This page contains key outcome data for the Botany Major, estimated using US Census data. See the methodology here. For more on the College Majors Data Dashboard click here.
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Overall Major Information
- Field: STEM
- Average Income: $42,000 (Rank: 135 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $26,000
- Unemployment Rate: 2.70% (Rank: 33 of 171)
- Percent Female: 61.4%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 29.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 7.4%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 21.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 160 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.46 (Rank: 3 of 118)
Careers Information
This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 7.09% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Agricultural and Food Scientists: 6.31% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 6.16%
- Retail Salespersons: 4.49% (Average Income: $78,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 4.40% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Biological Scientists: 4.29% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment: 4.17% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Insurance Sales Agents: 4.07% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 3.60% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 3.26% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 3.17% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Computer and Information Systems Managers: 3.12% (Average Income: $124,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers: 3.06% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Other Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers Including Wind Turbine Service Technicians, and Commercial Divers, and Signal and Track Switch Repairers: 2.70% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.62% (Average Income: $21,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 2.05% (Average Income: $25,000)
- Office Clerks, General: 1.88% (Average Income: $19,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 1.69% (Average Income: $19,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.60% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Food Preparation Workers: 1.24% (Average Income: $10,000)
- Chemical Processing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders: 1.15% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists: 1.10% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 1.02% (Average Income: $48,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.01% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Media and Communication Workers, : 1.00% (Average Income: $20,000)
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