Computer Networking and Telecommunications Major Salary and Careers Data

This page contains key outcome data for the Computer Networking and Telecommunications 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: $55,000 (Rank: 61 of 173)
  • 25% Make Less Than: $31,000
  • Unemployment Rate: 5.50% (Rank: 150 of 171)
  • Percent Female: 27.0%
  • Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 19.5%
  • Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 2.5%
  • Percent Who Get a PhD: 1.4%
  • Major Popularity Ranking: 116 of 173
  • Major Difficulty (1-5): NA

Careers Information

This list provides the 25 most common careers (occupations) among people in this major, and how much they earn within each occupation.

  1. Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 9.46% (Average Income: $77,000)
  2. Computer Support Specialists: 6.58% (Average Income: $50,000)
  3. Network and Computer Systems Administrators: 3.46% (Average Income: $76,000)
  4. Actors, Producers, and Directors: 3.09% (Average Income: $57,000)
  5. Customer Service Representatives: 3.09% (Average Income: $38,000)
  6. Managers,  (including Postmasters): 3.00% (Average Income: $70,000)
  7. Retail Salespersons: 2.93% (Average Income: $37,000)
  8. Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 2.71% (Average Income: $82,000)
  9. First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.27% (Average Income: $51,000)
  10. Editors, News Analysts, Reporters, and Correspondents: 2.27% (Average Income: $40,000)
  11. Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.92%
  12. Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: 1.87% (Average Income: $46,000)
  13. Designers: 1.82% (Average Income: $43,000)
  14. Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.70% (Average Income: $66,000)
  15. Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.65% (Average Income: $57,000)
  16. Computer and Information Systems Managers: 1.37% (Average Income: $88,000)
  17. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.34% (Average Income: $67,000)
  18. Waiters and Waitresses: 1.19% (Average Income: $22,000)
  19. Accountants and Auditors: 1.13% (Average Income: $75,000)
  20. Computer Programmers: 1.12% (Average Income: $44,000)
  21. Sales Representatives, Services, All Other: 1.08% (Average Income: $42,000)
  22. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.02% (Average Income: $55,000)
  23. Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.00% (Average Income: $59,000)
  24. Television, Video, and Motion Picture Camera Operators and Editors: 0.99% (Average Income: $40,000)
  25. Artists and Related Workers: 0.93% (Average Income: $61,000)

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