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•Major by Occupational Position | Industry

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TaBle OF cOnTenTSabout the Survey ............................................................................................................................. 3

executive Summary .......................................................................................................................... 4

Top-Paying Industries ........................................................................................................................ 7

Top-Hiring Industries ......................................................................................................................... 8

Starting Salary by academic Major | Bachelor’s Degrees ..................................................................... 9 Salary ranges | Business Majors ........................................................................................... 9 Salary ranges | engineering Majors .................................................................................... 11 Salary ranges | Humanities Majors ..................................................................................... 12 Salary ranges | Social Sciences Majors ............................................................................... 13 Salary ranges | Math & Science Majors .............................................................................. 13

Top Industries for Individual Majors .................................................................................................. 14

Top Majors Within Individual Industries ............................................................................................. 25 Top Industries | Top Majors ................................................................................................. 29

Major by Occupational Position | Industry ........................................................................................ 35

Occupational Position by Major | Industry ........................................................................................ 46 Top-Paying Positions ............................................................................................................ 49

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THe neW Salary Survey Since 1960, when the first issue of Salary Survey was published, NACE has been providing information about salaries for new college graduates. Compiled from data provided by participating colleges and universities that collected the information from their graduates, the report featured starting salary offers.

The Spring 2012 Salary Survey issue marks the second report using NACE’s new data collection method. This new and improved report contains employer-based data gathered from government and other sources, and the data are actual starting salaries, not offers. Because the data come from a statistically valid sample of employers rather than from voluntary reports by students, the new report is more representative of the college population as a whole; the old report was heavily weighted toward engineering, accounting, and other disciplines that traditionally receive job offers prior to graduation. The new report contains more data, and the data are more robust, allowing for additional analysis.

The change in methodology and the shift from salary offer data to actual salary data necessitate two additional changes: First, in the past, the Winter report had been the first report for the new year’s class. This year, the Winter 2012 report provided final salary data for the Class of 2011, and this is-sue, the Spring 2012 report, marks the first report for the Class of 2012. Second: Due to the seasonal-ity of the data, the median salary values are being compared from this year to last year, as opposed to the average salaries.

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STarTInG Salary By acaDeMIc MaJOr ...................PG. 9

In this section, you will find the median starting salary according to the major field of study, with no regard to the type of position or type of employer reporting the salary. refer to this section when you want to know the starting salary for a graduate holding a degree in a specific discipline, such as accounting or computer science.

TOP InDuSTrIeS | InDIvIDual MaJOrS....................PG. 14This section shows data first by the major field of study, then by the type of employer (industry) reporting the salaries. employer types are listed in descending order by number of reported new graduate entrants. See this section when you want the average starting salary reported by a specific type of employer to a graduate earning a degree in a specific major. This section may also be particularly helpful in examining the employer types that hire the most new graduates of a particular major. (example: average salary that manufacturing firms are reporting for electrical engineering graduates. also, the other industries that are hiring the most electrical engineering graduates and their corresponding average salaries.)

TOP MaJOrS | InDIvIDual InDuSTrIeS .....................PG. 25This section contains the same basic information as “Top Industries/Individual Majors,” but in a different order. you will see data by a specific type of employer (industry), then according to the average salary by major field of study. Majors are listed in descending order by number of reported new grad entrants. use this section to find the average starting salary reported by a specific type of employer to a graduate in a specific major and to identify which majors were most hired into a specific industry. (example: Majors hired by construction firms, and their corresponding average starting salaries.)

MaJOr By OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn | InDuSTry .... PG. 35This section shows data first by the major field of study, then according to the employers (industries) that report-ed specific occupational positions and their corresponding average salaries. Industries and occupational posi-tions are both listed in alphabetical order. use this section when you need information about the average salary for a graduate with a specific major for a specific occupational position. (example: average starting salary for an economics graduate hired in the banking industry performing as a financial manager.)

OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn By MaJOr | InDuSTry ....PG. 46This section contains the same information as “Major by Occupational Position/Industry,” but with the data rearranged. It first shows data by occupational position, then by the employers (industries) that hired specific majors. Industries and majors are both listed in alphabetical order. See this section when you need to know the average starting salary for a specific occupational position held by a graduate with a certain major. (example: average starting salary for an elementary or middle school teacher, who majored in mathematics.)

aBOuT THe SurveyData contained in the nace Salary Survey are produced through a compilation of data derived from the Bureau of labor Statistics, the census Bureau, and a master data set developed by Job Search Intelligence. Data for the Spring 2012 Salary Survey report were retrieved in February 2012, and were compiled using a proprietary meth-odology created by Job Search Intelligence. (Please note: Some fields include an asterisk, indicating that data are not currently available in those instances. However, data will be available in future reports.)

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$75,000

$70,000

$65,000

$60,000

$55,000

$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000Business Communications Computer Science Education Engineering Health Sci. Humanities & Social Sci. Math & Science

$47,748

$58,142

$38,612

$68,461

$50,806

$32,160

$40,022

$46,917

$56,383$58,581

$43,477

$70,211

$48,923

$37,423

$43,232

$32,233

$49,815

$37,687$34,789

$40,939$41,939

$29,102

$49,599

$34,298

eXecuTIve SuMMaryThe first report on starting salaries the college class of 2012 kicks off with an increase in the average starting sal-ary for bachelor’s degree students.

Overall, the average starting salary for a class of 2012 graduate is $44,442—a 6.6 percent increase over the average salary reported for the class of 2011 in the Winter 2012 Salary Survey report. However, much of that leap can be attributed to seasonal factors. a truer comparison can be made between median salaries for the class of 2012 and 2011: as illustrated in Figure 1, the overall median salary for class of 2012 grads is up 4.5 percent over the median posted for the class of 2011. (note: as salaries in this report have only been nominally adjusted for seasonality, this report uses median salaries—not average salaries—for comparison purposes.)

