This page contains key outcome data for the Ecology 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: $38,000 (Rank: 159 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $21,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.20% (Rank: 109 of 171)
- Percent Female: 61.9%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 23.8%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 7.0%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 8.4%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 110 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.03 (Rank: 42 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.
- Biological Scientists: 7.24% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers: 3.34% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 3.22% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 2.59% (Average Income: $21,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.45% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers: 2.44% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 2.31% (Average Income: $33,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.18% (Average Income: $28,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.06% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.03% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.99% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 1.95% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 1.84% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Law enforcement workers, : 1.58% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Cashiers: 1.45% (Average Income: $16,000)
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 1.41% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 1.33% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.31% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 1.27%
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.25% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 1.22% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.20% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.17% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Social Workers: 1.11% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Biological Technicians: 1.08% (Average Income: $33,000)
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