This page contains key outcome data for the Microbiology 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: $49,000 (Rank: 85 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $27,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.70% (Rank: 82 of 171)
- Percent Female: 59.2%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 22.1%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 20.3%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 16.0%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 105 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.28 (Rank: 16 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: 9.38% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 7.06%
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 6.19% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Biological Scientists: 4.87% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 3.07% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers: 2.70% (Average Income: $44,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 2.43% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 2.31% (Average Income: $43,000)
- Medical Scientists, and Life Scientists, All Other: 2.31% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.26% (Average Income: $35,000)
- Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioner Support Technicians: 2.01% (Average Income: $31,000)
- Registered Nurses: 1.98% (Average Income: $52,000)
- Chemists and Materials Scientists: 1.76% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.69% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing: 1.68% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.50% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Medical Assistants and Other Healthcare Support Occupations, : 1.48% (Average Income: $26,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.45% (Average Income: $41,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.26% (Average Income: $53,000)
- Human Resources, Training, and Labor Relations Specialists: 1.25% (Average Income: $93,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.24% (Average Income: $14,000)
- Other Business Operations and Management Specialists: 1.23% (Average Income: $72,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 0.98% (Average Income: $39,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 0.94% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Education Administrators: 0.81% (Average Income: $57,000)
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