Broad category 2012 Median Salary 2011 Median Salary Percent change

Business $47,748 $47,282 1.0%

communications $40,022 $38,549 3.8%

computer Science $56,383 $55,087 2.4%

education $37,423 $35,828 4.5%

engineering $58,581 $58,802 -0.4%

Health Sciences $43,477 $43,802 -0.7%

Humanities & Social Sciences $34,789 $34,630 0.5%

Math & Sciences $40,939 $39,928 2.5%

Overall $42,569 $40,735 4.5%

FIGure 1 | medIAn sALARIes by dIscIPLIne

BuSIneSSThe overall median salary for business majors as a group is up 1 percent to $47,748. While this appears to be a small increase, many of the individual majors report more substantial gains.

For accounting majors, the median salary is up 2.8 percent to $47,800. Top employers for accounting grads include professional, scientific, and technical services (including accounting) firms, but wholesale employers offered top pay—$51,500 on average.

Business administration/management majors also saw an increase in their starting salaries. Their median salary rose 2.9 percent to $49,200. employers in the finance and insurance industries reported the largest number of new grad entrants, with an average start-ing salary of $51,300. Highest pay, however, went to business administration grads who landed jobs in the finance and insurance industry; employers in this industry provided these grads with an average salary of $63,900.

among the business disciplines, economics graduates earn the highest starting salaries. Their median starting salary currently stands at $54,800, up 5.6 percent over last year’s median of $51,900. They found the largest number of opportunities with finance and insurance employers; their highest starting salary—$57,000—also came from these employers. Moreover, economics grads who landed jobs as financial managers in the finance/insurance industry saw their average salary top out at $64,000.

Starting salaries to finance majors start the year 2.3 percent higher than last year: their current median sal-ary is $49,700. although their overall starting salary is lower than that of economics graduates, those who took jobs as financial managers outpaced their counter-parts, earning an average starting salary of $66,000.

There is also positive news for marketing majors: Their median salary is $49,600, up 3.8 percent. Those who found jobs in the information industry did substantially better, earning an average starting salary of $59,600.


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$70,000

$65,000

$60,000

$55,000

$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000Business Communications Computer Science Education Engineering Health Sci. Humanities & Social Sci. Math & Science

$47,748

$58,142

$38,612

$68,461

$50,806

$32,160

$40,022

$46,917

$56,383$58,581

$43,477

$70,211

$48,923

$37,423

$43,232

$32,233

$49,815

$37,687$34,789

$40,939$41,939

$29,102

$49,599

$34,298

FIGure 2 | Salary ranGeS | by dIscIPLIne

cOMMunIcaTIOnSStudents graduating in the communications fields also saw their overall starting salary bump up. as a group, their median starting salary rose 3.8 percent and now stands at $40,022. In this group, all majors—advertis-ing, communications, and journalism—saw their start-ing salaries increase between 2 and 3 percent—but many landed positions with more impressive starting salaries. For example, advertising majors who took management jobs in the management sector received an average starting salary of $59,400.

cOMPuTer ScIenceSGraduates within the computer sciences fields have starting salaries that are 2.4 percent higher this year; their overall median starting salary rose from $55,087 to $56,383. employers in the information sector reported the highest number of new graduate entrants, with an impressive starting salary to boot—$64,400.

eDucaTIOnOf all the disciplines, those in the education fields saw the highest increase to their median starting salary, which rose 4.5 percent from $35,828 to $37,423. Within this group, starting salaries are highest for spe-cial education majors; their median salary now stands at $42,200, up 2.2 percent over last year.

enGIneerInGThe overall median salary for graduates in the engi-neering disciplines has changed little over last year.

The current median salary is $58,581, down less than 1 percent from last year’s median salary of $58,802.

computer engineering grads are the highest paid of the engineering disciplines, with a median salary of $67,800, a 0.6 percent increase over their class of 2011 counterparts’ median salary.

right behind computer engineering graduates are aerospace engineering grads, who saw a 1.9 per-cent increase, bringing their median starting salary to $64,200. The median salary for civil engineering graduates had similar movement, rising 1.7 percent to $55,300.

Bioengineering and chemical engineering students post-ed identical increases (1 percent); their median starting salaries are $41,800 and $63,000, respectively.

electrical engineering graduates saw the largest increase of the engineering disciplines—a 2.7 per-cent increase, bringing their median starting salary to $57,300.

The median starting salary to students majoring in me-chanical engineering rose 1.6 percent and now stands at $58,600.

HealTH ScIenceSSalaries for health sciences graduates show little movement. Their overall median salary is down less than 1 percent from $43,802 to $43,477.


For nursing majors, the change is similar; their median starting salary rose just 0.6 percent from $48,100 to $48,400. For general health and related sciences majors, the median starting salary rose 1.7 percent to $36,400.

HuManITIeS anD SOcIal ScIenceSFor graduates in the humanities and social sciences fields, starting salaries have remained relatively stable. The overall median salary to the group is up 0.5 percent from $34,630 to $34,789.

all of the individual majors in this group posted in-creases to their median starting salaries, but visual and performing arts majors saw the biggest increase in this category. Their median starting salary rose 2.1 percent to $34,800. However, within this group, politi-cal science majors posted the highest median salary, $38,400, a 1.3 percent increase over last year.

Overall, the education services industry was the biggest employer of humanities and social sciences grads (with an average starting salary of $37,800)— providing the largest number of opportunities for english, foreign language, history, liberal arts, political science, and psychology majors.

criminal justice majors were most likely to be hired by government employers, and social work and sociology majors had the most new graduate entrants to the health-care and social assistance industries. retail trade was the single-biggest industry for visual and performing arts majors, with an average salary of just $26,000.

By industry, top pay for humanities and social sciences majors, however, came from management companies, which provided them with an average starting salary of $43,500.

among the humanities/social sciences, top pay by position was reported for political science graduates for financial manager positions within the professional, scientific and technical services industry—an average of $61,900. next in line were visual and performing arts graduates hired by retailers for marketing or sales manager positions; their average salary is $56,500.

MaTH anD ScIenceSThe overall median salary for graduates earning math and sciences degrees has increased modestly by 2.5 percent to $40,939. Within the individual fields, construction science/management graduates saw a 1.9 percent increase to their median salary, bringing it to $54,700. all of their top-employing industries, construction firms, professional, scientific and technical services employers, and government employers report-ed average salaries that topped $55,000.

