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Transportation Sciences And Technologies Majors’ Salary Over the Career
This figure shows median earnings by age for those who majored in Transportation Sciences And Technologies but have a bachelor’s degree only: “This Major (BA only)”, and those who majored in Transportation Sciences And Technologies but obtained a masters degree or higher: “This Major (Grad Degree)”. For reference, “All Majors (BA only)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a bachelor’s degree only, and “All Majors (Grad Degree)” contains the median income for all college graduates who have a Master’s degree or higher.
This table highlights key outcomes for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors, compared to averages for all college graduates.
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Top 10 Early-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)
These are the top occupations for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 25-35 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 25-35 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.
| Share | Occupation | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers | 81,700 |
| 7 | Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists | 130,000 |
| 3 | Managers, nec (including Postmasters) | 89,500 |
| 3 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 71,000 |
| 3 | Ship and Boat Captains and Operators | 108,000 |
| 2 | Postsecondary Teachers | 41,300 |
| 2 | Customer Service Representatives | 45,500 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | 61,100 |
| 1 | Unemployed | 0 |
| 1 | General and Operations Managers | 77,400 |
Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Bachelor’s only)
These are the top occupations for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 who have a BA only (no graduate degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 with a BA only who worked in that occupation.
| Share | Occupation | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers | 183,000 |
| 6 | Managers, nec (including Postmasters) | 138,000 |
| 3 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 90,300 |
| 3 | Unemployed | 0 |
| 2 | Air Traffic Controllers and Airfield Operations Specialists | 152,000 |
| 2 | General and Operations Managers | 127,000 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers | 79,000 |
| 1 | Chief executives and legislators/public administration | 186,000 |
| 1 | Ship and Boat Captains and Operators | 176,000 |
| 1 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | 120,000 |
Top 10 Mid-Career Occupations (Master’s Degree or higher)
These are the top occupations for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 who have completed graduate work (Masters, PhD, Professional Degree) and the median income they received in the occupation. The share indicates the percentage of Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 with graduate degrees who worked in that occupation.
| Share | Occupation | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Managers, nec (including Postmasters) | 156,000 |
| 12 | Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers | 198,000 |
| 3 | Unemployed | 0 |
| 3 | Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers | 114,000 |
| 3 | Postsecondary Teachers | 80,100 |
| 3 | Lawyers, and judges, magistrates, and other judicial workers | 165,000 |
| 2 | Aerospace Engineers | 154,000 |
| 2 | General and Operations Managers | 176,000 |
| 2 | Management Analysts | 136,000 |
| 2 | Chief executives and legislators/public administration | 216,000 |
Top 10 Early-Career Industries
These are the top industries for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 25-35 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 25-35 who worked in that industry.
| Share | Industry | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Air transportation | 79,000 |
| 11 | Services incidental to transportation | 98,400 |
| 4 | Air Force | 81,400 |
| 4 | Colleges and universities | 41,300 |
| 3 | Water transportation | 101,000 |
| 2 | National security and international affairs | 86,600 |
| 2 | Aircraft and parts | 93,200 |
| 2 | Computer and data processing services | 79,400 |
| 2 | All construction | 74,600 |
| 2 | Engineering, architectural, and surveying services | 89,500 |
Top 10 Mid-Career Industries
These are the top industries for Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 and the median income they received in the industry. The share indicates the percentage of Transportation Sciences And Technologies majors aged 45-55 who worked in that industry.
| Share | Industry | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Air transportation | 161,000 |
| 6 | Services incidental to transportation | 125,000 |
| 5 | National security and international affairs | 118,000 |
| 4 | Aircraft and parts | 136,000 |
| 4 | Trucking service | 119,000 |
| 3 | N/A (not applicable) | 0 |
| 2 | All construction | 77,400 |
| 2 | Engineering, architectural, and surveying services | 123,000 |
| 2 | Computer and data processing services | 133,000 |
| 2 | Colleges and universities | 81,400 |
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