6 1.88 10334.10 English Language and Literature/Letters
$39,306 $40,072 6 1.88 7445.59 Education: Special education
$35,467 $37,000 6 1.88 9843.22 Home Economics
$51,631 $47,900 5 1.57 10468.65 Area/Ethnic Studies
$36,450 $36,500 4 1.25 4539.55 Economics
$35,312 $33,500 4 1.25 8040.16 Psychology: Counseling
$32,150 $28,800 4 1.25 10819.77 OTHER philosophy, religion, theology
$46,667 $44,000 3 .94 2494.44 International relations
$37,667 $21,400 3 .94 11503.43 Psychology: Educational
$37,667 $21,400 3 .94 11503.43 Education: Educational psychology
$56,400 $56,400 2 .63 27600.00 Liberal Arts/General Studies
$49,020 $49,020 2 .63 9420.00 Education: Science teacher education
$44,400 $44,400 2 .63 2400.00 Fine arts, all fields
$43,500 $43,500 2 .63 13500.00 Business administration and management
$33,194 $33,194 2 .63 3193.50 Sociology
$62,600 $62,600 1 .31 0.00 Biology, general
$52,923 $52,923 1 .31 0.00 OTHER business management/administrative services
$52,000 $52,000 1 .31 0.00 Earth sciences
$50,000 $50,000 1 .31 0.00 Journalism
$49,924 $49,924 1 .31 0.00 Communications, general
$42,000 $42,000 1 .31 0.00 OTHER psychology
$40,000 $40,000 1 .31 0.00 OTHER physical sciences
$39,000 $39,000 1 .31 0.00 Psychology: Social
$36,000 $36,000 1 .31 0.00 History of science
$34,000 $34,000 1 .31 0.00 Library Science
$32,000 $32,000 1 .31 0.00 Financial management
$25,000 $25,000 1 .31 0.00 Criminology
$18,013 $18,013 1 .31 0.00 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
$18,000 $18,000 1 .31 0.00 Dramatic arts
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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$44,500 $35,000 3 30.00 6745.37 Education: OTHER education
$43,500 $43,500 2 20.00 1500.00 History, other
$39,150 $39,150 2 20.00 9150.00 Education: Administration
$67,000 $67,000 1 10.00 0.00 Linguistics
$52,000 $52,000 1 10.00 0.00 Education: Social science teacher education
$47,533 $47,533 1 10.00 0.00 Political science and government
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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$32,172 $29,515 6 66.67 15873.64 Law/Prelaw/Legal Studies
$60,217 $55,650 3 33.33 3820.19 Education: Administration
Prepared by Prof. Ken Chapman: vcecn00a@csun.edu