While mathematics majors saw a 1.5 percent increase to their median starting salary, now standing at $47,000, they also had three of their top-employing industries pay-ing average starting salaries of more than $50,000.

Overall, the first look at salaries for the class of 2012 is promising. The Fall 2012 Salary Survey, to be published in September, will provide the next look at salaries for these graduates.

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The chart below shows the top five industries that paid the highest starting salaries to 2012 bachelor’s degree graduates, regardless of major. The number of new graduate entrants reported by each particular industry is also listed here.

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$54,392$53,006

$51,874 $51,110

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120,000 71,000 120,000 42,000 124,000

Utilities: The utilities sector comprises establishments engaged in the provision of the following utility services—electric power, natural gas, steam supply, water supply, and sewage removal.

Information: The information sector comprises establishments engaged in the following processes: 1) producing and distributing information and cultural products, 2) providing the means to transmit or distribute these products, as well as data or communications, and 3) processing data. (example: software publishers)

manufacturing: The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products.

management of companies and enterprises: This sector comprises 1) establishments that hold the securities of companies and enterprises for the purpose of owning a controlling interest or influencing management decisions, or 2) establishments that administer, oversee, and manage establishments of the company or enterprise.

Finance & Insurance: This sector includes establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions and/or in facilitating financial transactions.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007. www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/

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This chart shows the top five industries that reported the highest number of new graduate entrants for 2012 bachelor’s degree graduates, regardless of major. The average starting salary reported by each particular industry is also listed here.

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educational services: This sector comprises establishments that provide instruction and training in a wide variety of subjects. The instruction and training is provided by establishments such as schools, colleges, universities, and training centers.

Healthcare & social Assistance: The Healthcare & Social assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities.

Professional, scientific, & technical services: This sector comprises establishments that specialize in performing professional, scientific, and technical activities for others. These activities require a high degree of expertise and training. (examples – accounting, bookkeeping, payroll services, architectural, engineering, and computer services.)

Finance & Insurance: This sector includes establishments primarily engaged in financial transactions and/or in facilitating financial transactions.

manufacturing: The manufacturing sector comprises establishments engaged in the mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation of materials, substances, or components into new products.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), 2007. www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/

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STarTInG Salary By acaDeMIc MaJOr | bAcHeLOR’s degRees

$70,000

$65,000

$60,000

$55,000

$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000Accounting Business Administration Economics Finance Hospitality Services Mgmt. International Business Marketing

$47,800

$55,400

$39,000 $39,600

$61,100

$49,200

$31,200

$54,800

$66,300

$43,900

$59,900

$40,100

$49,700$49,600

$38,400

$63,100

$40,100

$25,400$26,600

$35,700

$31,700

Salary ranGeS | bUsIness mAJORs

academic Major Median Starting Salary Percent change in Starting Salaries

25th Percentile

50th Percentile

75th Percentile2012 2011

AgRIcULtURe and nAtURAL ResOURces mAJORs

agricultural Business and Management

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animal Sciences * * * * * *

conservation/renewable natural resources

* * * * * *

Plant Sciences * * * * * *

Other agricultural Sciences * * * * * *

bUsIness mAJORs

accounting $47,800 $46,500 2.8% $39,000 $47,800 $55,400

actuarial Science * * * * * *

Business administration/Management $49,200 $47,800 2.9% $39,600 $49,200 $61,100

Business Systems networking/Telecommunications

* * * * * *

economics (Business/Managerial) $54,800 $51,900 5.6% $43,900 $54,800 $66,300

Finance $49,700 $48,600 2.3% $40,100 $49,700 $59,900

Hospitality Services Management $31,700 $31,100 1.9% $26,600 $31,700 $35,700

Human resources (incl. labor/industrial relations)

* * * * * *

International Business $31,200 $31,200 0.0% $25,400 $31,200 $38,400

logistics/Materials Management * * * * * *

Management Information Systems/Business Data Processing

* * * * * *

Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research)

$49,600 $47,800 3.8% $40,100 $49,600 $63,100

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25th Percentile

50th Percentile


cOmmUnIcAtIOns mAJORs

advertising $44,700 $43,600 2.5% $35,900 $44,700 $58,000

Broadcast Journalism * * * * * *

communications $39,400 $38,500 2.3% $32,300 $39,400 $50,300

Journalism $37,500 $36,500 2.7% $29,400 $37,500 $46,400

Public relations/Organizational communications * * * * * *

cOmPUteR scIences mAJORs

computer Programming * * * * * *

computer Science $58,300 $55,900 4.3% $48,500 $58,300 $70,500

computer Systems analysis * * * * * *

Information Sciences and Systems $52,000 $49,600 4.8% $43,300 $52,000 $63,800

edUcAtIOn mAJORs

elementary Teacher education $35,800 $35,200 1.7% $31,200 $35,800 $41,600

Physical education Teaching/coaching $40,100 $39,500 1.5% $34,000 $40,100 $46,100

Pre-elementary Teacher education $32,400 $31,700 2.2% $28,300 $32,400 $37,800

Secondary education $38,600 $37,900 1.8% $33,200 $38,600 $44,800

Special education $42,200 $41,300 2.2% $35,500 $42,200 $47,600

Specific academic/vocational Teacher education $38,900 $38,300 1.6% $33,400 $38,900 $45,000

engIneeRIng mAJORs

aerospace/aeronautical/ astronautical engineering $64,200 $63,000 1.9% $54,900 $64,200 $78,400

agricultural engineering * * * * * *

architectural engineering * * * * * *

Bioengineering and Biomedical engineering $41,800 $41,400 1.0% $31,500 $41,800 $52,000

chemical engineering $63,000 $62,400 1.0% $53,200 $63,000 $74,500

civil engineering $55,300 $54,400 1.7% $47,300 $55,300 $66,100

computer engineering $67,800 $67,400 0.6% $55,400 $67,800 $79,000

electrical/electronics and communications engineering $57,300 $55,800 2.7% $48,300 $57,300 $70,200

engineering Technology * * * * * *

environmental/environmental Health engineering * * * * * *

Industrial Production Technologies * * * * * *

Industrial/Manufacturing engineering * * * * * *




$85,000

$75,000

$65,000

$55,000

$45,000

$35,000

$25,000Aerospace Biomedical Chemical Civil Computer Electrical Engineering Mechanical Textile Science

