This page contains key outcome data for the Genetics 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: $48,000 (Rank: 90 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $32,000
- Unemployment Rate: 7.10% (Rank: 168 of 171)
- Percent Female: 62.5%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 22.3%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 20.0%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 30.0%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 145 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.42 (Rank: 5 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.
- Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians: 8.89% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 8.73% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 8.48% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 5.26% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 4.19% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 4.00% (Average Income: $47,000)
- Biological Scientists: 3.38% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.15%
- Telemarketers: 2.46% (Average Income: $8,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.46% (Average Income: $30,000)
- Chemists and Materials Scientists: 2.28% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other: 2.24% (Average Income: $75,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 2.23% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Billing and Posting Clerks: 2.18% (Average Income: $17,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 2.16% (Average Income: $58,000)
- Chemical Engineers: 2.12% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Chemical Technicians: 1.89% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.82% (Average Income: $93,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.81% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Special Education Teachers: 1.71%
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 1.68% (Average Income: $69,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.44% (Average Income: $13,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 1.43% (Average Income: $67,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.35% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Conservation Scientists and Foresters: 1.33%
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