This page contains key outcome data for the Natural Resources Management 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: $43,000 (Rank: 131 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $24,000
- Unemployment Rate: 3.90% (Rank: 94 of 171)
- Percent Female: 42.6%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 25.1%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 4.5%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 3.8%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 88 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 2.96 (Rank: 50 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.
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 4.19% (Average Income: $60,000)
- Biological Scientists: 3.96% (Average Income: $42,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 2.53% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Grounds Maintenance Workers: 2.28% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Conservation Scientists and Foresters: 2.17% (Average Income: $49,000)
- Environmental Scientists and Geoscientists: 2.04% (Average Income: $50,000)
- Police Officers and Detectives: 1.94% (Average Income: $54,000)
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, : 1.78% (Average Income: $38,000)
- Surveyors, Cartographers, and Photogrammetrists: 1.60% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Nonfarm Animal Caretakers: 1.60% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.50% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 1.42% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Law enforcement workers, : 1.41% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Agricultural workers, : 1.37% (Average Income: $27,000)
- Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: 1.31% (Average Income: $40,000)
- Biological Technicians: 1.30% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 1.27% (Average Income: $24,000)
- Social and Community Service Managers: 1.26% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.20% (Average Income: $46,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.17% (Average Income: $37,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.13% (Average Income: $87,000)
- Security Guards and Gaming Surveillance Officers: 1.11% (Average Income: $51,000)
- Firefighters: 1.05% (Average Income: $52,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: 1.01% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 1.00% (Average Income: $42,000)
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