$64,200

$78,400

$54,900

$47,300

$53,200

$63,000$58,600$67,800

$79,000

$55,400

$70,200

$48,300

$57,300

$57,300

$70,300 $68,800

$47,800$48,500

$55,300

$74,500

$66,100

$31,500

$41,800

$52,000

Salary ranGeS | engIneeRIng mAJORs


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50th Percentile


engIneeRIng mAJORs (continued)

Materials engineering * * * * * *

Mechanical engineering $58,600 $57,700 1.6% $48,500 $58,600 $70,300

Metallurgical engineering (incl. ceramic science/eng.) * * * * * *

Mining and Mineral engineering (incl. geological) * * * * * *

nuclear engineering (incl. engineering physics) * * * * * *

Ocean engineering * * * * * *

Petroleum engineering * * * * * *

Systems engineering * * * * * *

Textile Sciences and engineering $57,300 $56,600 1.2% $47,800 $57,300 $68,800

HeALtH scIences

Health and related Sciences $36,400 $35,800 1.7% $31,200 $36,400 $41,500

nursing $48,400 $48,100 0.6% $42,200 $48,400 $55,600

HOme ecOnOmIcs mAJORs

clothing/apparel/Textile Studies (incl. textile science) * * * * * *

Home economics $29,200 $28,500 2.5% $25,000 $29,200 $33,600

HUmAnItIes & sOcIAL scIences mAJORs

criminal Justice and corrections $30,800 $30,600 0.7% $25,800 $30,800 $36,600

english language and literature/letters $36,900 $36,300 1.7% $30,900 $36,900 $45,300



$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000English Foreign Languages History Liberal Arts/General Studies Visual and Performing Arts

$36,600

$45,300

$30,900 $31,700

$38,300$37,500

$43,800

$32,400

$34,800

$44,300 $43,800

$28,900

$33,100

$37,400

$42,600

Salary ranGeS | HUmAnItIes mAJORs


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50th Percentile


HUmAnItIes & sOcIAL scIences mAJORs (continued)

Foreign languages and literatures $37,400 $36,800 1.6% $31,700 $37,400 $42,600

History $37,500 $37,000 1.4% $32,400 $37,500 $43,800

liberal arts and Sciences/ General Studies $38,300 $37,600 1.9% $33,100 $38,300 $44,300

Political Science/Government $38,400 $37,900 1.3% $31,700 $38,400 $46,400

Psychology $33,500 $33,100 1.2% $28,100 $33,500 $40,200

Social Work $33,300 $32,700 1.8% $27,100 $33,300 $38,300

Sociology $31,700 $31,500 0.6% $26,700 $31,700 $37,900

visual and Performing arts $34,800 $34,100 2.1% $28,900 $34,800 $43,800

Other Humanities $35,800 $35,200 1.7% $29,000 $35,800 $43,400

Other Social Sciences $36,100 $35,300 2.3% $30,300 $36,100 $44,800

PARKs, RecReAtIOn, LeIsURe & FItness mAJORs

Parks/recreation, leisure/Fitness Studies and related programs $26,700 $26,300 1.5% $22,900 $26,700 $31,200

scIences mAJORs

architecture and related Programs $38,200 $37,800 1.1% $32,500 $38,200 $46,700

Biological Sciences/life Sciences $38,300 $37,900 1.1% $31,700 $38,300 $46,400

chemistry $42,600 $42,500 0.2% $34,200 $42,600 $54,600

construction Science/ Management $54,700 $53,700 1.9% $46,800 $54,700 $65,700

environmental Sciences/Studies * * * * * *

Geological and related Sciences * * * * * *

Mathematics (incl. statistics) $47,000 $46,300 1.5% $39,200 $47,000 $55,300




$65,000

$60,000

$55,000

$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000Architecture Biology Chemistry Construction Science Math/Statistics Physics

$38,200

$46,700

$32,500

$31,700

$46,400

$38,300

$47,000

$42,600

$54,600

$34,200

$65,700

$46,800

$54,700

$32,900

$55,300

$43,700

$26,800

$39,200

Salary ranGeS | mAtH & scIence mAJORs

$50,000

$45,000

$40,000

$35,000

$30,000

$25,000Criminal Justice Political Science Psychology Social Work Sociology

$30,800

$36,600

$25,800

$31,700

$33,300$33,500

$40,200

$28,100

$31,700

$38,300

$37,900

$26,700$27,100

$38,400

$46,400

Salary ranGeS | sOcIAL scIences mAJORs


25th Percentile

50th Percentile


scIences mAJORs (continued)

Physics $32,900 $32,800 0.3% $26,800 $32,900 $43,700

Other Physical Sciences $41,700 $41,200 1.2% $36,700 $41,700 $48,600


TOP InDuSTrIeS | IndIVIdUAL mAJORsMajor/Industry new Grad entrants 2012 average Salary

bUsIness mAJORs

Accounting

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (Incl. accounting) 22,000 $49,300

Finance and Insurance 12,000 $49,600

Manufacturing 8,000 $50,800

Management of companies and enterprises 7,000 $49,900

Wholesale Trade 5,000 $51,500

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) 3,000 $47,800

business Administration/management


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services 15,000 $55,200



Health care and Social assistance 9,000 $46,200


administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services 6,000 $44,500

educational Services 5,000 $44,400


economics (business/managerial)





