This page contains key outcome data for the Environmental Science 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: $44,000 (Rank: 120 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.60% (Rank: 124 of 171)
- Percent Female: 51.8%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 26.5%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 6.0%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 4.6%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 48 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.85 (Rank: 67 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.
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 4.89% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.08% (Average Income: $57,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.59% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.20% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 2.01%
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.89% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 1.88% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.85% (Average Income: $29,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.82% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.82% (Average Income: $56,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.72% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.69% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.58% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Biological Scientists: 1.45% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 1.28% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.24% (Average Income: $20,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 1.18% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Office and administrative support workers, : 1.17% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Compliance Officers, Except Agriculture: 1.15% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 1.11% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.11% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.05% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.04% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 0.99% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 0.96% (Average Income: $42,000)
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