This page contains key outcome data for the Physics 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: $62,000 (Rank: 41 of 173)
- 25% Make Less Than: $29,000
- Unemployment Rate: 4.80% (Rank: 132 of 171)
- Percent Female: 24.5%
- Percent Who Get a Masters Degree: 33.2%
- Percent Who Get a Professional Degree: 6.9%
- Percent Who Get a PhD: 29.4%
- Major Popularity Ranking: 64 of 173
- Major Difficulty (1-5): 3.36 (Rank: 10 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.
- Software Developers, Applications and Systems Software: 6.69% (Average Income: $97,000)
- Computer Scientists and Systems Analysts/Network systems Analysts/Web Developers: 4.30% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Engineers, : 3.74% (Average Income: $82,000)
- Unemployed, with No Work Experience in the Last 5 Years or Earlier or Never Worked: 3.38%
- Computer Programmers: 3.21% (Average Income: $84,000)
- Secondary School Teachers: 2.84% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Managers, (including Postmasters): 2.76% (Average Income: $81,000)
- Other Teachers and Instructors: 2.61% (Average Income: $21,000)
- Postsecondary Teachers: 2.52% (Average Income: $32,000)
- Elementary and Middle School Teachers: 2.06% (Average Income: $42,000)
- Physical Scientists, : 1.94% (Average Income: $55,000)
- Civil Engineers: 1.93% (Average Income: $71,000)
- Computer Support Specialists: 1.90% (Average Income: $65,000)
- Customer Service Representatives: 1.53% (Average Income: $55,000)
- First-Line Supervisors of Sales Workers: 1.45% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Management Analysts: 1.43% (Average Income: $57,000)
- Accountants and Auditors: 1.36% (Average Income: $63,000)
- Mechanical Engineers: 1.30% (Average Income: $74,000)
- Electrical and Electronics Engineers: 1.24% (Average Income: $73,000)
- Waiters and Waitresses: 1.11% (Average Income: $22,000)
- Engineering Technicians, Except Drafters: 1.11% (Average Income: $45,000)
- Retail Salespersons: 1.08% (Average Income: $26,000)
- Managers in Marketing, Advertising, and Public Relations: 1.06% (Average Income: $104,000)
- Designers: 1.03% (Average Income: $66,000)
- Industrial Engineers, including Health and Safety: 0.94% (Average Income: $82,000)
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