Information 2,000 $63,800




Finance









Hospitality services management

accommodation and Food Services 12,000 $33,400


International business






construction 2,000 $29,700


marketing/marketing mgmt. (incl. mktg. research)



retail Trade 9,000 $38,300








Advertising








Other Services (except Federal, State, and local Government) 2,000 $45,300






communications













Journalism







arts, entertainment, and recreation 2,000 $33,000





computer science










Information sciences and systems








edUcAtIOn mAJORs

elementary teacher education



Physical education teaching/coaching


Pre-elementary teacher education



secondary education


special education



specific Academic/Vocational teacher education



engIneeRIng mAJORs

Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical engineering



Bioengineering and Biomedical engineering


chemical engineering



$67,800

2012 Median Salary

Computer Engineering

$67,400 2011 Median Salary

0.6%

$67,900 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

9,000 new grad entrants

$70,200 Management of Companies and Enterprises


$72,200 Finance and Insurance


$73,400 Information


Top Industries:


chemical engineering (continued)


civil engineering




utilities 2,000 $64,200


computer engineering





electrical/electronics and communications engineering





electrical/electronics and communications engineering (continued)


utilities 1,000 $61,500





mechanical engineering



utilities 1,000 $66,400


textile sciences and engineering



utilities 1,000 $65,700






HeALtH scIences mAJORs

Health and Related sciences






nursing



Home economics






HUmAnItIes And sOcIAL scIences mAJORs

criminal Justice and corrections


accommodation and Food Services 4,000 $30,600





english Language and Literature/Letters







$36,900

2012 Median Salary

$36,300 2011 Median Salary 1.7%

Top Industries:

$37,600 Educational Services




$34,100 Health Care and Social Assistance


$41,300 Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)


$37,900 Information


English Language and Literature/Letters

$42,100 Federal, State, and Local Government




Foreign Languages and Literatures








History








Liberal Arts and sciences/general studies


Political science/government









Psychology






$42,100 Federal, State, and Local Government



TOP InDuSTrIeS | IndIVIdUAL mAJORs

Major/Industry new Grad entrants 2012 average Salary

social Work




sociology






administrative and Support and Waste Management and reme-diation Services 1,000 $28,700


Visual and Performing Arts










Other Humanities






Other social sciences








Other social sciences (continued)





PARKs/RecReAtIOn, LeIsURe And FItness mAJORs

Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness studies and Related programs






scIences mAJORs

Architecture and Related Programs








biological sciences/Life sciences








chemistry




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TOP MaJOrS | IndIVIdUAL IndUstRIes

Industry/Major new Grad entrants 2012 average Salary

Accommodation and Food services

Hospitality Services Management 12,000 $33,400

criminal Justice and corrections 4,000 $30,600

Administrative and support and Waste management and Remediation services

Business administration/Management 6,000 $44,500

Bioengineering and Biomedical engineering 6,000 $43,200

International Business 3,000 $29,000

Psychology 3,000 $32,100

Biological Sciences/life Sciences 3,000 $40,000

Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) 2,000 $42,800


Political Science/Government 2,000 $33,900

chemistry 2,000 $45,900

communications 1,000 $34,700

computer Science 1,000 $55,200

Information Sciences and Systems 1,000 $46,700

Foreign languages and literatures 1,000 $35,400

Sociology 1,000 $28,700

Other Social Sciences 1,000 $31,100

Arts, entertainment, and Recreation

visual and Performing arts 6,000 $27,800

Parks/recreation, leisure/Fitness Studies and related programs 3,000 $29,600

Journalism 2,000 $33,000

Sociology 2,000 $28,700

construction

civil engineering 7,000 $56,500

construction Science/Management 5,000 $56,300

architecture and related Programs 4,000 $38,500


Textile Sciences and engineering 1,000 $57,800


educational services


elementary Teacher education 37,000 $38,500

Specific academic/vocational Teacher education 20,000 $40,400


TOP MaJOrS | IndIVIdUAL IndUstRIesIndustry/Major new Grad entrants 2012 average Salary

educational services (continued)

english language and literature/letters 19,000 $37,600


liberal arts and Sciences/General Studies 14,000 $39,700

Physical education Teaching/coaching 13,000 $41,600

Pre-elementary Teacher education 12,000 $37,000


History 11,000 $38,400


Special education 8,000 $45,900




Other Humanities 5,000 $36,500

Mathematics (incl. statistics) 5,000 $49,200

economics (Business/Managerial) 4,000 $47,100


Secondary education 4,000 $39,900


Social Work 4,000 $37,000

chemistry 4,000 $35,000

Physics 4,000 $33,700



Sociology 3,000 $36,200

Other Physical Sciences 3,000 $43,100



Health and related Sciences 2,000 $39,000



advertising 1,000 $44,800

Home economics 1,000 $36,000




Federal, state, and Local government (Oes designation)


accounting 3,000 $47,800








Social Work 3,000 $35,500

Sociology 3,000 $34,800









Finance 1,000 $49,900






electrical/electronics and communications engineering 1,000 $64,400

Mechanical engineering 1,000 $65,300




History 1,000 $40,000


chemistry 1,000 $50,300




Finance and Insurance

Finance 33,000 $50,900















computer engineering 1,000 $72,200




History 1,000 $38,700

Health care and social Assistance

nursing 46,000 $49,800




Social Work 14,000 $31,700




elementary Teacher education 5,000 $29,900

Special education 5,000 $37,100

Sociology 4,000 $30,400




TOP InDuSTrIeS | tOP mAJORs

Criminal Justice and Corrections

27,000NEW GRAD ENTRANTS

TOP MAJOR

Finance

33,000

NEW GRAD ENTRANTS

TOP MAJOR

Elementary TeacherEducation

37,000

NEW GRAD ENTRANTS

TOP MAJOR

Psychology

44,000NEW GRAD ENTRANTS

TOP MAJOR

Nursing

46,000

NEW GRAD ENTRANTS

TOP MAJOR

(Section 5 – Occupational Position by Major / Industry)

Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designations)

Finance and Insurance

TOP INDUSTRY

Educational Services

TOP INDUSTRY

Educational ServicesHealth Care and Social Assistance

TOP INDUSTRY TOP INDUSTRYTOP INDUSTRY

$32,700AVERAGE SALARY






Health care and social Assistance (continued)



Pre-elementary Teacher education 2,000 $23,700








Information













Information (continued)





management of companies and enterprises



Finance 3,000 $53,600













History 1,000 $38,600



manufacturing



chemical engineering 10,000 $64,100






Finance 6,000 $53,700



manufacturing (continued)


chemistry 5,000 $47,400


aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering 3,000 $64,900







History 1,000 $39,400



Other services (except Federal, state, and Local government)







Sociology 1,000 $26,700


Professional, scientific, and technical services










Finance 4,000 $53,200




Professional, scientific, and technical services (continued)



chemistry 4,000 $45,400


Sociology 3,000 $37,200








aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering 2,000 $69,200

chemical engineering 2,000 $64,500





History 2,000 $37,800




Professional, scientific, and technical services (Incl. Accounting)


retail Trade











Utilities





Wholesale trade






Finance 3,000 $53,900







History 1,000 $40,100




Parks/recreation, leisure/Fitness Studies and related Programs 2,000 $28,810





scientific Research and development services


securities, commodities, Funds, trusts, and Other Financial Investments

Finance 11,000 $68,770






securities, commodities, Funds, trusts, and Other Financial Investments (continued)

Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. research) 4,000 $41,550




traveler Accommodation



Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. Mktg. research) 1,000 $29,630

Veterinary services


Wired telecommunications carriers



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MaJOr By OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn | IndUstRy

Major/Industry Occupation 2012 average Salary

bUsIness mAJORs

Accounting

Finance and Insurance Financial Manager $64,700

Finance and Insurance accountant or auditor $49,700

Finance and Insurance Bookkeeping, accounting, or auditing clerk $27,800

business Administration/management

construction constructions Manager $57,500

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Miscellaneous Managers $59,700

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) General or Operations Manager $52,600


Finance and Insurance Financial analyst $54,500


Finance and Insurance Personal Financial advisor $38,000

Manufacturing Marketing or Sales Manager $60,300

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Management analyst $41,500

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Business Operations Specialist $40,900

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Human resources, Training, or labor relations Specialist $36,000

economics (business/managerial)





Management of companies and enterprises Miscellaneous Managers $61,300

Manufacturing Marketing or Sales Manager $56,900

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services computer Scientist or Systems analyst $73,800


Finance



Finance and Insurance Management analyst $49,400



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services accountant or auditor $49,800


MaJOr By OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn | IndUstRyMajor/Industry Occupation 2012 average Salary

Hospitality services management

accommodation and Food Services lodging Manager $37,800

accommodation and Food Services Food Service Manager $37,600

accommodation and Food Services Hotel, Motel, and resort Desk clerk $18,900

International business

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Secretary or administrative assistant $28,000


marketing/marketing mgmt. (incl. mktg. research)

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Human resources, Training, or labor relations Specialist $34,000


Management of companies and enterprises Marketing or Sales Manager $60,900

Manufacturing Miscellaneous Managers $59,600


retail Trade Financial Manager $62,700

retail Trade Wholesale or retail Buyer, except Farm Products $39,700


Advertising

Information Writer or author $35,600


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing or Sales Manager $55,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Public relations Specialist $38,500

retail Trade advertising or Promotions Manager $50,200

communications

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Human resources, Training, or labor relations Specialist $34,200

educational Services elementary or Middle School Teacher $38,500


Information editor $35,700

Information Designer $28,400




retail Trade advertising or Promotions Manager $50,700




Journalism


Information Producer or Director $51,200

Information Public relations Specialist $39,200




Information news analyst, reporter or correspondent $26,600




computer science

educational Services Postsecondary Teacher $36,400

Information computer Programmer $59,400

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services network Systems or Data communications analyst $68,100


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services computer Software engineer $64,400

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services computer Support Specialist $40,800

Information sciences and systems

Finance and Insurance computer Support Specialist $41,300

Information network Systems or Data communications analyst $59,200



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services computer Programmer $59,100

edUcAtIOn mAJORs

elementary teacher education

educational Services Special education Teacher $43,100

educational Services Secondary School Teacher $41,900


educational Services Preschool or Kindergarten Teacher $27,800

educational Services Other Teacher or Instructor $26,000

educational Services Teacher assistant $19,400

Physical education teaching/coaching




$58,600

2012 Median Salary

MaJOr By OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn | IndUstRyMajor/Industry Occupation 2012 average Salary

Pre-elementary teacher education



secondary education



special education



specific Academic/Vocational teacher education




engIneeRIng mAJORs

Aerospace/Aeronautical/Astronautical engineering

Manufacturing aerospace engineer $67,200

bioengineering and biomedical engineering


chemical engineering

Manufacturing chemical engineer $64,300

Manufacturing Industrial engineer, including Health or Safety $58,300

civil engineering

construction Miscellaneous engineer including nuclear engineer $57,300

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services civil engineer $58,200

computer engineering

Information computer Software engineer $70,900

electrical/electronics and communications engineering

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) computer Programmer $53,100


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services aerospace engineer $66,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services electrical or electronics engineer $63,100

utilities Miscellaneous engineer including nuclear engineer $57,600



$58,600

2012 Median Salary

Mechanical Engineering

$57,700 2011 Median Salary 1.6%

Top Industries:

$57,500 Manufacturing

$64,400 Federal, State, andLocal government


Top Occupations in Manufacturing:

$79,900 Miscellaneous Managers

$56,700 Mechanical Engineer

$63,100 Miscellaneous Engineer Including Nuclear Engineering


mechanical engineering



Manufacturing Miscellaneous engineer including nuclear engineer $63,100

Manufacturing civil engineer $58,800

Manufacturing Mechanical engineer $56,700

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services aerospace engineer $66,900


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Industrial engineer, including Health or Safety $58,500

$66,400 Utilities

$58,800 Civil Engineer




textile sciences and engineering

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Miscellaneous engineer including nuclear engineer $58,400

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services civil engineer $59,300


HeALtH scIences mAJORs

Health and related Sciences


Health care and Social assistance Dietician or nutritionist $48,300

Health care and Social assistance clinical laboratory Technologist or Technician $45,100

Health care and Social assistance Diagnostic related Technologist or Technician $41,700

Health care and Social assistance Other Healthcare Practitioner or Technical Occupation $28,900

Health care and Social assistance Medical assistant or Healthcare Support Occupations, except dental $24,700

nursing

Health care and Social assistance registered nurse $50,600


Home economics



Health care and Social assistance Social Worker $35,000

HUmAnItIes And sOcIAL scIences mAJORs

criminal Justice and corrections

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Miscellaneous Managers $48,700

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Paralegal or legal assistant $36,900

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Police or Sherrifs Patrol Officer $36,100

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Bailiff, correctional Officer, or Jailer $33,000

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Miscellaneous community and Social Service Specialist $27,100

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Security Guard or Gaming Surveillance Officer $20,600


Health care and Social assistance counselor $32,000

english Language and Literature/Letters

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Miscellaneous Managers $53,200

$36,400

2012 Median Salary




english Language and Literature/Letters (continued)




educational Services Social Worker $34,400



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Paralegal or legal assistant $36,500

$36,400

2012 Median Salary

Health and Related Sciences

$35,800 2011 Median Salary 1.7%

Top Industries:

Top Occupations in Health care and Social assistance:

$38,200 Health Care andSocial Assistance

$39,000 Educational Services

$44,100 Federal, State, andLocal Government

$29,300 Retail Trade

$32,900 Professional, Scientific,and Technical Services

$48,300 Dietician or Nutritionist

$41,700 Diagnostic Related Technologist or Technician

$28,900 Other Healthcare Practitioner or Technical Occupation

$24,700 Medical Assistand or Healthcare Support Occupations, except Dental

$45,100 Clinical LaboratoryTechnologist or Technician




Foreign Languages and Literatures



Health care and Social assistance Secretary or administrative assistant $29,300

History





Liberal Arts and sciences/general studies


Political science/government



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Financial Manager $61,900


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $50,500





Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous legal Support Worker $31,100

Psychology








Health care and Social assistance Psychologist $44,000

Health care and Social assistance Social or community Service Manager $37,000






Psychology (continued)

Health care and Social assistance Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technician $26,000

Health care and Social assistance nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health aide $20,300

Information accountant or auditor $51,000



social Work


sociology



Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Human resources, Training, or labor relations Specialist $34,500



Visual and Performing Arts





Information artists or related Worker $41,200


Information Producer or Director $34,200



retail Trade Marketing or Sales Manager $56,500

Other Humanities




Other Services (except Federal, State, and local Government) Miscellaneous Managers $63,800

Other Services (except Federal, State, and local Government) clergy $30,400




Other social sciences





Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Miscellaneous Managers $59,000




PARKs/RecReAtIOn, LeIsURe And FItness mAJORs

Parks/Recreation, Leisure/Fitness studies and related programs

arts, entertainment, and recreation athlete, coach, umpire, or related Worker $18,700



educational Services recreation and Fitness Worker $19,800

scIences mAJORs

Architecture and Related Programs

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services architect, except naval $48,000

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Drafter $36,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Designer $28,100

biological sciences/Life sciences




Health care and Social assistance Miscellaneous Managers $52,500

Health care and Social assistance Biological Scientist $48,500

Health care and Social assistance Dietician or nutritionist $48,100


Health care and Social assistance clinical laboratory Technologist or Technician $38,200

Health care and Social assistance Miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technician $32,700

Health care and Social assistance Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technician $25,600

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physical Scientist, all Other $58,900


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services chemist or Materials Scientist $45,700




chemistry


Manufacturing chemist or Materials Scientist $47,700

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Physical Scientist, all Other $59,000

construction science/management

construction constructions Manager $58,700

construction civil engineer $57,800

mathematics (incl. statistics)






Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services actuary $63,300

Physics


Other Physical sciences




OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn By MaJOr | IndUstRy

Occupation/Industry Major 2012 average Salary

Accountant or Auditor

Finance and Insurance accounting $49,700

Finance and Insurance Business administration/Management $49,500

Finance and Insurance economics (Business/Managerial) $53,800

Finance and Insurance Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $46,700

Finance and Insurance Mathematics (incl. statistics) $52,200

Finance and Insurance Other Social Sciences $51,500

Information Psychology $51,000

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Biological Sciences/life Sciences $51,300

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Finance $49,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services History $51,900

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Political Science/Government $51,800

Actuary

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mathematics (incl. statistics) $63,300

Advertising or Promotions manager

retail Trade advertising $50,200

retail Trade communications $50,700

Aerospace engineer

Manufacturing aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering $67,200

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services electrical/electronics and communications engineering $66,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Mechanical engineering $66,900

Architect, except naval

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services architecture and related Programs $48,000

Artists or Related Worker

Information visual and Performing arts $41,200

Athlete, coach, Umpire, or Related Worker

arts, entertainment, and recreation Parks/recreation, leisure/Fitness Studies and related programs $18,700

bailiff, correctional Officer, or Jailer

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) criminal Justice and corrections $33,000

biological scientist

Health care and Social assistance Biological Sciences/life Sciences $48,500

bookkeeping, Accounting, or Auditing clerk





chemical engineer

Manufacturing chemical engineering $64,300

chemist or materials scientist

Manufacturing chemistry $47,700


civil engineer

construction construction Science/Management $57,800

Manufacturing Mechanical engineering $58,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services civil engineering $58,200

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Textile Sciences and engineering $59,300

clergy

Other Services (except Federal, State, and local Government) Other Humanities $30,400

clinical laboratory Technologist or Technician


Health care and Social assistance Health and related Sciences $45,100

Health care and Social assistance Psychology $37,100

computer Programmer

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) electrical/electronics and communications engineering $53,100

Information computer Science $59,400

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Information Sciences and Systems $59,100

computer scientist or systems Analyst

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services computer Science $67,100

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services economics (Business/Managerial) $73,800


computer software engineer

Information computer engineering $70,900

Information electrical/electronics and communications engineering $66,000

Information Mathematics (incl. statistics) $66,700





Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Textile Sciences and engineering $57,000


Aerospace Engineering

Manufacturing

$67,200POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Network Systems orData Communications

Analyst

Computer Science

Professional, Scienti�c, and Technical Services

$68,100POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR


Information

$70,900POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Aerospace Engineer

Economics(Business/Managerial)


$73,800POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Miscellaneous Manager


Manufacturing

$79,900POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR


Computer Scientist or Systems Analyst

Computer SoftwareEngineer



computer support specialist

Finance and Insurance Information Sciences and Systems $41,300


constructions manager

construction Business administration/Management $57,500

construction construction Science/Management $58,700

counselor

Health care and Social assistance criminal Justice and corrections $32,000

Health care and Social assistance Other Humanities $31,900


Health care and Social assistance Sociology $31,100

designer

Information communications $28,400

Information Journalism $28,200



diagnostic Related technologist or technician


dietician or nutritionist



drafter


editor

Information communications $35,700

Information english language and literature/letters $34,600



electrical or electronics engineer

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services electrical/electronics and communications engineering $63,100

elementary or middle school teacher

educational Services Biological Sciences/life Sciences $39,100

educational Services communications $38,500

educational Services elementary Teacher education $38,700

educational Services english language and literature/letters $39,200



TOP-PayInG | POsItIOns

Aerospace Engineering

Manufacturing

$67,200POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Network Systems orData Communications

Analyst

Computer Science


$68,100POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR


Information

$70,900POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Aerospace Engineer

Economics(Business/Managerial)


$73,800POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR

Miscellaneous Manager


Manufacturing

$79,900POSITION

AVERAGE SALARY

INDUSTRY

MAJOR


Computer Scientist or Systems Analyst

Computer SoftwareEngineer


elementary or middle school teacher (continued)

educational Services Foreign languages and literatures $39,300

educational Services Health and related Sciences $33,800

educational Services History $36,100

educational Services Home economics $39,400

educational Services Journalism $37,800

educational Services liberal arts and Sciences/General Studies $39,400

educational Services Mathematics (incl. statistics) $39,900

educational Services Other Humanities $38,300

educational Services Other Physical Sciences $39,500

educational Services Other Social Sciences $38,400

educational Services Parks/recreation, leisure/Fitness Studies and related programs $39,400

educational Services Physical education Teaching/coaching $39,300

educational Services Political Science/Government $39,800

educational Services Pre-elementary Teacher education $38,100

educational Services Psychology $38,800

educational Services Secondary education $38,900

educational Services Sociology $39,100

educational Services Special education $41,900

educational Services Specific academic/vocational Teacher education $40,100

educational Services visual and Performing arts $35,600


OccuPaTIOnal POSITIOn By MaJOr | IndUstRyOccupation/Industry Major 2012 average Salary

Financial Analyst



Finance and Insurance Finance $54,200

Financial manager






retail Trade Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $62,700

Food service manager

accommodation and Food Services Hospitality Services Management $37,600

general or Operations manager

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Business administration/Management $52,600

Health diagnosing and treating Practitioner support technician



Hotel, motel, and Resort desk clerk


Human Resources, training, or Labor Relations specialist

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services communications $34,200

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $34,000

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Sociology $34,500

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Business administration/Management $36,000

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services International Business $35,700

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Social Sciences $34,100


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $34,400

Industrial engineer, including Health or safety

Manufacturing chemical engineering $58,300


Lodging manager




management Analyst



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services economics (Business/Managerial) $51,300

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $49,800

marketing or sales manager

Management of companies and enterprises Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $60,900

Manufacturing Business administration/Management $60,300

Manufacturing economics (Business/Managerial) $56,900

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services advertising $55,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services communications $56,800

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Journalism $55,600


retail Trade visual and Performing arts $56,500

mechanical engineer


medical Assistant or Healthcare support Occupations, except dental


miscellaneous community and social service specialist


miscellaneous engineer including nuclear engineer

construction civil engineering $57,300

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Textile Sciences and engineering $58,400


utilities electrical/electronics and communications engineering $57,600

miscellaneous Legal support Worker


miscellaneous life, physical, and social science technician


miscellaneous managers

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services criminal Justice and corrections $48,700

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services english language and literature/letters $53,200

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Business administration/Management $59,700



miscellaneous managers (continued)

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) communications $59,300

Federal, State, and local Government (OeS Designation) Psychology $49,800


Management of companies and enterprises advertising $59,400

Management of companies and enterprises economics (Business/Managerial) $61,300

Management of companies and enterprises Finance $66,600

Manufacturing Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $59,600


Manufacturing visual and Performing arts $48,300

Other Services (except Federal, State, and local Government) Other Humanities $63,800



network systems or data communications Analyst

Information Information Sciences and Systems $59,200


news Analyst, Reporter or correspondent


nursing, Psychiatric, or Home Health Aide


Other business Operations specialist



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Journalism $42,400


Other Healthcare Practitioner or technical Occupation


Other teacher or Instructor


educational Services Other Social Sciences $25,200


educational Services Sociology $26,400





Paralegal or Legal Assistant


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services english language and literature/letters $36,500

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services History $37,300

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Other Humanities $37,700



Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services Psychology $37,000

Personal Financial Advisor




Physical scientist, All Other


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services chemistry $59,000

Police or sherrifs Patrol Officer


Postsecondary teacher

educational Services Bioengineering and Biomedical engineering $43,200


educational Services chemistry $36,200

educational Services computer Science $36,400



educational Services Mechanical engineering $36,100

educational Services Other Humanities $35,600

educational Services Physics $35,500


Preschool or Kindergarten teacher


educational Services Home economics $25,100

educational Services Pre-elementary Teacher education $25,200






Producer or director



Psychologist


Public Relations specialist


Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services advertising $38,500



Recreation and Fitness Worker


Registered nurse


Health care and Social assistance nursing $50,600

Health care and Social assistance Other Physical Sciences $48,900


secondary school teacher




educational Services Foreign languages and literatures $42,000

educational Services History $41,700



educational Services Physical education Teaching/coaching $42,100

educational Services Secondary education $41,500



secretary or Administrative Assistant

administrative and Support and Waste Management and remediation Services International Business $28,000

Health care and Social assistance Foreign languages and literatures $29,300



security guard or gaming surveillance Officer


social or community service manager


social Worker


Health care and Social assistance criminal Justice and corrections $35,700

Health care and Social assistance Home economics $35,000

Health care and Social assistance Other Social Sciences $34,800

Health care and Social assistance Political Science/Government $35,400


Health care and Social assistance Social Work $34,700

Health care and Social assistance Sociology $31,200

special education teacher



educational Services Special education $44,500

teacher Assistant


therapist, All Other


Wholesale or Retail buyer, except Farm Products

retail Trade Marketing/Marketing Mgmt. (incl. mktg. research) $39,700

Writer or Author

Information advertising $35,600

Information english language and literature/letters $34,100



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